| Bobby Burke | |
| Position: | Pitcher |
| Bats: | Left |
| Throws: | Left |
| Birth Date: | 23 January 1907 |
| Birth Place: | Joliet, Illinois, U.S. |
| Death Place: | Joliet, Illinois, U.S. |
| Debutleague: | MLB |
| Debutdate: | April 16 |
| Debutyear: | 1927 |
| Debutteam: | Washington Senators |
| Finalleague: | MLB |
| Finaldate: | May 4 |
| Finalyear: | 1937 |
| Finalteam: | Philadelphia Phillies |
| Statleague: | MLB |
| Stat1label: | Win–loss record |
| Stat1value: | 38–46 |
| Stat2label: | Earned run average |
| Stat2value: | 4.28 |
| Stat3label: | Strikeouts |
| Stat3value: | 299 |
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Robert James Burke (January 23, 1907 – February 8, 1971) was an American pitcher for the Washington Senators and Philadelphia Phillies.
Burke helped the Senators win the 1933 American League Pennant.
In 10 seasons Burke had a 38–46 win–loss record, appearing in 254 games, starting 88 of them, pitching 27 complete games, tossing 4 shutouts, finishing 93 games, earning 5 saves, 918 innings pitched, allowing 926 hits, allowing 506 runs (437 earned), surrendering 35 home runs, walking 360, striking our 299, hitting 24 batsmen, 16 wild pitches, facing 3,985 batters, 3 balks and a 4.28 ERA.
On August 8, 1931, while with the Senators, Burke no-hit the Boston Red Sox 5–0 at Griffith Stadium. It was the last no-hitter by a Washington-area Major League Baseball team until Jordan Zimmermann on September 28, 2014.[1]
Burke died on February 8, 1971, aged 64.[2]