Mike Burke | |
Position: | Shortstop |
Bats: | Right |
Throws: | Right |
Birth Date: | 1854 |
Birth Place: | New York City |
Death Place: | Albany, New York |
Debutleague: | MLB |
Debutdate: | May 1 |
Debutteam: | Cincinnati Reds |
Finalleague: | MLB |
Finaldate: | July 19 |
Finalteam: | Cincinnati Reds |
Statleague: | MLB |
Stat1label: | Batting average |
Stat1value: | .222 |
Stat2label: | Runs |
Stat2value: | 13 |
Stat3label: | Runs batted in |
Stat3value: | 8 |
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Michael E. Burke (1854 – June 9, 1889) was an American Major League Baseball player who played mainly shortstop for the Cincinnati Reds of the National League. In 28 games, he had 26 hits in 117 at bats for a .222 batting average, scored 13 Runs, and hit three doubles. He died at the age of 34 or 35 in Albany, New York, and is interred at St. Agnes Cemetery in Menands, New York.[1]