| Samuel Burris | |
| Position: | Pitcher |
| Birth Date: | July 21, 1919 |
| Birth Place: | Centralia, Illinois, U.S. |
| Debutleague: | Negro league baseball |
| Debutyear: | 1940 |
| Debutteam: | Birmingham Black Barons |
| Finalyear: | 1940 |
| Finalteam: | Birmingham Black Barons |
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Samuel James Burris (July 21, 1919 – June 19, 1982), nicknamed "Speed", was an American Negro league pitcher in the 1940s.
A native of Centralia, Illinois, Burris played for the Birmingham Black Barons in 1940. In four recorded appearances on the mound, he posted a 4.82 ERA over 9.1 innings.[1] [2] Burris died in 1982 at age 62.
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