RIP Lew Burdette

[Gutter]

http://www.jsonline.com/watch/?watch=1&date=2/6/2007&id=18615

 

[Ellis Redding]

A beloved figure among Milwaukee's baseball fans. RIP.

 

[buckweaver]

Damn. Lot of old baseballers signing with the Cosmic All-Stars lately.

RIP to the 1957 World Series MVP, and one of the few pitchers to ever win 3 games in a single Series.

 

[Double J]

A real big-game pitcher, winning Game 7 against the Yankees in '57 on, IIRC, two days rest. It was his third start and third win of the series, making him a truly deserving MVP.

Also, according to Hank Aaron, someone who grew a great deal as a person over the years in terms of overcoming his prejudices.

RIP, Lew.

 

[Norman Stansfield]

I spent a good deal of time with Lew and Warren Spahn about 10 years ago outside the sports journalism business and found them to be some of the most friendly and insightful people I've ever come into contact with.

They're definitely missed. RIP.

 

[slappy4428]

Damn. Lot of old baseballers signing with the Cosmic All-Stars lately.

RIP to the 1957 World Series MVP, and one of the few starting pitchers to ever win 3 games in a single Series.

 

[buckweaver]

Damn. Lot of old baseballers signing with the Cosmic All-Stars lately.

RIP to the 1957 World Series MVP, and one of the few starting pitchers to ever win 3 games in a single Series.

Umm ... there haven't been any relievers to win 3 in a single Series. No need for the clarification, FYI.

Babe Adams 3 1909 WS
Harry Brecheen 3 1946 WS
Lew Burdette 3 1957 WS
Jack Coombs 3 1910 WS
Stan Coveleski 3 1920 WS
Bill Dinneen 3 1903 WS
Red Faber 3 1917 WS
Bob Gibson 3 1967 WS
Randy Johnson 3 2001 WS
Mickey Lolich 3 1968 WS
Christy Mathewson 3 1905 WS
Deacon Phillippe 3 1903 WS
Joe Wood 3 1912 WS

That's the entire list.

EDIT: Unless the clarification was: one of the few to win three starts in a Series, then yes. That would eliminate Johnson, Brecheen and Wood.

 

[Ellis Redding]

Damn. Lot of old baseballers signing with the Cosmic All-Stars lately.

RIP to the 1957 World Series MVP, and one of the few starting pitchers to ever win 3 games in a single Series.

Umm ... there haven't been any relievers to win 3 in a single Series. No need for the clarification, FYI.

Babe Adams 3 1909 WS
Harry Brecheen 3 1946 WS
Lew Burdette 3 1957 WS
Jack Coombs 3 1910 WS
Stan Coveleski 3 1920 WS
Bill Dinneen 3 1903 WS
Red Faber 3 1917 WS
Bob Gibson 3 1967 WS
Randy Johnson 3 2001 WS
Mickey Lolich 3 1968 WS
Christy Mathewson 3 1905 WS
Deacon Phillippe 3 1903 WS
Joe Wood 3 1912 WS

So it doesn't differentiate between starters, relievers and starters who won games in relief appearances? I know Randy Johnson won Game 7 in 2001 in relief of Schilling. Does that still count?

 

[buckweaver]

Check my edit.

But yes, it counts. Johnson won three games in the '01 WS -- only 13 guys have ever done that. It absolutely counts.

 

[Trouser_Buddah]

As a Wisconsinite.... :'(

RIP Lew.

 

[Ellis Redding]

Check my edit.

But yes, it counts. Johnson won three games in the '01 WS -- only 13 guys have ever done that. It absolutely counts.

Fair enough. I was just seeking clarification.

 

[buckweaver]

Check my edit.

But yes, it counts. Johnson won three games in the '01 WS -- only 13 guys have ever done that. It absolutely counts.

Fair enough. I was just seeking clarification.

Technically, mine was accurate, albeit vague. I said "one of the few pitchers to win 3 games."

No true relievers have ever won three in a Series. However, three of the 13 were starters who came in, in relief, to win one of their games.

 

[ink-stained wretch]

Oh man, that hurts.

Turn out the lights …

 

[BYH]

Damn. Lot of old baseballers signing with the Cosmic All-Stars lately.

RIP to the 1957 World Series MVP, and one of the few pitchers to ever win 3 games in a single Series.

And somewhere, George Frazier once again shudders in anticipation of the first line of his obituary.

 

[spnited]

Damn. Lot of old baseballers signing with the Cosmic All-Stars lately.

RIP to the 1957 World Series MVP, and one of the few pitchers to ever win 3 games in a single Series.

And somewhere, George Frazier once again shudders in anticipation of the first line of his obituary.

One of only two pitchers to lose 3 games in a World SDeries...the only one to do it when he was trying to win.

 

[Smasher_Sloan]

He was the winning pitcher in Harvey Haddix's 12 perfect innings game. He once said the Braves were making outs so fast he didn't have a chance to smoke a cigarette in the dugout between innings.

 

[DisembodiedOwlHead]

The pride of Nitro, W.Va.

 

[hondo]

Wow...Frankie Laine and now Lew Burdette....

Who's got next?

 

[buckweaver]

The pride of Nitro, W.Va.

J.R. House would disagree.

Then Lew Burdette would knock him on his ass.

 

[Double J]

He was the winning pitcher in Harvey Haddix's 12 perfect innings game. He once said the Braves were making outs so fast he didn't have a chance to smoke a cigarette in the dugout between innings.

What's more remarkable -- that Haddix was perfect for 12 innings, or that both he and Burdette pitched complete games that night?

The pride of Nitro, W.Va.

J.R. House would disagree.

Then Lew Burdette would knock him on his ass.

You're right, but apparently he may not have even been the second-toughest pitcher on the Braves staff.

Bob Buhl would have been the toughest, hands down, and Gene Conley would have had a valid claim for the No. 2 spot. According to Hank Aaron's book, some of the Braves were at a party that got out of hand and the owner of the house sicced his Doberman on the players. When it jumped up at Conley, who was 6-8 and also won three NBA titles with the Boston Celtics, he KO'd it with one punch. Mongo had nothing on Conley.

Between Buhl, Conley, Burdette, Aaron (who once went after teammate Rico Carty on a flight) and Eddie Matthews (who beat the **** out of Frank Robinson on the field one day), I don't think I'd have wanted to mess with the Braves.