Description
Larry Wayne Burchart is an American former Major League Baseball pitcher who appeared in 29 games for the 1969 Cleveland Indians. Burchart was a collegiate All American for Oklahoma State University leading the Cowboys to two College World Series appearances. The Cowboys finished second in the nation during the 1966 campaign and 5th in the nation during the 1967 campaign. Burchart was inducted into the Oklahoma State athletic Hall of Fame in 1994.
The 6 ft 3 in, 205 lb right-hander was a high draft choice out of Oklahoma State. First being selected by the Kansas City A's and next being selected in the first round by the Los Angeles Dodgers in the June 1967 Major League Baseball draft. While with the Dodgers, Burchart led the Tommy Lasorda managed Ogden Dodgers to the 1967 pioneer league championship. This was Lasorda's first professional championship as a manager. Burchart was the winning pitcher in the championship game in which Lasorda commented that Burchart was one of the fiercest competitors he'd coached.
Born
February 8th, 1946 in Tulsa (Age 78)
Teams
Last Changes
2024/04/22
New Scanned Autograph (TTM/Probably Authentic)
2024/04/22
A Scanned Autograph has been removed
2024/02/28
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