Robert Britt Burns was born on June 8th 1959 in Houston, Texas. He was a Major League Baseball player from 1978 until 1985, pitching for the Chicago White Sox compiling a career mark of 70 wins and 60 losses with a 3.66 ERA. June 8 is the 159th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (160th in leap years), with 206 days remaining. ... 1959 was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Houston redirects here. ... ... MLB logo Major League Baseball (MLB) is the highest level of play in professional baseball in the world. ... 1978 was a common year starting on Sunday (the link is to a full 1978 calendar). ... 1985 is a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Chicago White Sox are a Major League Baseball team based in Chicago, Illinois. ... ERA is an abbreviation for several different things, including: Academy of European Law, Trier Earned run average, a baseball statistic ECMWF re-analysis Education Reform Act Electronic Realty Associates Inc. ...

He was discovered by Chicago Tribune book critic Bob Cromie while pitching in Birmingham, Alabama in 1978. He made his debut later that season at the age of 19. Burns did not become as full time major leaguer until 1980 when he won 15 games. In 1983 he helped the White Sox into the ALCS against the Baltimore Orioles, pitching 9 1/3 innings before surrendering a home run to Tito Landrum in the fourth and final game of the series. The Chicago Tribune, formerly self-styled as the Worlds Greatest Newspaper, remains the leading daily newspaper of the Midwestern United States. ... The city from above Centenary Square. ... State nickname: Camellia State, The Heart of Dixie¹, Yellowhammer State Other U.S. States Capital Montgomery Largest city Birmingham Governor Bob Riley (R) Senators Richard Shelby (R) Jeff Sessions (R) Official languages English Area 52,423 mi²/135,775 km² (30th)  - Land 50,750 mi²/131,442 km²  - Water 1... 1978 was a common year starting on Sunday (the link is to a full 1978 calendar). ... 1980 is a leap year starting on Tuesday. ... The Baltimore Orioles are a Major League Baseball team based in Baltimore, Maryland. ...

1985 would prove to be a bittersweet year for Burns as he won 18 games for Chicago, but was traded on December 12 with Glen Braxton and Mike Soper to the New York Yankees for Ron Hassey and Joe Cowley. Sadly he would never pitch an innning for New York, or any other team, as his career came to a premature end due to a chronic, degenerative hip condition. The New York Yankees are a Major League baseball team based in The Bronx, New York City. ...

External link

• Baseball-Reference.com - career statistics and analysis