Christopher A. ("Chris") Burke (Born March 11, 1980 in Louisville, Kentucky) is a Major League Baseball player for the Houston Astros. He hit the series-winning, walk off home run that ended Game 4 of the 2005 National League Division Series, the longest playoff game in the history of the Major Leagues, against the Atlanta Braves' Joey Devine. The game took 18 innings to play in 5 hours 50 minutes. 11 March is the 70th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (71st in Leap year). ... Jump to: navigation, search 1980 is a leap year starting on Tuesday. ... Jump to: navigation, search Louisville (usually pronounced ; see Pronunciation below) is Kentuckys largest city and the 16th largest city in the United States. ... Jump to: navigation, search State nickname: Bluegrass State Other U.S. States Capital Frankfort Largest city Louisville Governor Ernie Fletcher (R) Senators Mitch McConnell (R) Jim Bunning (R) Official languages English Area 104,749 km² (37th)  - Land 102,989 km²  - Water 1,760 km² (1. ... Jump to: navigation, search MLB logo Major League Baseball (MLB) is the highest level of play in professional baseball in the world. ... Jump to: navigation, search The Houston Astros are a Major League Baseball team based in Houston, Texas. ... Jump to: navigation, search The 2005 National League Division Series (NLDS), the opening round of the 2005 National League playoffs, began on Tuesday, October 4, and ended on Sunday, October 9, with the champions of the three NL divisions – along with a wild card team – participating in two best-of... Jump to: navigation, search The Atlanta Braves are a Major League Baseball team based in Atlanta, Georgia. ... Joey Devine is a relief pitcher for the Atlanta Braves. ...

Burke is known for his versaility -- during the 2005 season -- his first near-full season in the majors -- he primarily played left field, but also played some second base and center field. The following are the events of the year 2005 that happened world-wide throughout the sport of baseball. ... The position of the left fielder A left fielder, abbreviated LF, is an outfielder in the sport of baseball who plays defense in left field. ... The position of the second baseman A second baseman is the baseball player guarding second base. ... The position of the center fielder A center fielder, abbreviated CF, is the outfielder in baseball who plays defense in center field - the baseball fielding position between left field and right field (e. ...

External links

• Baseball-Reference.com - career statistics and analysis
• Chris Burke at ESPN.com
• Chris Burke's Fan Forum