Tim Burke (baseball)

Timothy Phillip "Tim" Burke (born February 19, 1959) is a retired Major League Baseball relief pitcher who played for the Montreal Expos, New York Mets, and New York Yankees. He batted and threw right-handed.

[edit] Career

In an eight-season career, Burke posted a 49–33 record with a 2.72 ERA and 102 saves in 498 games pitched. He led the National League in appearances in 1985, with 78. He was selected to the National League All-star team in 1989.

[edit] Personal

Along with wife Christine, Burke adopted two orphan children from Korea, one from Vietnam, and one from Guatemala with the assistance of International Children Services in Eugene, Oregon. A born-again Christian, Burke retired from baseball in 1993 in order to help raise his four adopted children. In 1994 he authored the book Major League Dad: The Moving Story of an All-Star Pitcher Who Gave up Baseball for His Family.

While with the Expos, Burke became an avid fan of the Montreal Canadiens, and was even interviewed in a hockey magazine.^[1]

In 1995, Burke appeared in the Geoff Moore & the Distance music video for the song "Home Run".^{[citation needed]}

Burke currently resides in Littleton, Colorado.

[edit] See also

• List of Major League Baseball all-time saves leaders

[edit] Notes

[edit] External links

• Career statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference

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