# Larry Burchart > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Larry_Burchart > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Larry_Burchart.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Larry_Burchart > Source revision: 1285515541 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{short description|American baseball player (born 1946)}} {{Use mdy dates|date=July 2024}} {{Infobox baseball biography |name=Larry Burchart |position=[Pitcher](/source/Pitcher) |image= |bats=Right |throws=Right |birth_date={{Birth date and age|1946|2|8}} |birth_place=[Tulsa, Oklahoma](/source/Tulsa%2C_Oklahoma), U.S. |death_date= |death_place= |debutleague = MLB |debutdate=April 10 |debutyear=1969 |debutteam=Cleveland Indians |finalleague = MLB |finaldate=September 30 |finalyear=1969 |finalteam=Cleveland Indians |statleague = MLB |stat1label=[Win–loss record](/source/Win%E2%80%93loss_record_(pitching)) |stat1value=0–2 |stat2label=[Earned run average](/source/Earned_run_average) |stat2value=4.25 |stat3label=[Strikeout](/source/Strikeout)s |stat3value=26 |teams= *[Cleveland Indians](/source/Cleveland_Indians) (1969)}}'''Larry Wayne Burchart''' (born February 8, 1946) is an American former [Major League Baseball](/source/Major_League_Baseball) [pitcher](/source/pitcher) who appeared in 29 [games](/source/games_played) for the {{baseball year|1969}} [Cleveland Indians](/source/Cleveland_Indians). ==College career== Burchart was a collegiate All American for [Oklahoma State University](/source/Oklahoma_State_University), leading the Cowboys to two College World Series appearances. The Cowboys finished second in the nation during the 1966 campaign and fifth during the 1967 campaign. Burchart was inducted into the Oklahoma State Athletics Hall of Fame in 1994. == Professional career == The {{convert|6|ft|3|in|abbr=on}}, {{convert|205|lb|abbr=on}} [right-hander](/source/right-handed) was selected by the Dodgers in the third round of the secondary phase of the 1967 [Major League Baseball draft](/source/Major_League_Baseball_draft) out of Oklahoma State.{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-daily-oklahoman/169996834/|title=Burchart Signs Bonus Contract|work=[The Daily Oklahoman](/source/The_Daily_Oklahoman)|date=June 20, 1967|page=16|via=[Newspapers.com](/source/Newspapers.com)}} {{open access}} He had been drafted the previous June by the Kansas City Athletics, who were unable to sign him. While with the Dodgers, Burchart led the [Ogden Dodgers](/source/Ogden_Dodgers), managed by [Tommy Lasorda](/source/Tommy_Lasorda), to the 1967 [Pioneer League](/source/Pioneer_League_(baseball)) championship; Burchart was the winning pitcher in the clinching game, after which Lasorda commented that Burchart was one of the fiercest competitors he'd coached. After two successful seasons in the Dodger farm system, the Dodgers were unable to protect Burchart from being drafted by the Indians in the 1968 [Rule 5 draft](/source/Rule_5_draft). The draft compelled Cleveland to keep Burchart on their Major League roster for the 1969 season or offer him back to the Dodgers. Working as a relief pitcher for the [Alvin Dark](/source/Alvin_Dark)-led Indians, Burchart allowed 42 [hits](/source/hit_(baseball)) and 24 [bases on balls](/source/bases_on_balls) in 42⅓ [innings pitched](/source/innings_pitched), with 26 [strikeouts](/source/strikeouts) and no [saves](/source/save_(baseball)). Burchart experienced injuries during his 1969 season. He was seriously injured while covering first base against the [Boston Red Sox](/source/Boston_Red_Sox). [George Scott](/source/George_Scott_(first_baseman)) of the Red Sox collided with Burchart, which led to the pitcher tearing the muscles of his shoulder and putting him on the disabled list. The Indians sent Burchart to their Triple-A [Wichita Aeros](/source/Wichita_Aeros) affiliate, where he pitched in 1970–1971 before leaving the game. ==References== {{reflist}} ==External links== {{Baseballstats|br=b/burchla01|brm=burcha001lar}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Burchart, Larry}} Category:1946 births Category:Living people Category:Albuquerque Dodgers players Category:20th-century American sportsmen Category:Arizona Instructional League Dodgers players Category:Cleveland Indians players Category:Major League Baseball pitchers Category:Ogden Dodgers players Category:Oklahoma State Cowboys baseball players Category:Baseball players from Tulsa, Oklahoma Category:Wichita Aeros players --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Larry Burchart](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Larry_Burchart) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Larry_Burchart?action=history)). Available under [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Changes may have been made.