A native of Calumet, Michigan, Burich was one of many major leaguers who saw his baseball career interrupted by a military stint during World War II. In 1942 he appeared in 25 games as a backup infielder for Pinky May, Bobby Bragan and Danny Murtaugh. He enlisted in the United States Army in 1943, serving for three and half years before rejoining the Phillies in the 1946 midseason.
In a two-season career, Burich was .284 hitter (23-for-81) in 27 games with four runs and seven RBI in 27 games, including one double, two stolen bases, and a .333 on-base percentage.
bill, burich, william, burich, 1917, december, 2009, infielder, major, league, baseball, playing, mainly, shortstop, philadelphia, phillies, during, 1942, 1946, seasons, listed, batted, threw, right, handed, shortstopborn, 1918, 1918calumet, michigandied, dece. William Max Burich May 29 1917 December 25 2009 1 was an infielder in Major League Baseball playing mainly as a shortstop for the Philadelphia Phillies during the 1942 and 1946 seasons Listed at 6 0 180 lb he batted and threw right handed Bill BurichShortstopBorn 1918 05 29 May 29 1918Calumet MichiganDied December 25 2009 2009 12 25 aged 91 Apple Valley CaliforniaBatted RightThrew RightMLB debutApril 15 1942 for the Philadelphia PhilliesLast MLB appearanceJune 10 1946 for the Philadelphia PhilliesMLB statisticsBatting average 284Home runs0Runs batted in7TeamsPhiladelphia Phillies 1942 1946 A native of Calumet Michigan Burich was one of many major leaguers who saw his baseball career interrupted by a military stint during World War II In 1942 he appeared in 25 games as a backup infielder for Pinky May Bobby Bragan and Danny Murtaugh He enlisted in the United States Army in 1943 serving for three and half years before rejoining the Phillies in the 1946 midseason In a two season career Burich was 284 hitter 23 for 81 in 27 games with four runs and seven RBI in 27 games including one double two stolen bases and a 333 on base percentage Following his brief stint in major leagues Burich resumed his playing career in the minors and also managed the 1948 Nazareth Barons of the North Atlantic League Burich died on December 25 2009 in Apple Valley California References Edit ObituaryExternal links EditCareer statistics and player information from Baseball Reference or Baseball Reference Minors Retrosheet Baseball in Wartime This biographical article relating to an American baseball shortstop is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Bill Burich amp oldid 1123513298, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
