William Edwin Burwell (March 27, 1895 – June 11, 1973) was an American professional baseballplayer, manager and coach. Born in Jarbalo, Kansas, Burwell was a right-handed pitcher who stood 5 feet 11 inches (1.80 m) tall and weighed 175 pounds (79 kg).
Burwell won 239 minor league games during a 22-year playing career (1915–17, 1919–35, 1937–38). He pitched for all or parts of 12 straight seasons, between 1923 and 1934, for the Indianapolis Indians of the American Association.
He also fashioned a lengthy post-pitching career as a minor league manager (including two seasons, 1945–46, as skipper of the Indianapolis franchise) and Major League coach. He worked in the latter role for the Boston Red Sox (1944) and Pittsburgh Pirates (1947–48; 1958–62). While serving as pitching coach on Danny Murtaugh's staff, Burwell was a member of the Pirates' 1960 world championship team.
Burwell was acting manager of the Pirates for the final game of the 1947 season, after player-managerBilly Herman resigned with one game remaining.[1] Under Burwell, the Pirates defeated the Cincinnati Reds, 7–0.[1] He also was a longtime scout and roving minor league coach for the Pirates.
While working as pitching instructor in the Pirate organization in 1949, Burwell was instrumental to the development of pitcher Vern Law, then toiling for the Class B Davenport Pirates of the Illinois–Indiana–Iowa League. Burwell taught the 19-year-old Law how to change speeds and throw the change-up.[1] Law — winner of the 1960Cy Young Award as the top pitcher in the majors — later cited Burwell as the coach who most helped him during his time in the minor leagues.[1]
bill, burwell, william, edwin, burwell, march, 1895, june, 1973, american, professional, baseball, player, manager, coach, born, jarbalo, kansas, burwell, right, handed, pitcher, stood, feet, inches, tall, weighed, pounds, burwell, circa, 1934pitcher, managerb. William Edwin Burwell March 27 1895 June 11 1973 was an American professional baseball player manager and coach Born in Jarbalo Kansas Burwell was a right handed pitcher who stood 5 feet 11 inches 1 80 m tall and weighed 175 pounds 79 kg Bill BurwellBurwell circa 1934Pitcher ManagerBorn 1895 03 27 March 27 1895Jarbalo Kansas U S Died June 11 1973 1973 06 11 aged 78 Ormond Beach Florida U S Batted LeftThrew RightMLB debutMay 1 1920 for the St Louis BrownsLast MLB appearanceJuly 1 1928 for the Pittsburgh PiratesMLB statisticsWin loss record9 8Earned run average4 37Strikeouts49Managerial record1 0Winning percentage1 000TeamsAs player St Louis Browns 1920 1921 Pittsburgh Pirates 1928 As manager Pittsburgh Pirates 1947 Career highlights and awardsWorld Series champion 1960 Contents 1 Pitching career 2 As manager and coach 3 References 4 External linksPitching career editBurwell won 239 minor league games during a 22 year playing career 1915 17 1919 35 1937 38 He pitched for all or parts of 12 straight seasons between 1923 and 1934 for the Indianapolis Indians of the American Association In Major League Baseball he appeared in 66 career games for the 1920 21 St Louis Browns and four contests for the 1928 Pittsburgh Pirates In his 70 MLB games six as a starting pitcher he won nine games and lost eight with a 4 37 earned run average He posted six saves and one complete game allowing 253 hits and 79 bases on balls with 49 strikeouts in 2181 3 innings pitched As manager and coach editHe also fashioned a lengthy post pitching career as a minor league manager including two seasons 1945 46 as skipper of the Indianapolis franchise and Major League coach He worked in the latter role for the Boston Red Sox 1944 and Pittsburgh Pirates 1947 48 1958 62 While serving as pitching coach on Danny Murtaugh s staff Burwell was a member of the Pirates 1960 world championship team Burwell was acting manager of the Pirates for the final game of the 1947 season after player manager Billy Herman resigned with one game remaining 1 Under Burwell the Pirates defeated the Cincinnati Reds 7 0 1 He also was a longtime scout and roving minor league coach for the Pirates While working as pitching instructor in the Pirate organization in 1949 Burwell was instrumental to the development of pitcher Vern Law then toiling for the Class B Davenport Pirates of the Illinois Indiana Iowa League Burwell taught the 19 year old Law how to change speeds and throw the change up 1 Law winner of the 1960 Cy Young Award as the top pitcher in the majors later cited Burwell as the coach who most helped him during his time in the minor leagues 1 Burwell died at age 78 in Ormond Beach Florida and is buried in nearby Daytona Beach References edit a b c d Finoli David and Bill Rainer The Pittsburgh Pirates Encyclopedia Sports Publishing LLC 2003 p 447 ISBN 1582614164External links editCareer statistics and player information from Baseball Reference or Baseball Reference Minors Playing cosching and managing record from Retrosheet Bill Burwell at Find a GravePreceded byTom Daly Boston Red Sox third base coach1944 Succeeded byDel BakerPreceded byN A Pittsburgh Pirates pitching coach1958 1962 Succeeded byDon Osborn Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Bill Burwell amp oldid 1166492639, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
