Dave Burba
| Dave Burba | |||
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| Pitcher | |||
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Born: July 7, 1966 Dayton, Ohio |
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| MLB debut | |||
| September 8, 1990, for the Seattle Mariners | |||
| Last MLB appearance | |||
| September 17, 2004, for the San Francisco Giants | |||
| MLB statistics | |||
| Win–loss record | 115–87 | ||
| Earned run average | 4.49 | ||
| Strikeouts | 1,398 | ||
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David Allen Burba (born July 7, 1966) is a former Major League Baseball pitcher who played for the Seattle Mariners, San Francisco Giants, Cincinnati Reds, Cleveland Indians, Texas Rangers, and Milwaukee Brewers from 1990 to 2004. In his 15-year major league career, Burba's record was 115–87, with 1,398 strikeouts, and a 4.49 ERA. He is currently the pitching coach for the Hartford Yard Goats.
On December 11, 1991, Burba was traded by the Seattle Mariners with Mike Jackson and Bill Swift to the San Francisco Giants for Kevin Mitchell, Mike Remlinger, and minor league prospect Joshua Knox.
His finest season with San Francisco was in 1993. He was 10–3 and posted a 4.23 ERA.
On July 21, 1995, he was traded by the San Francisco Giants with Darren Lewis and Mark Portugal to the Cincinnati Reds for Ricky Pickett, John Roper, Deion Sanders, Scott Service, and David McCarty.
In 1996, Burba was 11–13 and posted an ERA of 3.83. He also hit two home runs as a batter. The next year, he again won 11 games to 10 losses (3 fewer than the previous year) but saw his strikeout numbers drop and his ERA rose by almost a full run (4.73).
Before the start of the 1998 season when he was tabbed as the opening day pitcher for the Reds, the Indians acquired him for prospect Sean Casey, looking for someone to fill the void left by Orel Hershiser. He filled in nicely, going 15–10 in 1998, 15–9 in 1999, and 16–6 in 2000. He battled injuries throughout the 2001 season, and went 10–10 with an ERA of 6.21. That off-season, Burba followed GM John Hart to the Texas Rangers. He was later placed on waivers and ended up back in Cleveland to finish the season. After the year. Burba signed a deal with the Milwaukee Brewers.
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