Chris Burke
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Christopher Allen Burke
- Bats Right, Throws Right
- Height 5' 11", Weight 180 lb.
- School University of Tennessee
- High School St. Xavier High School
- Debut July 4, 2004
- Final Game June 7, 2009
- Born March 11, 1980 in Louisville, KY USA
[edit] Biographical Information
Chris Burke was drafted by the Houston Astros in the 1st round of the 2001 amateur draft. He was signed by scout Danny Watkins and made his pro debut that summer.
Burke hit an 18th-inning walk-off home run in Game 4 of the 2005 NLDS vs. the Atlanta Braves to send the Houston Astros to the NLCS.
Burke was the seventh player in history to hit a walk-off home run that ended a postseason series:
- 1960 WS Bill Mazeroski;
- 1976 ALCS Chris Chambliss;
- 1993 WS Joe Carter;
- 1999 NLDS Todd Pratt;
- 2003 ALCS Aaron Boone;
- 2004 ALDS David Ortiz;
- 2005 NLDS Chris Burke;
- 2006 ALCS Magglio Ordonez.
