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 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.
