Career
The graduate of Virginia Technical played two full seasons and parts of five others in MLB as a rightfielder, second baseman and third baseman for the Baltimore Orioles, Los Angeles Angels, Saint Louis Cardinals and Chicago Cubs (1958–1959. 1961–1965). He threw and batted right-handed, stood 5 feet 11 inches (180 m) and weighed 185 pounds (84 kg). Burke was involved in a waiver deal between the Cardinals and Cubs on June 24, 1963, when he was sent to Chicago for relief pitcher Barney Schultz, who would play a role in the Cardinals" 1964 pennant-winning season.
Burke played 98 of his 165 MLB games in a Cub uniform.
During his Major League career, Burke batted.239 with 72 hits, nine home runs and 45 runs batted in.
