Career
He has also served as the pitching coach of the Omaha Royals. Born in Saint Paul, Minnesota, Burgmeier grew up in Saint Cloud, Minnesota. Burgmeier was selected to the American League All-Star team in 1980.
On August 3, 1980, while playing for the Boston Red Sox, Burgmeier moved from the pitcher"s mound to left field with two outs in the bottom of the ninth inning.
Manager Don Zimmer elected to keep Tom in the game in case the batter got on base—in that case Burgmeier would have returned to the mound to face Mickey Rivers.