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Tom Burgmeier

 
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Tom Burgmeier
Relief Pitcher
Born: August 2, 1943 (1943-08-02) (age 65)
Saint Paul, Minnesota
Batted: Left Threw: Left 
MLB debut
April 101968 for the California Angels
Last MLB appearance
August 29, 1984 for the Oakland Athletics
Career statistics
Win-Loss     79-55
Earned run average     3.23
Saves     102
Strikeouts     584
Teams
Career highlights and awards

Thomas Henry Burgmeier (born August 2, 1943 in St. Paul, Minnesota) is a former Major League Baseball relief pitcher who played for the California Angels, Kansas City Royals, Minnesota Twins, Boston Red Sox and Oakland A's from 1968 to 1984. He is currently the pitching coach of the Omaha Royals.

Burgmeier was elected 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. Skip Lockwood replaced Burgmeier on the mound and retired the final batter to save a 6-4 win over the Texas Rangers. 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.

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