Lew Burdette

Lew Burdette (1926 to 2007) was an American right handed starting pitcher in Major League Baseball who played mainly for the Boston and Milwaukee Braves. He was the team's top right hander during its years in Milwaukee and was named Most Valuable Player of the 1957 World Series, when he became the first pitcher in 37 years to win three complete games in one series and the Braves won their first championship in 43 years. An outstanding control pitcher, he won 15 or more games eight times between 1953 and 1961, led the National League in earned run average in 1956 and threw a no hitter against the Philadelphia Phillies in 1960. He also pitched for the New York Yankees, St. Louis Cardinals, Chicago Cubs, Phillies and California Angels before retiring after 1967.