Major League Baseball Pitcher, with 1957 World Series MVP inscription

(1926-2007) Born in Nitro, West Virginia, died in Winter Garden, Florida. Right handed pitcher. MLB teams played for: New York Yankees, Boston/Milwaukee Braves, St. Louis Cardinals, Chicago Cubs, Philadelphia Phillies and the California Angels.

Lifetime Pitching Record: In an 18 year career he posted 203 Wins, 144 Loses. ERA: 3.66. Strikeouts: 1,074, compiling 158 complete games, and 33 shutouts.

2 time National League All Star, 1957 and 1959.

World Series Champion, Milwaukee Braves, 1957, beating the New York Yankees in 7 games.

World Series MVP, 1957, winning 3 games including 2 shutouts.

National League Wins Leader, 1959, 21 Wins.

National League E.R.A. Leader, 1956, 2.70.

Member of the Braves Hall of Fame.

An outstanding control pitcher, his career average of 1.84 walks per nine innings pitched places him behind only Robin Roberts (1.73), Greg Maddux (1.80), Carl Hubbell, (1.82) and Juan Marichal (1.82) among pitchers with at least 3,000 innings since 1920.

Burdette won 20 games in 1958, and 21 games in 1959 to lead the National League in both years.

He was the winning pitcher on May 26, 1959, when the Pittsburgh Pirates Harvey Haddix pitched a perfect game against the Braves for 12 innings, only to lose in the 13th inning. Winning pitcher Lew Burdette who threw a 1–0 shutout. Can you imagine this kind of pitching performance by both starting pitchers in modern day baseball? NEVER AGAIN!

On August 18, 1960, he faced the minimum 27 batters, as he No-Hit the Philadelphia Phillies, 1–0 at Milwaukee County Stadium. Tony González, the only Phillies batter to reach base was hit by a pitch in the fifth inning, and was retired on a double play.

3 x 5 index card signature: boldly signed in bold blue felt tip pin on blank side, "Lew Burdette, W.S. M.V.P., 1957." Very fine. In person autograph. Desirable to have with the World Series MVP inscription. Would be a nice addition to a MLB World Series MVP collection.