Burt Hooton - Definition

Burt Carlton Hooton (born February 7, 1950 in Greenville, Texas) is a former Major League Baseball right-handed starting pitcher who played for the Chicago Cubs (1971-75), Los Angeles Dodgers (1975-84) and Texas Rangers (1985).

Hooton compiled a 151-136 career record with 1491 strikeouts, a 3.38 ERA, 86 complete games, 29 shutouts, and 2652 innings pitched in 480 games. In eleven postseason games he went 6-3 with 33 strikeouts an a 3.17 ERA.

Highlights

• All-Star (1981)
• NL Championship Series MVP (1981)
• Won decisive 1981 World Series Game 6 against the Yankees
• Won 12 straight games (1975)
• Top 10 NL Cy Young Award (2nd, behind Gaylord Perry, 1978)

External links

• Burt Hooton at:
  • Baseball Library (http://www.baseballlibrary.com/baseballlibrary/ballplayers/H/Hooton_Burt.stm)
  • Baseball Reference (http://www.baseball-reference.com/h/hootobu01.shtml)