Tim Burke’s Debut
- 1985
- Debuts & Firsts
Tim Burke makes his debut
Expos 4, Reds 1 in Cincinnati
April 8, 1985: Tim Burke made his MLB debut against the Reds at Riverfront Stadium. He relieved Steve Rogers in B5 with 2 outs.
1st AB B5 Cesar Cedeno, Dave Parker caught stealing to end the inning
1st hit B6 Cesar Cedeno, double
1st strikeout B6 Nick Esasky
2.1 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 3 BB, 1 SO
Grandma’s notes say in the 7th inning that she, “was baking turkey pot pie & apple pie for Mary’s welcome home party for Roberta”. Mary was her daughter and Roberta was her daughter who was returning home from Chicago.