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Thomas Henry Burgmeier (born August 2, 1943) 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 has also served as the pitching coach of the Omaha Royals.

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Tom Burgmeier
Pitcher
Born: (1943-08-02) August 2, 1943 (age 78) Saint Paul, Minnesota
Batted: Left Threw: Left
MLB debut
April 10, 1968, for the California Angels
Last MLB appearance
August 29, 1984, for the Oakland Athletics
MLB statistics
Win–loss record	79–55
Earned run average	3.23
Strikeouts	584
Saves	102
Teams
California Angels (1968) Kansas City Royals (1969–1973) Minnesota Twins (1974–1977) Boston Red Sox (1978–1982) Oakland Athletics (1983–1984)
Career highlights and awards
All-Star (1980)

Born in St. Paul, Minnesota, Burgmeier grew up in St. Cloud, Minnesota and attended Cathedral High School.[1]

Burgmeier was selected to the American League All-Star team in 1980.[2]

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.[3]

References

External links

• Career statistics and player information from Baseball Reference, or Fangraphs

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