Paul Burris

Paul Robert Burris

• Bats Right, Throws Right
• Height 6' 0", Weight 190 lb.
• High School Derita High School, Central High School (Charlotte)
• Debut October 2, 1948
• Final Game June 4, 1953
• Born July 21, 1923 in Hickory, NC USA
• Died October 3, 1999 in Charlotte, NC USA

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Biographical Information

Before the 1942 season, Paul Burris signed with the Brooklyn Dodgers as an amateur free agent. He spent 1942 with the Class D Hickory Rebels and the Class B Durham Bulls, appearing in a combined 77 games while hitting .187. Paul spent the next three years in the United States Military during World War II. When Paul left for the service, he was an outfielder; when he returned, he was a catcher. In 1946, he caught 74 games for the Thomasville Dodgers, hitting .198. The Danville Dodgers had him in 1947; he hit .287, a personal best in pro ball. The Boston Braves drafted Burris from Brooklyn in the 1947 minor league draft.

Paul spent most of 1948 with the AAA Milwaukee Brewers, where he hit .247, before going 2-for-4 in a late promotion to the Braves. He was with the Brewers again in 1949, hitting .263. Burris appeared in 10 games for the Braves in 1950 and spent the rest of the year with the Brewers. In 1951, he was with the Brewers for the season, hitting .256. Paul then spent 1952 with the Braves, appearing in 55 games and hitting .220. He stayed with the now-Milwaukee Braves in 1953, after the franchise relocated, getting in two games with no record to end his big league career. Paul hung around from 1954 through 1956 with several class A and AAA teams. He saw action in twelve seasons from 1942 through 1956. His major league numbers show four partial years of play, with 69 games, 196 at bats and 43 hits for a .219 average. Paul also appeared in 787 minor league games with 2,407 at bats, 583 hits and a .242 average.

After baseball, Burris returned to his native North Carolina and was employed with Douglas Aircraft in Charlotte, where he died October 3, 1999, at age 76.

Sources

Baseball-Reference.com
Baseball Players of the 1950s
SABR MILB Database:page

Related Sites

• Paul Burris at the SABR Bio Project