Where Are They Now? : RICK BURLESON
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Times staff writer David W. Myers catches up with former Dodgers and Angels
Acquired from Boston in December of 1980, Burleson batted .293 in his first season as an Angel and led all of the league’s shortstops in putouts and assists.
But he suffered a torn rotator cuff in the 1982 season and played in only 51 more games until 1986, when his .284 average helped the club to a division title. He was voted comeback player of the year.
Signed by Baltimore as a free agent in ‘87, “Rooster” retired later that year with a .273 lifetime average. Now 43, he lives in Southern California and is a scout for the Angels.
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