Burton, who originally came up in 1975 and appeared in 29 games, with four of them starts, for the eventual American League champions, made only one appearance in 1977 after spending all of 1976 in the Minors.
In that One appearance for the Red Sox, Burton threw 2.2 innings of scoreless ball against the Baltimore Orioles, striking out three while giving up two hits.
Sadly for him that would end up being the last action he’d see on a Big League mound, as he would play in the New York Mets system in 1978 before retiring.
In 1975 he posted a record of 1-2 with an earned run average of 2.89 over 53 innings, and even got a card in that awesome 1976 Topps set.
Overall, he finished his brief career with a 1-2 record, sporting an ERA of 2.75 over 55.2 innings and 30 appearances, with a save thrown in for good measure.
