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Glenn Lawrence Burke (November 16, 1952 – May 30, 1995) was an American Major League Baseball (MLB) player for the Los Angeles Dodgers and Oakland Athletics from 1976 to 1979. He was the first MLB player to come out as gay, announcing it in 1982 after he retired.
Feb 26, 2021 · An excerpt from a new book that examines the vibrant life, and untimely death, of Glenn Burke, baseball’s first openly gay player.
Jun 2, 2022 · At Pride Night, Los Angeles will celebrate the life of Glenn Burke, M.L.B.’s first openly gay player. His family will be there hoping the honor makes Burke “partially whole.”
Oct 26, 2021 · Los Angeles Dodgers teammate Glenn Burke invented the celebration. Baker launched a home run off Astros pitcher J.R. Richard, making the Dodgers the first team in Major League Baseball history...
Check out the latest Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Rookie Status & More of Glenn Burke. Get info about his position, age, height, weight, draft status, bats, throws, school and more on Baseball-reference.com.
Nearly forty years ago, Glenn Burke made the momentous decision to come out publicly as gay — making him the first Major League Baseball player to do so. “It came to the point where I was...
May 21, 2021 · The Forgotten History of the First Openly Gay Man to Play Major League Baseball. Forty years after Glenn Burke was chased from the game, Singled Out finally tells his story. By Frankie de la Cretaz. May 21, 2021. Philomel Books. In 1974, The Advocate wrote letters to Major League Baseball teams asking to interview players “living a gay lifestyle.”
Jun 10, 2021 · Jim Palmer/Associated Press 1978. Glenn Burke was an amazing athlete, extremely likable and the glue to the clubhouse. Yet he was forced out of the major leagues after four seasons...
Glenn Lawrence Burke. Born: 11/16/1952 in Oakland, CA. Draft: 1972, Los Angeles Dodgers, Round: 17, Overall Pick: 401. College: Merritt College. Debut: 4/09/1976. Died: 5/30/1995.
Mar 16, 2021 · In his new book, “Singled Out,” sportswriter Andrew Maraniss showcases the life and times of Glenn Burke, one of the most extravagantly gifted athletes to emerge from the East Bay. Born in 1952, Burke grew up in North Oakland and South Berkeley.
