# Braves' Pitching Great Lew Burdette Dead at 80

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**Post date:** [February 7, 2007, 4:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/braves-pitching-great-lew-burdette-dead-at-80/391218/1 "2007-02-07T16:15:34Z")

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As a die-hard Braves fan, I must sadly report that [Lew Burdette](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lew_Burdette) died in Winter Haven, Florida yesterday from lung cancer.

As a Milwaukee Brave, Burdette was MVP of the 1957 World Series after going 3-0 with an 0.67 ERA and _three complete games_ in a 4-3 series win over the New York Yankees.

Three complete World Series games!! That’s unbelievable! Oh, and two of those three were shutouts!

From all accounts he was a very decent man.

RIP, Lew!