Burt Hooton (born February 7, 1950 in Greenville, Texas) is a former Major League Baseball right-handed starting pitcher who played for the Chicago Cubs (1971-75), Los Angeles Dodgers (1975-84) and Texas Rangers (1985). Hooton attended University of Texas at Austin and made his major league debut in 1971.
In a 15-season career, Hooton compiled a 151-136 career record with 1491 strikeouts, a 3.38 ERA, 86 complete games, 29 shutouts, and 2652 innings pitched in 480 games. In eleven postseason games he went 6-3 with 33 strikeouts and a 3.17 ERA.
Highlights
No-hit the Philadelphia Phillies at Wrigley Field on April 16, 1972 All-Star (1981) NL Championship Series MVP (1981) Won decisive 1981 World Series Game 6 against the Yankees Won 12 straight games (1975) Top 10 NL Cy Young Award (2nd, behind Gaylord Perry, 1978)
