Tom Burgmeier

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Thomas Henry (Tom) Burgmeier was born August 2, 1943, in St. Paul, MN, the fourth of eight children.  He grew up in St. Cloud, MN, and graduated from St. Cloud Cathedral High School in 1961, where he was a significant contributor to Cathedral's Catholic state championship baseball team in 1961, as a pitcher.

Tom signed with the Houston Colt 45's in September 1961 and subsequently bounced around the Houston and California Angels organizations until making his major league debut on April 10, 1968, for the Angels.  He was subsequently selected by the Kansas City Royals in the expansion draft prior to the 1969 season.  He spent all or parts of 5 seasons with the Royals before being dealt to the Twins on October 24, 1973, for minor league pitcher Ken Gill.

Tom pitched out of the bullpen for the Twins for the 1974 to 1977 seasons.  He became a free agent after the 1977 season and signed with the Boston Red Sox.  He spent 5 seasons with the Red Sox and became a free agent again after the 1982 season.  He then signed with the Oakland A's, where he pitched for 2 more seasons, before retiring after the 1984 season.

Tom spent many seasons after his playing career ended with the Kansas City Royals, serving at various times as the video coordinator and on the coaching staff.  He also served as a minor league pitching coach for a short time in the Baltimore Orioles organization.  To this day, Tom has retained close ties with the Royals organization and still resides in the Kansas City area.

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