John Burrows
- April 27, 1987
- 73 years
- house fire
About John Burrows
John Burrows, 73, American Major League baseball player (Chicago Cubs), house fire.
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|John Burrows (October 30, 1913 – April 27, 1987) was an American professional baseball pitcher. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) from 1943 to 1944 for the Philadelphia Athletics and Chicago Cubs.
Burrows died in an accidental house fire at his home on Weppler Road near Coal Run, Ohio. His ashes are interred in Round Bottom Cemetery, on Ohio 60 between Beverly and Coal Run.
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