Ernie Burch
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Earnest A. Burch (September 9, 1856 – October 12, 1892) was an American professional baseball
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who played in
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from 1884 to 1887. Burch was born in
DeKalb County, Illinois DeKalb County is a county located in the U.S. state of Illinois. As of the 2020 United States census, the population was 100,420. Its county seat is Sycamore. DeKalb County is part of the Chicago–Naperville–Elgin, IL–IN–WI Metropolit ...
. He played for the Cleveland Blues and
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. He died in
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Baseball Almanac
1856 births 1892 deaths 19th-century baseball players 19th-century American sportsmen Major League Baseball outfielders Baseball players from DeKalb County, Illinois Brooklyn Grays players Cleveland Blues (NL) players Peoria Reds players Washington Nationals (minor league) players Kansas City Cowboys (minor league) players St. Paul Saints (Northwestern League) players St. Louis Whites players Peoria Distillers players {{US-baseball-outfielder-1850s-stub