the Tidewater Tides, Richmond Braves, Oklahoma City 89ers and Charleston Charlies, and among his achievements won championships in the Appalachian League, Texas League and the California League. During his 1977 campaign with the Mets, he was the third base coach on the staff of Joe Frazier and Joe Torre and, the following year, served under Bobby Cox in Atlanta. He was named to the Rochester Red Wings Hall of Fame in 1992, the Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame in 1992, and the London (Ontario) Sports Hall of Fame in 2003. Burgess died from complications due to cancer on November 24, 2008, in Lambeth, London, Ontario. Sources Marcin, Joe, and Byers, Dick, eds., The Baseball Register, 1977 edition. St. Louis: The Sporting News. References External links , or pelotabinaria (Venezuela) 1927 births 2008 deaths Allentown Cardinals players Atlanta Braves coaches Baseball infielders Baseball outfielders Baseball people from Ontario Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame inductees Canadian expatriate baseball people in the United States Canadian expatriate baseball players in the United States Deaths from cancer in Ontario Columbus Cardinals players Columbus Jets players Dallas Rangers players Hamilton Cardinals players Leones del Caracas players London Majors players Los Angeles Angels players Major League Baseball first basemen Major League Baseball outfielders Major League Baseball players from Canada Major League Baseball third base coaches New York Mets coaches Norfolk Tides managers Omaha Cardinals players Richmond Virginians (minor league) players Rochester Red Wings players Sportspeople from London, Ontario St. Louis Cardinals players University of Western Ontario alumni