Burt Hooton, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Burt Hooton

American professional baseball player, pitcher, coach

Date of Birth: 07-Feb-1950

Place of Birth: Greenville, Texas, United States

Profession: baseball player

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Aquarius

Burt Carlton Hooton (born February 7, 1950), nicknamed "Happy", is an American former right-handed starting pitcher and former coach in Major League Baseball.
He won 151 games over a 15-year career, mostly with the Chicago Cubs and Los Angeles Dodgers. Hooton's career began auspiciously with a no-hitter in his fourth major league game for the Cubs, but he gained perhaps his widest recognition for his several playoff performances with the Dodgers.
His only All-Star appearance was in 1981, when he also was named the NLCS Most Valuable Player on the way to helping the Dodgers to a World Series championship with four postseason wins in five appearances. He is currently the pitching coach of the Fort Wayne TinCaps, the Class-A affiliate of the San Diego Padres.