Ellis Narrington Burton is a retired American

United States

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 professional baseball

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 player, an outfielder

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 who played in 215 games over parts of five seasons in Major League Baseball

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 for the St. Louis Cardinals

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 in 1958 and 1960, the Cleveland Indians

Cleveland Indians

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 in 1963, and the Chicago Cubs

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 from 1963 to 1965. A switch-hitter who threw right-handed, Burton stood 5 in 11 in (1.8 m) tall and weighed 160 pounds (72.6 kg).

During an eleven-year minor league

Minor league baseball

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 career, Burton hit 169 home runs.

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