Birth Name:

Glenn Lawrence Burke

Male

Birth Date:

Sun, Nov 16, 1952

Time of Birth:

09:17 PM

Place of Birth:

Oakland, California, United States

Age:

72

Zodiac Sign:

Scorpio

Astrology Data:

Sun

24°

Sco

49'

Moon

20°

Sco

51'

Asc

28°

Can

1'

MC

14°

Ari

20'

About Glenn Burke

Glenn Lawrence Burke (November 16, 1952 – May 30, 1995) was a Major League Baseball (MLB) player for the Los Angeles Dodgers and Oakland Athletics from 1976 to 1979. He was the first MLB player to come out as gay to teammates and team owners during his professional career and the first to publicly acknowledge it, stating, "They can't ever say now that a gay man can't play in the majors, because I'm a gay man and I made it." In October 1977, Burke ran onto the field to congratulate his Dodgers teammate Dusty Baker after Baker hit his 30th home run; Burke raised his hand over his head and Baker slapped it. They are widely credited with inventing the high five.

Link to Wikipedia biography

External Links:

• Career statistics and player information from MLB, or Baseball-Reference, or Fangraphs, or Baseball-Reference (Minors)

• Glenn Burke at Find a Grave

• Episode of Radiolab discussing Glenn Burke (in the third segment)

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Astrological aspects and planetary data / tags for Glenn Burke: Sun 24 Scorpio, Moon 20 Scorpio, Mercury 15 Sagittarius, Venus 1 Capricorn, Mars 26 Capricorn, Jupiter 14 Taurus, Saturn 22 Libra, Uranus 18 Cancer, Neptune 22 Libra, Pluto 23 Leo, Asc 28 Cancer, Mc 14 Aries, Sun Conjunct Moon, Moon Trine Uranus, Sun Trine Ascendant, Mercury Quincunx Uranus, Sun Square Pluto, Mercury Quincunx Jupiter, Mercury Trine Midheaven, Moon Square Pluto, Sun Sextile Mars, Moon Semi Sextile Saturn, Moon Semi Sextile Neptune, Mercury Sesquiquadrate Ascendant, Venus Sesquiquadrate Jupiter, Mars Square Saturn, Mars Square Neptune, Mars Opposition Ascendant, Jupiter Sextile Uranus, Jupiter Semi Sextile Midheaven, Saturn Square Uranus, Saturn Conjunct Neptune, Saturn Sextile Pluto, Uranus Square Neptune, Uranus Square Midheaven, Neptune Sextile Pluto

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