Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Wallace Harper Burnette (June 20, 1929 in Blairs, Virginia - February 12, 2003 in Danville, Virginia), was a professional baseball player who pitched for the Kansas City Athletics from 1956-1958.In three seasons, he compiled a win-loss record of 14-21, appeared in 68 games, started 27 games, completing 5 games and once pitching a shutout, pitched 262.7 innings, walked 122, struck out 122, gave up 259 hits, and had a career ERA of 3.65. His key pitch was his knuckleball.