Alva Burton Burris (January 28, 1874 – March 24, 1938)[1] was a pitcher in Major League Baseball, playing one game for the Philadelphia Phillies in 1894.

[3] Burris also played in Major League Baseball, appearing in one game for the Philadelphia Phillies as a pitcher.

He gave up 10 earned runs in five innings against the Baltimore Orioles, but he also had two hits and ended his MLB career with a batting average of .500.

[3] Burris also studied medicine around this time and eventually set up practices and a drug store after his initial managing days were over.

[3] In 1911, he returned to professional baseball and helped create the independent Peninsula League, serving as its first president in 1915.