Glenn Burke played for the Dodgers before being traded to the Oakland Athletics in 1978. AP. Burke was the only rookie to start in the 1977 World Series while playing for the Dodgers between 1976 ...

Glenn Burke played in the World Series, invented the high-five, and was the first to wear Nikes during an MLB game. More important, he came out as the game's first openly gay player.

Lutha Burke Davis, the eldest sister of Glenn Burke, will attend the Dodgers’ Pride Night on Friday along with around 40 family members and friends. It will be her first time in Dodger Stadium.

Glenn Burke was just doing what came naturally. Dusty Baker’s home run blast to left field on the last day of the regular season, Oct. 2, 1977, was history-making.

Glenn Burke, the first gay man to play Major League Baseball, was a pioneer. In Andrew Maraniss’ new biography, Singled Out, Burke’s story is told in full. Glenn Burke made history on April 9 ...

Glenn Burke was an outfielder with the LA Dodgers in the 1970s. He was also gay — something that many of his teammates knew at the time though the general public did not. Documentary filmmaker ...

Glenn Burke, mid-1980s, openly gay and out of baseball.If the celebration of Fernando Valenzuela was a highpoint in the history of the Los Angeles Dodgers and baseball, ...

Glenn Burke, left, goes to give a high-five to teammate Dusty Baker after Baker hit a home run in 1977. Burke didn’t live up to his high expectations as a minor leaguer, but he did find a degree ...

Glenn Burke was one of the great high school athletes to come out of the Bay Area in the 1970s. He was a top prospect for the Los Angeles Dodgers , a starter in the 1977 World Series, a player for ...

Glenn Burke played in the World Series, invented the high-five, and was the first to wear Nikes during an MLB game. More important, he came out as the game's first openly gay player.