Dennis Burns (May 24, 1898 â May 21, 1969) was a professional baseball player. He was a right-handed pitcher over parts of two seasons (1923âÂÂ24) with the Philadelphia Athletics. For his career, he compiled an 8âÂÂ9 record, with a 4.62 earned run average, and 34 strikeouts in 181 innings pitched. He was an alumnus of the University of Missouri.