Making his major league debut with the Marlins on August 17th, 1999, six-foot-four right-handed starting pitcher A.J. Burnett, who is turning 43 today, earned a 6-1 victory against the Los Angeles Dodgers. He struck out four and allowed one run, on a solo homer courtesy of Todd Hollandsworth. Burnet lasted 5 2/3 innings and issued a total of five hits and two free passes. Lifted one out short of a “Quality Start,” according to David O’Brien as printed in the Sun-Sentinel:
The manager wanted to have Burnett feel good about the work he had done rather than have him face left-hitting Todd Hundley, representing the potential tying run.