 Burchart was the winning pitcher in the championship game in which Lasorda commented that Burchart was one of the fiercest competitors he'd coached.After two successful seasons in the Dodger farm system, the Dodgers were unable to protect Burchart from being drafted in the 1968 Rule 5 Major League Baseball draft by the Cleveland Indians.The draft compelled Cleveland to keep Burchart on their Major League roster for the 1969 season or offer him back to the Dodgers.