Samuel Burris (baseball)

Samuel James Burris (July 21, 1919 – June 19, 1982), nicknamed "Speed", was an American Negro league pitcher in the 1940s.

A native of Centralia, Illinois, Burris played for the Birmingham Black Barons in 1940. In four recorded appearances on the mound, he posted a 4.82 ERA over 9.1 innings. Burris died in 1982 at age 62.