George Zuverink
| George Zuverink | |||
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| Pitcher | |||
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Born: August 20, 1924 Holland, Michigan | |||
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Died: September 8, 2014 (aged 90) Tempe, Arizona | |||
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| MLB debut | |||
| April 21, 1951, for the Cleveland Indians | |||
| Last MLB appearance | |||
| June 15, 1959, for the Baltimore Orioles | |||
| MLB statistics | |||
| Win–loss record | 32–36 | ||
| Earned run average | 3.73 | ||
| Strikeouts | 223 | ||
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George Zuverink (August 20, 1924 – September 8, 2014) was a professional baseball player. He was a right-handed pitcher over parts of eight Major League Baseball seasons (1951–1952, 1954–1959) with the Cleveland Indians, Cincinnati Redlegs, Detroit Tigers and Baltimore Orioles. For his career, he compiled a 32–36 record in 265 appearances, mostly as a relief pitcher, with a 3.54 earned run average and 223 strikeouts.
In 1957, Zuverink and Frank Zupo twice formed the only "Z" battery in major league history as of 2011, the first time coming on July 1, 1957 when Zupo made his big-league debut with a 10th-inning catching appearance against the New York Yankees.
Zuverink died in Tempe, Arizona from pneumonia as a result from a fractured hip he suffered from a fall in May 2014. He was 90 years old.[1]
See also
References
- ↑ "Holland native George Zuverink, ex-MLB pitcher, dies at 90". hollandsentinel.com. September 8, 2014.
- The editors of the Sporting News (1992). Baseball A Doubleheader Collection of Facts, Feats, & Firsts. St. Louis, Mo.: The Sporting News Publishing Co. ISBN 0-88365-785-6..
External links
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference, or Fangraphs, or The Baseball Cube, or Baseball-Reference (Minors)