1913
Born March 26, 1913
Middle Amana, IA, USA
Bill Zuber Notable
b. March 26, 1913 · Cleveland Indians 1936, 1938–1940, Washington Senators 1941–1942, New York Yankees 1943–1946, Boston Red Sox 1946–1947
Bill Zuber played for four clubs across 12 seasons as a pitcher, opening with the Cleveland Indians in 1936 and closing with the Boston Red Sox in 1947.
He went 43 and 42 with a 4.28 earned run average, pitching 786 innings in 224 games. He struck out 383, completed 23 of his 65 starts and threw 3 shutouts. Across 224 games he batted .135, with 31 hits and 10 runs. He finished with 4 doubles.
He was born in Middle Amana, IA, USA on March 26, 1913, and died on November 2, 1982. He batted right-handed and threw right-handed.
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1936 | CLE | 2 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .200 |
| 1938 | CLE | 15 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 |
| 1939 | CLE | 16 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .200 |
| 1940 | CLE | 17 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .333 |
| 1941 | WSH | 36 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 0 | .000 |
| 1942 | WSH | 37 | 39 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 0 | .154 |
| 1943 | NYY | 20 | 38 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 14 | 0 | .184 |
| 1944 | NYY | 22 | 31 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 0 | .129 |
| 1945 | NYY | 21 | 42 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 0 | .167 |
| 1946 | BOS/NYY | 18 | 20 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 0 | .100 |
| 1947 | BOS | 20 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | .154 |
| Career | — | 224 | 229 | 10 | 31 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 11 | 10 | 66 | 0 | .135 |
Pitching, season by season
| Year | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1936 | CLE | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 13.2 | 14 | 10 | 15 | 5 | 6.59 |
| 1938 | CLE | 0 | 3 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 28.2 | 33 | 16 | 20 | 14 | 5.02 |
| 1939 | CLE | 2 | 0 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 31.2 | 41 | 21 | 19 | 16 | 5.97 |
| 1940 | CLE | 1 | 1 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 24.0 | 25 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 5.63 |
| 1941 | WSH | 6 | 4 | 36 | 7 | 2 | 96.1 | 110 | 58 | 61 | 51 | 5.42 |
| 1942 | WSH | 9 | 9 | 37 | 7 | 1 | 126.2 | 115 | 54 | 82 | 64 | 3.84 |
| 1943 | NYY | 8 | 4 | 20 | 13 | 1 | 118.0 | 100 | 51 | 74 | 57 | 3.89 |
| 1944 | NYY | 5 | 7 | 22 | 13 | 0 | 107.0 | 101 | 50 | 54 | 59 | 4.21 |
| 1945 | NYY | 5 | 11 | 21 | 14 | 1 | 127.0 | 121 | 45 | 56 | 50 | 3.19 |
| 1946 | BOS/NYY | 5 | 2 | 18 | 7 | 0 | 62.1 | 47 | 24 | 42 | 32 | 3.47 |
| 1947 | BOS | 1 | 0 | 20 | 1 | 0 | 50.2 | 60 | 30 | 31 | 23 | 5.33 |
| Career | — | 43 | 42 | 224 | 65 | 6 | 786.0 | 767 | 374 | 468 | 383 | 4.28 |
On this day & linked events
1982
Died November 2, 1982
1936
Major-league debut: Bill Zuber
Bill Zuber made a major-league debut on September 16, 1936.
1947
Final major-league game: Bill Zuber
Bill Zuber played a final major-league game on September 23, 1947.
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