1923
Born May 28, 1923
Wyandotte, MI, USA
Bob Kuzava Notable
Pitcher · b. May 28, 1923
Cleveland Indians 1946–1947, Chicago White Sox 1949–1950, Washington Senators 1950–1951, New York Yankees 1951–1954, Baltimore Orioles 1954–1955, Philadelphia Phillies 1955, Pittsburgh Pirates 1957, St. Louis Cardinals 1957
Bob Kuzava played for eight clubs across 12 seasons as a pitcher, opening with the Cleveland Indians in 1946 and closing with the St. Louis Cardinals in 1957.
He went 49 and 44 with a 4.05 earned run average, pitching 862 innings in 213 games. He struck out 446, completed 34 of his 99 starts and threw 7 shutouts. Across 214 games he batted .086, with 22 hits and 21 runs. He finished with 1 home run and 1 double.
He was born in Wyandotte, MI, USA on May 28, 1923, and died on May 15, 2017. He batted both ways and threw left-handed.
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1946 | CLE | 2 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | .200 |
| 1947 | CLE | 4 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | .111 |
| 1949 | CHW | 29 | 56 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 19 | 0 | .036 |
| 1950 | CHW/WSH | 32 | 62 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 26 | 0 | .097 |
| 1951 | NYY/WSH | 32 | 39 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 12 | 0 | .154 |
| 1952 | NYY | 28 | 43 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 14 | 0 | .093 |
| 1953 | NYY | 33 | 21 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 0 | .048 |
| 1954 | BAL/NYY | 24 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 0 | .000 |
| 1955 | BAL/PHI | 23 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | .125 |
| 1957 | PIT/STL | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Career | — | 214 | 256 | 21 | 22 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 29 | 96 | 0 | .086 |
Pitching, season by season
| Year | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1946 | CLE | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 12.0 | 9 | 4 | 11 | 4 | 3.00 |
| 1947 | CLE | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 21.2 | 22 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 4.15 |
| 1949 | CHW | 10 | 6 | 29 | 18 | 0 | 156.2 | 139 | 70 | 91 | 83 | 4.02 |
| 1950 | CHW/WSH | 9 | 10 | 32 | 29 | 0 | 199.1 | 199 | 96 | 102 | 105 | 4.33 |
| 1951 | NYY/WSH | 11 | 7 | 31 | 16 | 5 | 134.2 | 133 | 54 | 55 | 72 | 3.61 |
| 1952 | NYY | 8 | 8 | 28 | 12 | 3 | 133.0 | 115 | 51 | 63 | 67 | 3.45 |
| 1953 | NYY | 6 | 5 | 33 | 6 | 4 | 92.1 | 92 | 34 | 34 | 48 | 3.31 |
| 1954 | BAL/NYY | 2 | 6 | 24 | 7 | 1 | 63.1 | 76 | 35 | 29 | 37 | 4.97 |
| 1955 | BAL/PHI | 1 | 1 | 23 | 5 | 0 | 44.2 | 57 | 31 | 16 | 18 | 6.25 |
| 1957 | PIT/STL | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 4.1 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 6.23 |
| Career | — | 49 | 44 | 213 | 99 | 13 | 862.0 | 849 | 388 | 415 | 446 | 4.05 |
On this day & linked events
2017
Died May 15, 2017
1946
Major-league debut: Bob Kuzava
Bob Kuzava made a major-league debut on September 21, 1946.
1957
Final major-league game: Bob Kuzava
Bob Kuzava played a final major-league game on September 29, 1957.
Image: Bowman, public domain