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b. August 13, 1907 · Philadelphia Phillies 1929, Detroit Tigers 1932, Pittsburgh Pirates 1939, St. Louis Browns 1940, Cleveland Indians 1941–1944

Susce's largest season came with the Browns in 1940. He played 61 games, collected a career-high 24 hits, drove in 13 and stole his only base. The games and runs batted in were also career highs.

Eight seasons gave him 61 hits, 11 doubles, two home runs, 22 runs batted in and 23 runs across 146 games. Susce hit .228 in 268 at bats and caught 140 games without appearing at another position.

Philadelphia brought Susce up in 1929, when five of his hits included three doubles and a home run. He made two appearances for Detroit in 1932, followed by a six-season major-league absence. Susce returned with Pittsburgh in 1939, moved to St. Louis in 1940 and spent his final four seasons with Cleveland. He collected 14 hits across 29 games in his final 1944 campaign. Susce died in 1986, at seventy-eight.

Batting, season by season

YearTeam GABR H2B3B HRRBIBB SOSBAVG
1929 PHI 171755 301 1120 .294
1932 DET 2000 000 0000
1939 PIT 3175817 311 41250 .227
1940 SLB 61113624 400 13991 .212
1941 CLE 1000 000 0000
1942 CLE 2111 000 0100 1.000
1943 CLE 3100 000 0000 .000
1944 CLE 2961314 100 4250 .230
Career 1462682361 1112 2225211 .228

On this day & linked events

1907

Born August 13, 1907

Pittsburgh, PA, USA

1986

Died February 25, 1986

1929

Major-league debut: George Susce

George Susce made a major-league debut on April 23, 1929.

1944

Final major-league game: George Susce

George Susce played a final major-league game on October 1, 1944.