1924
Born August 20, 1924
Holland, MI, USA
George Zuverink Notable
b. August 20, 1924 · Cleveland Indians 1951–1952, Cincinnati Redlegs 1954, Detroit Tigers 1954–1955, Baltimore Orioles 1955–1959
George Zuverink played for four clubs across nine seasons as a pitcher, opening with the Cleveland Indians in 1951 and closing with the Baltimore Orioles in 1959.
He went 32 and 36 with a 3.54 earned run average, pitching 642 innings in 265 games. He struck out 223 and threw 2 shutouts. Across 266 games he batted .148, with 21 hits and 5 runs. He finished with 2 doubles.
He led the league in saves once, in 1956, with 16.
He was born in Holland, MI, USA on August 20, 1924, and died on September 8, 2014. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1951 | CLE | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1952 | CLE | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1954 | CIN/DET | 37 | 66 | 2 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 15 | 0 | .136 |
| 1955 | BAL/DET | 42 | 27 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 0 | .185 |
| 1956 | BAL | 62 | 17 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 0 | .118 |
| 1957 | BAL | 56 | 23 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 0 | .130 |
| 1958 | BAL | 45 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | .222 |
| 1959 | BAL | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Career | — | 266 | 142 | 5 | 21 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 9 | 39 | 0 | .148 |
Pitching, season by season
| Year | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1951 | CLE | 0 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 25.1 | 24 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 5.33 |
| 1952 | CLE | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.00 |
| 1954 | CIN/DET | 9 | 13 | 37 | 25 | 4 | 209.0 | 211 | 87 | 63 | 72 | 3.75 |
| 1955 | BAL/DET | 4 | 8 | 42 | 6 | 4 | 114.2 | 118 | 43 | 31 | 44 | 3.38 |
| 1956 | BAL | 7 | 6 | 62 | 0 | 16 | 97.1 | 112 | 45 | 34 | 33 | 4.16 |
| 1957 | BAL | 10 | 6 | 56 | 0 | 9 | 112.2 | 105 | 31 | 39 | 36 | 2.48 |
| 1958 | BAL | 2 | 2 | 45 | 0 | 7 | 69.0 | 74 | 26 | 17 | 22 | 3.39 |
| 1959 | BAL | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 13.0 | 15 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 4.15 |
| Career | — | 32 | 36 | 265 | 31 | 40 | 642.1 | 660 | 253 | 203 | 223 | 3.54 |
On this day & linked events
2014
Died September 8, 2014
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