George Zuverink
[edit] Biography
Born on August 20, 1924 in Holland, Michigan, George Zuverink (George Zuverink) played for the Cleveland Indians, Detroit Tigers, Cincinnati Reds and Baltimore Orioles over the course of his 8 year career. Zuverink broke into the bigs on April 21, 1951 with the Cleveland Indians, and put up a 3.75 ERA in 209 innings pitched in 1954, his rookie year.
Most people believe that George Zuverink's best season was 1957, when he posted a 2.48 ERA and won 10 games.
[edit] Statistics
[edit] Pitching Stats
| 1951
| CLE
| A
| 16
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 5.33
| 14
| 17
| 15
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 25.1
| 24
| 2
| 13
| 0
| 1
| 1
|
| 1952
| CLE
| A
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .00
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1954
| DET
| A
| 35
| 25
| 9
| 13
| 3.59
| 70
| 93
| 81
| 9
| 2
| 4
| 203
| 201
| 22
| 62
| 0
| 1
| 8
|
| 1954
| CIN
| N
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 9.00
| 2
| 6
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 6
| 10
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 0
|
| 1954
| Total
|
| 37
| 25
| 9
| 13
| 3.75
| 72
| 99
| 87
| 9
| 2
| 4
| 209
| 211
| 23
| 63
| 0
| 2
| 8
|
| 1955
| DET
| A
| 14
| 1
| 0
| 5
| 6.99
| 13
| 27
| 22
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 28.1
| 38
| 6
| 14
| 3
| 0
| 1
|
| 1955
| BAL
| A
| 28
| 5
| 4
| 3
| 2.19
| 31
| 28
| 21
| 0
| 0
| 4
| 86.1
| 80
| 5
| 17
| 1
| 2
| 4
|
| 1955
| TOT
| A
| 42
| 6
| 4
| 8
| 3.38
| 44
| 55
| 43
| 0
| 0
| 4
| 114.2
| 118
| 11
| 31
| 4
| 2
| 5
|
| 1956
| BAL
| A
| 62
| 0
| 7
| 6
| 4.16
| 33
| 52
| 45
| 0
| 0
| 16
| 97.1
| 112
| 6
| 34
| 9
| 1
| 3
|
| 1957
| BAL
| A
| 56
| 0
| 10
| 6
| 2.48
| 36
| 37
| 31
| 0
| 0
| 9
| 112.2
| 105
| 9
| 39
| 13
| 1
| 4
|
| 1958
| BAL
| A
| 45
| 0
| 2
| 2
| 3.39
| 22
| 29
| 26
| 0
| 0
| 7
| 69
| 74
| 4
| 17
| 3
| 2
| 6
|
| 1959
| BAL
| A
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 4.15
| 1
| 7
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 13
| 15
| 1
| 6
| 0
| 1
| 0
|
| Total
| NL
|
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 9.00
| 2
| 6
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 6
| 10
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 0
|
| Total
| AL
|
| 263
| 31
| 32
| 36
| 3.49
| 221
| 290
| 247
| 9
| 2
| 40
| 636.1
| 650
| 55
| 202
| 29
| 9
| 27
|
| Total
|
|
| 265
| 31
| 32
| 36
| 3.54
| 223
| 296
| 253
| 9
| 2
| 40
| 642.1
| 660
| 56
| 203
| 29
| 10
| 27
|
[edit] Fielding Stats
| 1951
| CLE
| A
| P
| 16
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 7
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .889
|
| 1952
| CLE
| A
| P
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1954
| DET
| A
| P
| 35
| 0
| 0
| 18
| 46
| 3
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .955
|
| 1954
| CIN
| N
| P
| 2
| 0
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1954
| Total
|
| P
| 37
| 0
| 6
| 18
| 46
| 3
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .955
|
| 1955
| DET
| A
| P
| 14
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1955
| BAL
| A
| P
| 28
| 0
| 0
| 7
| 19
| 3
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .897
|
| 1955
| TOT
| A
| P
| 42
| 0
| 0
| 9
| 25
| 3
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .919
|
| 1956
| BAL
| A
| P
| 62
| 0
| 0
| 8
| 17
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1957
| BAL
| A
| P
| 56
| 0
| 112.2
| 5
| 26
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 2
| 2
| 3
| 1
| 1.000
|
| 1958
| BAL
| A
| P
| 45
| 0
| 69
| 4
| 19
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 4
| 2
| 1
| 1.000
|
| 1959
| BAL
| A
| P
| 6
| 0
| 13
| 0
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| Total
|
|
| P
| 265
| 0
| 200.2
| 45
| 145
| 7
| 10
| 0
| 2
| 6
| 5
| 2
| .964
|
[edit] Batting Stats
| 1951
| CLE
| A
| 16
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1952
| CLE
| A
| 2
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1954
| DET
| A
| 35
| 64
| 1
| 8
| 0
| 3
| .125
| .138
| .141
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 14
| 0
| 9
| 0
| 0
| 2
|
| 1954
| CIN
| N
| 2
| 2
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| .500
| .500
| .500
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1954
| Total
|
| 37
| 66
| 2
| 9
| 0
| 3
| .136
| .149
| .152
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 15
| 0
| 9
| 0
| 0
| 2
|
| 1955
| DET
| A
| 14
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1955
| BAL
| A
| 28
| 23
| 1
| 5
| 0
| 0
| .217
| .250
| .261
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 5
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 1
|
| 1955
| TOT
| A
| 42
| 27
| 1
| 5
| 0
| 0
| .185
| .214
| .222
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 7
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 1
|
| 1956
| BAL
| A
| 62
| 17
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 2
| .118
| .167
| .118
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 7
| 0
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1957
| BAL
| A
| 56
| 23
| 1
| 3
| 0
| 0
| .130
| .231
| .130
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 8
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1958
| BAL
| A
| 45
| 9
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 2
| .222
| .300
| .444
| 0
| 1
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1959
| BAL
| A
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| 1.000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
| NL
|
| 2
| 2
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| .500
| .500
| .500
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
| AL
|
| 264
| 140
| 4
| 20
| 0
| 7
| .143
| .195
| .171
| 2
| 1
| 9
| 38
| 0
| 16
| 0
| 0
| 3
|
| Total
|
|
| 266
| 142
| 5
| 21
| 0
| 7
| .148
| .199
| .176
| 2
| 1
| 9
| 39
| 0
| 16
| 0
| 0
| 3
|
[edit] Transactions
- Signed as an amateur free agent by St. Louis Cardinals (1946).
- Sold by Cleveland Indians to Cincinnati Reds (October 13, 1953).
- Sold by Cincinnati Reds to Detroit Tigers (April 26, 1954).
- Claimed on waivers by Baltimore Orioles from Detroit Tigers (July 8, 1955).
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