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George Zuverink

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Full Name: George Zuverink Primary Position: P
Height/Weight: 6' 4"/195 First Game: April 21, 1951
Birthdate: August 20, 1924 Final Game: June 15, 1959
Birthplace: Holland, Michigan MLB Experience: 8 years
Bat/Throw: Right/Right
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Contents

  • 1 Biography
  • 2 Statistics
    • 2.1 Pitching Stats
    • 2.2 Fielding Stats
    • 2.3 Batting Stats
  • 3 Transactions
  • 4 Trivia
  • 5 Video Gallery
  • 6 Picture Gallery
  • 7 See Also
  • 8 Categories

[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

Year Team G GS W L ERA K R ER CG SHO SV IP H HR BB IB WP HBP
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

Year Team POS G GS INN PO A ERR DP TP PB SB CS PkO AVG
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

Year Team G AB R H HR RBI AVG OBP SLG 2B 3B BB SO HBP SH SB IBB GDP
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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