Bill Zinser Explained

Bill Zinser
Position:Pitcher
Bats:Right
Throws:Right
Birth Date:January 18, 1918
Birth Place:Queens, New York
Death Place:Englewood, Florida
Debutleague:MLB
Debutdate:August 19
Debutyear:1944
Debutteam:Washington Senators
Finalleague:MLB
Finaldate:August 26
Finalyear:1944
Finalteam:Washington Senators
Statleague:MLB
Stat1label:Win–loss record
Stat1value:0–0
Stat2label:Earned run average
Stat2value:27.00
Stat4label:Strikeouts
Stat4value:1
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William Francis Zinser (January 6, 1920 – March 16, 2001) was a professional baseball pitcher. He appeared two Major League Baseball games for the Washington Senators in 1944. He was later a scout for the Brooklyn Dodgers.

Zinser had a very short major league career, lasting only two games in 1944. He is most known for scouting future Hall of Famer Sandy Koufax while he pitched for the University of Cincinnati in 1954. His scouting report, which said that Koufax had an incredible arm, was lost in the Dodgers' front office until several other teams had given Koufax a tryout.