George Zuverink | |
Position: | Pitcher |
Bats: | Right |
Throws: | Right |
Birth Date: | 20 August 1924 |
Birth Place: | Holland, Michigan, U.S. |
Death Place: | Tempe, Arizona, U.S. |
Debutleague: | MLB |
Debutdate: | April 21 |
Debutyear: | 1951 |
Debutteam: | Cleveland Indians |
Finalleague: | MLB |
Finaldate: | June 15 |
Finalyear: | 1959 |
Finalteam: | Baltimore Orioles |
Statleague: | MLB |
Stat1label: | Win–loss record |
Stat1value: | 32–36 |
Stat2label: | Earned run average |
Stat2value: | 3.73 |
Stat3label: | Strikeouts |
Stat3value: | 223 |
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George Zuverink (August 20, 1924 – September 8, 2014) was a professional baseball player. He was a right-handed pitcher over parts of eight Major League Baseball seasons (1951–1952, 1954–1959) with the Cleveland Indians, Cincinnati Redlegs, Detroit Tigers and Baltimore Orioles. For his career, he compiled a 32–36 record in 265 appearances, mostly as a relief pitcher, with a 3.54 earned run average and 223 strikeouts.
Zuverink died in Tempe, Arizona from pneumonia as a result from a fractured hip he suffered from a fall in May 2014. He was 90 years old.[1]