George Zuverink
American baseball player (1924-2014) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
George Zuverink (August 20, 1924 – September 8, 2014) was an American professional baseball player. He was a right-handed pitcher over parts of eight Major League Baseball seasons (1951-52, 1954-59) with the Cleveland Indians, Cincinnati Redlegs, Detroit Tigers and Baltimore Orioles. He was born in Holland, Michigan.
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George Zuverink | |||
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Pitcher | |||
Born: (1924-08-20)August 20, 1924 Holland, Michigan | |||
Died: September 8, 2014(2014-09-08) (aged 90) Tempe, Arizona | |||
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debut | |||
April 21, 1951, for the Cleveland Indians | |||
Last appearance | |||
June 15, 1959, for the Baltimore Orioles | |||
Career statistics | |||
Win–loss record | 32–36 | ||
Earned run average | 3.73 | ||
Strikeouts | 223 | ||
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Zuverink died in Tempe, Arizona from complications from pneumonia caused by a fractured hip he suffered from a fall in May 2014.[1] He was 90 years old.