- Roy Zimmerman (baseball)
Roy Franklin Zimmerman (
September 13 ,1916 -November 22 ,1991 ) was aMajor League Baseball first baseman who played for the New York Giants in 1945. The 28-year-oldrookie stood 6'2" and weighed 187 lbs.Zimmerman is one of many ballplayers who only appeared in the major leagues during
World War II . He made hismajor league debut on September 2, 1945 in a doubleheader against the Brooklyn Dodgers at thePolo Grounds . He hit well and exhibited some power during his one month stay with the Giants.Season and career totals include 27
games played , a .276batting average (27-for-98), 5home runs , 15runs batted in , 14 runs scored, and aslugging percentage of .439. He made 3 errors in 25 games atfirst base and had afielding percentage of .988.Zimmerman died in his hometown of
Pine Grove, Pennsylvania at the age of 75.External links
* [http://www.baseball-reference.com/z/zimmero01.shtml Baseball Reference]
* [http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/Pzimmr101.htm Retrosheet]
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