George Zuverink

George Zuverink

Infobox MLB retired
name=George Zuverink
position=Pitcher


bgcolor1=#F87217
bgcolor2=black
textcolor1=black
textcolor2=#F87217
bats=Right
throws=Right
birthdate=birth date and age|1924|8|20
city-state|Holland|Michigan
deathdate=
debutdate= April 21
debutyear= 1951
debutteam= Cleveland Indians
finaldate=June 15
finalyear=1959
finalteam= Baltimore Orioles
stat1label=Pitching record
stat1value=32-36
stat2label=Earned run average
stat2value=3.73
stat3label=Strikeouts
stat3value=223
teams=
* Cleveland Indians (by|1951-by|1952)
* Cincinnati Reds (by|1954)
* Detroit Tigers (by|1954-by|1955)
* Baltimore Orioles (by|1955-by|1959)
highlights=

George Zuverink (Born August 20, 1924 in Holland, Michigan) is a former professional baseball player. He was a right-handed pitcher over parts of eight seasons (by|1951-by|1952, by|1954-by|1959) with the Cleveland Indians, Cincinnati Reds, 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.

In by|1957, Zuverink and Frank Zupo twice formed the only "Z" battery in Major League history, the first time coming on July 1, 1957 when Zupo made his big-league debut with a 10th-inning catching appearance against the New York Yankees.

ee also

* List of Major League Baseball saves champions

References

*cite book |coauthors= The editors of the Sporting News |title= Baseball A Doubleheader Collection of Facts, Feats, & Firsts |year= 1992|publisher=The Sporting News Publishing Co. |location=St. Louis, Mo. |isbn=0-88365-785-6 .

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