George Zuverink

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-4, 195lb (193cm, 88kg)

Born: August 20, 1924 in Holland, MI us

Died: September 8, 2014 in Tempe, AZ

Buried: Green Acres Memorial Gardens, Scottsdale, AZ

High School: Holland HS (Holland, MI)

School: Hope College (Holland, MI)

Debut: April 21, 1951 (Age 26-244d, 10,787th in major league history)
vs. SLB 1.1 IP, 1 H, 2 SO, 1 BB, 1 ER

Last Game: June 15, 1959 (Age 34-299d)
vs. DET 0.0 IP, 0 H, 0 SO, 1 BB, 0 ER

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1954 season

Full Name: George Zuverink

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

6.8

ERA

3.54

265

642.1

223

WHIP

1.344

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	16-21 / in Starts: 11-14
Longest Hitting Streak	2 games
Longest On Base Streak	2 games
Most Games w/o HR	28 games
Most Games w/o RBI	11 games
Grand Slams	0 in 1 bases loaded PA and 1 AB
Go-Ahead Hits:	0

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 76 PAs	3
Actual Runners on Base	49 (26-17-6)
Avg. MLBer w/ 76 PAs	8
Avg. Runners on Base	49 (25-15-7)

Most Driven In
F Bolling	2
B Tuttle	1
F House	0
R Wilson	0
H Kuenn	0

Most Driven In By
B Nieman	1
G Bell	1

1954 Batting Game Log

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1954 Batting Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
1	19	9 (8)	Apr 23	CIN		CHC	L,3-10	3-6	2	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.500	.500	.500	1.000	9	.67	0.006	2.02	0.01%	0.02	P
2	20	11 (1)	Apr 25 (1)	CIN		CHC	L,2-9	8-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.500	.500	.500	1.000	9						P
				Player went from Cincinnati Redlegs to Detroit Tigers
3	21	11	Apr 30	DET	@	WSH	W,2-1	12-GF(12)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.500	.500	.500	1.000	9						P
May		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
4	22	21 (9)	May 14	DET		NYY	L,4-6	8-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.500	.500	.500	1.000	9						P
5	23	22	May 15	DET		NYY	L,5-7	1-2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.500	.500	.500	1.000	9						P
6	24	27 (4)	May 19	DET		PHA	W,4-3	2-8	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.200	.200	.200	.400	9	.88	-0.071	2.63	-0.13%	-0.53	P
7	25	29 (1)	May 22	DET		CHW	L,3-5	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.200	.200	.200	.400	5						P
8	26	30	May 23	DET		CHW	L,3-4	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.200	.200	.200	.400	9						P
9	27	32 (1)	May 26	DET		BAL	W,6-3	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.111	.111	.111	.222	9	.43	-0.043	.94	-0.06%	-1.33	P
10	28	37 (4)	May 31 (1)	DET	@	BAL	W,7-5	GS-7	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.167	.167	.167	.333	9	.88	0.006	1.55	0.01%	0.14	P
Jun		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
11	29	43 (5)	Jun 5 (1)	DET	@	BOS	W,6-0	CG	4	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.200	.200	.200	.400	9	.83	-0.007	1.48	-0.01%	1.14	P
12	30	49 (5)	Jun 9	DET	@	NYY	L,1-5	GS-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.176	.176	.176	.353	9	1.08	-0.053	1.53	-0.05%	-0.36	P
13	31	55 (5)	Jun 13 (2)	DET	@	PHA	L,3-6	GS-6	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.211	.211	.211	.421	9	1.01	-0.047	.54	-0.02%	-0.45	P
14	32	58 (2)	Jun 17	DET		BOS	W,2-1	CG	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.190	.190	.190	.381	9	1.11	-0.054	.33	-0.01%	-0.56	P
15	33	64 (5)	Jun 25	DET		WSH	L,3-4	GS-9	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.167	.167	.167	.333	9	1.26	-0.094	.13	-0.01%	-0.66	P
16	34	69 (4)	Jun 30	DET	@	CHW	W,4-3	GS-8	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	.154	.154	.154	.308	9	1.90	-0.130	.15	-0.01%	-1.05	P
Jul		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
17	35	74 (4)	Jul 5 (2)	DET		CLE	W,1-0	CG(11)	4	4	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.167	.167	.200	.367	9	1.56	-0.034	.02	0.00%	-0.34	P
18	36	78 (3)	Jul 9	DET		BAL	L,5-7	GS-6	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.156	.156	.188	.344	9	.83	-0.040	.00	0.00%	-0.37	P
19	37	82 (3)	Jul 15 (2)	DET	@	BOS	W,4-2	GS-9	4	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.171	.171	.200	.371	9	2.03	-0.132	.01	0.00%	-0.78	P
20	38	86 (3)	Jul 18 (2)	DET	@	NYY	W,8-6	7-GF	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.171	.171	.200	.371	9	1.05	0.040	.00	0.00%	0.85	P
21	39	90 (3)	Jul 21	DET	@	PHA	L,1-4	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.158	.158	.184	.342	9	1.36	-0.144	.00	0.00%	-1.29	P
22	40	94 (3)	Jul 25	DET	@	WSH	L,3-11	1-6	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.154	.154	.179	.333	9	.85	-0.030	.00	0.00%	-0.27	P
23	41	98 (3)	Jul 29 (1)	DET		PHA	W,4-2	CG	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	.150	.150	.175	.325	9	1.26	0.014	.00	0.00%	-0.15	P
Aug		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
24	42	103 (4)	Aug 2	DET		WSH	L,6-11	GS-5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.146	.146	.171	.317	9	1.70	-0.038	.00	0.00%	-0.46	P
25	43	108 (4)	Aug 7	DET		NYY	W,3-1	CG	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.140	.140	.163	.302	9	.75	-0.042	.00	0.00%	-0.55	P
26	44	112 (3)	Aug 12	DET		CLE	L,1-10	GS-6	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.136	.136	.159	.295	9	.76	-0.019	.00	0.00%	-0.15	P
27	45	116 (3)	Aug 15 (2)	DET	@	CHW	W,8-7	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.136	.136	.159	.295	9						P
28	46	117	Aug 17	DET	@	CLE	L,3-4	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.125	.125	.146	.271	9	1.42	-0.166	.00	0.00%	-1.49	P
29	47	122 (4)	Aug 21	DET		CHW	L,1-2	GS-7	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.122	.140	.143	.283	9	1.56	-0.017	.00	0.00%	0.03	P
30	48	124 (1)	Aug 24	DET	@	BOS	W,8-7	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.122	.140	.143	.283	9						P
31	49	127 (2)	Aug 27	DET	@	NYY	L,0-4	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.118	.135	.137	.272	9	.85	-0.044	.00	0.00%	-0.36	P
32	50	131 (3)	Aug 31	DET	@	WSH	L,3-5	GS-8	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.130	.145	.148	.294	9	1.36	-0.011	.00	0.00%	-0.04	P
Sept		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
33	51	138 (6)	Sep 6 (2)	DET	@	CHW	W,3-2	GS-10	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.138	.153	.155	.308	9	1.44	-0.114	.00	0.00%	-0.64	P
34	52	141 (2)	Sep 10	DET		PHA	L,5-6	GS-4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.136	.150	.153	.303	9	1.04	-0.026	.00	0.00%	-0.22	P
35	53	146 (4)	Sep 16	DET		NYY	L,2-4	CG	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.145	.159	.161	.320	9	1.23	0.097	.00	0.00%	0.72	P
36	54	150 (3)	Sep 20	DET	@	BAL	W,4-3	GS-6	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.138	.152	.154	.305	9	.74	-0.052	.00	0.00%	-0.73	P
37	55	154 (3)	Sep 25	DET	@	CLE	L,1-11	GS-5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.136	.149	.152	.301	9	.46	-0.012	.00	0.00%	-0.10	P
							16-21		76	66	2	9	1	0	0	3	1	0	15	0	9	0	0	2	0	0	.136	.149	.152	.301		1.15	-1.257	.42	-0.26%	-9.96

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