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

Fielding stats are given overall and by position. In some cases, they will be identical.

1955 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1955 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	3 (2)	Apr 14	DET		CLE	L,3-5		15	4.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
2	7 (3)	Apr 21	DET		CHW	L,1-9		5	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
3	23 (15)	May 8 (1)	DET	@	CHW	L,4-5	GF	8	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
4	36 (12)	May 24	DET	@	KCA	W,9-6		6	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
5	40 (3)	May 29	DET		CHW	L,3-9		22	5.0	0	2	0	2	0	P
6	42 (1)	May 30 (2)	DET		KCA	L,4-5	GF	12	3.0	1	3	0	4	0	P
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
7	48 (5)	Jun 5 (2)	DET		BAL	L,5-6	GS	15	3.0	1	0	0	1	0	P
8	52 (3)	Jun 9	DET		NYY	L,3-7	GF	9	3.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
9	55 (2)	Jun 14	DET	@	NYY	L,6-7	GF	5	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
10	61 (5)	Jun 22	DET	@	BOS	L,7-12		9	2.1	0	2	0	2	0	P
11	66 (4)	Jun 26 (2)	DET	@	WSH	L,4-12		3	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
12	72 (5)	Jul 2	DET	@	KCA	L,10-11		13	1.2	0	1	0	1	0	P
13	73	Jul 3	DET	@	KCA	L,8-9	GF	2	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
14	77 (3)	Jul 7	DET		CHW	L,1-12	GF	17	3.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
				Player went from Detroit Tigers to Baltimore Orioles
15	84	Jul 17 (1)	BAL	@	CHW	L,2-3	GS	23	5.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
16	87 (2)	Jul 19	BAL	@	DET	L,4-12		12	3.0	2	0	0	2	0	P
17	92 (4)	Jul 24 (1)	BAL	@	CLE	L,1-5	GF	8	2.0	1	1	1	3	0	P
18	94 (1)	Jul 26 (1)	BAL		DET	L,6-8		4	1.0	0	1	0	1	1	P
19	95	Jul 26 (2)	BAL		DET	L,2-7	GF	13	3.1	1	1	0	2	0	P
20	96	Jul 27 (1)	BAL		DET	L,4-8	GF	7	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
21	98 (1)	Jul 28	BAL		DET	L,5-7	GF	5	1.1	0	1	0	1	0	P
22	100 (1)	Jul 30	BAL		CLE	L,0-7	GF	14	3.1	0	4	0	4	0	P
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
23	104 (3)	Aug 3 (1)	BAL		KCA	W,4-3	GS	30	8.0	1	1	1	3	1	P
24	109 (4)	Aug 7	BAL		CHW	T,2-2	GF	14	4.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
25	113 (3)	Aug 14 (2)	BAL		NYY	L,6-20		16	3.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
26	116 (2)	Aug 16	BAL	@	WSH	W,7-2	GF	7	2.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
27	118 (1)	Aug 20	BAL	@	NYY	L,2-3		3	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
28	121 (2)	Aug 23 (2)	BAL	@	CHW	W,10-3	GS	25	6.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
29	125 (3)	Aug 26	BAL	@	KCA	L,2-3		6	1.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
30	127 (1)	Aug 29 (2)	BAL	@	DET	W,4-3	GS	17	4.1	0	1	0	1	0	P
31	128	Aug 30	BAL	@	CLE	L,4-7	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
32	130 (1)	Sep 2	BAL		BOS	L,3-8	GF	23	4.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
33	132 (1)	Sep 4	BAL		BOS	L,4-5	GF	9	3.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
34	136 (3)	Sep 8	BAL		CLE	L,3-5	GF	5	1.0	0	2	0	2	0	P
35	139 (2)	Sep 11 (1)	BAL		KCA	L,3-4	GS	29	7.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
36	142 (2)	Sep 13 (2)	BAL		CHW	L,6-9		21	5.0	1	1	0	2	0	P
37	145 (2)	Sep 16 (1)	BAL		WSH	W,5-4	GF	7	2.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
38	146	Sep 16 (2)	BAL		WSH	W,8-7	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
39	147	Sep 17	BAL		WSH	W,3-1	GF	5	1.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
40	150 (2)	Sep 20 (2)	BAL	@	BOS	W,7-4	GF	5	1.1	0	0	1	1	0	P
41	151	Sep 21	BAL	@	BOS	W,8-7	GF	22	5.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
42	156 (4)	Sep 25	BAL	@	WSH	W,5-4		10	2.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
							42gm		114.2	9	25	3	37	2