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.

1957 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1957 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	2 (1)	Apr 16	BAL		BOS	L,2-4		2	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
2	5 (2)	Apr 21 (1)	BAL	@	WSH	W,11-9		6	1.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
3	6	Apr 21 susp	BAL	@	WSH	L,2-3	GF	3	0.2	0	1	0	1	0	P
4	7	Apr 22	BAL	@	BOS	W,7-5		3	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
5	12 (4)	Apr 28 (1)	BAL		WSH	L,6-7		7	1.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
6	14 (1)	Apr 30	BAL	@	CHW	L,1-6	GF	3	1.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
7	16 (1)	May 4	BAL	@	DET	L,0-3	GF	8	2.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
8	18 (1)	May 6	BAL	@	DET	W,8-6	GF	29	7.0	0	2	0	2	0	P
9	24 (5)	May 15	BAL		CLE	L,8-11		14	3.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
10	27 (2)	May 18	BAL		CHW	T,4-4	GF	7	2.0	0	2	0	2	0	P
11	32 (4)	May 22	BAL		DET	W,4-3	GF	4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
12	35 (2)	May 26 (1)	BAL		BOS	L,0-9	GF	5	1.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
13	36	May 26 (2)	BAL		BOS	L,4-5	GF	5	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
14	37	May 27	BAL	@	WSH	L,6-10	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
15	38	May 29	BAL	@	BOS	W,3-1	GF	2	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
16	39	May 30 (1)	BAL	@	BOS	L,6-7	GF	16	4.0	2	1	0	3	2	P
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
17	44 (4)	Jun 2 (2)	BAL	@	NYY	L,0-4	GF	1	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
18	45	Jun 4	BAL	@	KCA	W,9-7	GF	15	4.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
19	47 (1)	Jun 6	BAL	@	KCA	W,8-3	GF	11	2.2	0	1	0	1	0	P
20	48	Jun 7	BAL	@	CHW	W,3-2	GF	9	3.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
21	50 (1)	Jun 9 (1)	BAL	@	CHW	W,7-5	GF	16	4.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
22	54 (3)	Jun 13	BAL	@	DET	L,1-2	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
23	56 (1)	Jun 15	BAL	@	CLE	W,8-3	GF	14	3.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
24	59 (2)	Jun 18	BAL		CHW	W,2-1	GF	9	2.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
25	63 (3)	Jun 22	BAL		DET	L,1-2	GF	20	5.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
26	69 (5)	Jun 29 (1)	BAL		CLE	L,1-2		7	2.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
27	70	Jun 29 (2)	BAL		CLE	W,5-1	GF	1	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
28	72 (1)	Jul 1	BAL		NYY	L,2-3	GF	4	1.0	1	0	0	1	0	P
29	73	Jul 2	BAL		NYY	L,4-6	GF	1	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
30	75 (1)	Jul 4	BAL		WSH	W,3-2		7	1.1	0	1	0	1	0	P
31	79 (3)	Jul 11 (1)	BAL	@	CLE	W,5-4	GF	4	1.0	1	0	0	1	0	P
32	80	Jul 11 (2)	BAL	@	CLE	W,5-4		22	5.1	0	1	0	1	0	P
33	82 (1)	Jul 13	BAL	@	CLE	L,2-5	GF	6	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
34	84 (1)	Jul 14 (2)	BAL	@	DET	L,6-7	GF	11	1.2	0	1	0	1	0	P
35	87 (2)	Jul 18	BAL	@	CHW	W,6-2	GF	8	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
36	89 (1)	Jul 20	BAL	@	KCA	L,5-6	GF	3	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
37	92 (2)	Jul 23	BAL		DET	L,2-5		11	2.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
38	95 (2)	Jul 26 (1)	BAL		CHW	W,5-2	GF	1	0.1	0	1	0	1	0	P
39	97 (1)	Jul 27	BAL		CHW	W,5-2	GF	9	2.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
40	100 (2)	Jul 30	BAL		CLE	L,0-6	GF	5	0.2	0	1	0	1	0	P
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
41	102 (1)	Aug 2 (1)	BAL		KCA	W,5-4	GF	2	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
42	104 (1)	Aug 3	BAL		KCA	W,7-6		2	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
43	108 (3)	Aug 8	BAL		BOS	W,3-1		1	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
44	109	Aug 9	BAL		NYY	W,4-3	GF	7	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
45	113 (3)	Aug 14	BAL	@	WSH	W,4-2	GF	6	1.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
46	114	Aug 16	BAL	@	NYY	W,4-3		1	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
47	116 (1)	Aug 18 (1)	BAL	@	NYY	L,0-7		32	5.2	0	2	0	2	0	P
48	120 (3)	Aug 22	BAL	@	DET	L,0-4	GF	21	4.1	0	1	0	1	0	P
49	124 (3)	Aug 25 (2)	BAL	@	CHW	L,0-3		3	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
50	127 (2)	Aug 29	BAL	@	CLE	L,4-13		27	6.0	0	2	0	2	0	P
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
51	131 (3)	Sep 2 (1)	BAL		NYY	W,8-7		17	5.0	2	1	0	3	0	P
52	138 (6)	Sep 8	BAL	@	BOS	L,0-2	GF	3	1.0	0	2	0	2	0	P
53	143 (4)	Sep 15 (1)	BAL		CLE	W,5-4		25	6.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
54	145 (1)	Sep 17	BAL		CHW	W,7-5		2	0.1	0	1	0	1	0	P
55	146	Sep 18	BAL		CHW	L,5-7	GF	4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
56	154 (7)	Sep 29	BAL	@	WSH	W,7-3		4	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
							56gm		112.2	5	26	0	31	2