What is George Zuverink?
{{Infobox MLB player |name=George Zuverink |image=George Zuverink.jpg |position=[[Pitcher (baseball)|Pitcher]] |bats=Right |throws=Right |birth_date={{Birth date|1924|8|20}} |birth_place=[[Holland, Michigan]] |death_date={{Death date and age|2014|9|8|1924|8|20}} |death_place=[[Tempe, Arizona]] |debutdate= April 21 |debutyear= 1951 |debutteam= Cleveland Indians |finaldate=June 15 |finalyear=1959 |finalteam= Baltimore Orioles |stat1label=[[Win–loss record (pitching)|Win–loss record]] |stat1value=32–36 |stat2label=[[Earned run average]] |stat2value=3.73 |stat3label=[[Strikeout]]s |stat3value=223 |teams=<nowiki></nowiki> * [[Cleveland Indians]] ({{By|1951}}–{{By|1952}}) * [[Cincinnati Reds|Cincinnati Redlegs]] ({{By|1954}}) * [[Detroit Tigers]] ({{By|1954}}–{{By|1955}}) * [[Baltimore Orioles]] ({{By|1955}}–{{By|1959}}) }} '''George Zuverink''' (August 20, 1924 &ndash; September 8, 2014) was an [[Americans|American]] [[professional baseball]] player. He was a right-handed [[Pitcher (baseball)|pitcher]] over parts of eight [[Major League Baseball]] seasons (1951-52, 1954-59) with the [[Cleveland Indians]], [[Cincinnati Reds|Cincinnati Redlegs]], [[Detroit Tigers]] and [[Baltimore Orioles]]. He was born in [[Holland, Michigan]]. Zuverink died in [[Tempe, Arizona]] from complications from [[pneumonia]] caused by a fractured hip he suffered from a fall in May 2014.<ref>[http://www.hollandsentinel.com/article/20140908/SPORTS/140909170 Holland native George Zuverink, ex-MLB pitcher, dies at 90]</ref> He was 90 years old. ==Further reading== *{{cite book |author=((The editors of the Sporting News ))|title= Baseball A Doubleheader Collection of Facts, Feats, & Firsts |url=https://archive.org/details/baseballdoublehe00newy |year= 1992|publisher=The Sporting News Publishing Co. |location=St. Louis, Mo. |isbn=0-88365-785-6 }}. ==References== {{reflist}} {{US-sports-bio-stub}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Zuverink, George}} [[Category:1924 births]] [[Category:2014 deaths]] [[Category:Accidental deaths from falls]] [[Category:Deaths from