George Zeber
American baseball player (born 1950)
Baseball player
| George Zeber | |
|---|---|
| Second baseman | |
| Born: (1950-08-29) August 29, 1950 (age 73) Ellwood City, Pennsylvania, U.S. | |
Batted: Switch Threw: Right | |
| MLB debut | |
| May 7, 1977, for the New York Yankees | |
| Last MLB appearance | |
| June 14, 1978, for the New York Yankees | |
| MLB statistics | |
| Batting average | .296 |
| Home runs | 3 |
| Runs batted in | 10 |
| Teams | |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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George William Zeber (born August 29, 1950) is an American former professional baseball player. He played parts of two seasons in Major League Baseball from 1977 to 1978 for the New York Yankees. He was used primarily as a backup to second baseman Willie Randolph.
Early life
Zeber graduated from Loara High School in 1968, and was drafted into the United States Army in 1970 and deployed to Vietnam during the Vietnam War in March 1971.[1] He spent five months in the Quang Tri area and was discharged from the army in September 1971.
External links
- Career statistics and player information from MLB, or ESPN, or Baseball Reference, or Fangraphs, or Baseball Reference (Minors), or Retrosheet, or Pura Pelota
References
- ^ Bush, Frederick C. "George Zeber", Society for American Baseball Research website. Retrieved 3 February 2019.
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New York Yankees 1977 World Series champions
- 2 Paul Blair
- 6 Roy White
- 9 Graig Nettles
- 10 Chris Chambliss
- 11 Fred Stanley
- 14 Lou Piniella
- 15 Thurman Munson
- 17 Mickey Rivers
- 19 Dick Tidrow
- 20 Bucky Dent
- 24 Mike Torrez
- 25 George Zeber
- 28 Sparky Lyle (AL CYA)
- 29 Catfish Hunter
- 30 Willie Randolph
- 31 Ed Figueroa
- 35 Don Gullett
- 40 Fran Healy
- 41 Cliff Johnson
- 44 Reggie Jackson (World Series MVP)
- 49 Ron Guidry
- 50 Ken Clay
- Manager
- 1 Billy Martin
- Coaches
- 8 Yogi Berra
- 21 Cloyd Boyer
- 32 Elston Howard
- 33 Bobby Cox
- 34 Dick Howser
- 42 Art Fowler
- Regular season
- American League Championship Series
- Dodgers–Yankees rivalry
