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Bill Zuber

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-2, 195lb (188cm, 88kg)

Born: March 26, 1913 in Middle Amana, IA us

Died: November 2, 1982 in Cedar Rapids, IA

Buried: Middle Amana Cemetery, Middle Amana, IA

Debut: September 16, 1936 (Age 23-174d, 8,059th in major league history)
vs. BOS 4.2 IP, 2 H, 2 SO, 10 BB, 3 ER, W

Last Game: September 23, 1947 (Age 34-181d)
vs. PHA 3.0 IP, 0 H, 1 SO, 2 BB, 0 ER

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1939 season

Full Name: William Henry Zuber

Nicknames: Goober

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1943 World Series

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

1.1

ERA

4.28

224

786.0

383

WHIP

1.571

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	6-16 / in Starts: 5-8
Longest Hitting Streak	2 games
Longest On Base Streak	2 games
Most Games w/o HR	15 games
Most Games w/o RBI	12 games
Grand Slams	0 in 1 bases loaded PA and 1 AB, Data is incomplete
Go-Ahead Hits:	0

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 35 PAs	1
Actual Runners on Base	18 (12-4-2) Data is incomplete
Avg. MLBer w/ 35 PAs	4
Avg. Runners on Base	22 (11-7-3)

Most Driven In
F Crosetti	1
O Grimes	0

Most Driven In By
J Lindell	1
S Stirnweiss	0

1944 Batting Game Log

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1944 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	144	10 (9)	May 2	NYY	@	PHA	W,4-1	GS-9	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.65	-0.062	1.88	-0.11%	-0.96	P
2	145	16 (5)	May 12	NYY		DET	L,4-10	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	1.59	-0.072	5.58	-0.15%	-0.63	P
3	146	34 (17)	May 30 (2)	NYY	@	DET	L,1-4	GS-0	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0			0	0	0	.125	.125	.125	.250	9						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
4	147	38 (3)	Jun 3	NYY	@	CLE	L,4-5	10-GF(13)	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.111	.111	.111	.222	9	1.67	-0.040	6.91	-0.10%	-0.14	P
5	148	42 (3)	Jun 8	NYY	@	BOS	L,7-8	2-6	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.091	.091	.091	.182	9	1.10	-0.061	4.15	-0.14%	-0.76	P
6	149	44 (1)	Jun 11 (2)	NYY	@	BOS	L,1-4	0-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.091	.091	.091	.182	9						P
7	150	46 (1)	Jun 13	NYY	@	WSH	L,0-3	GS-8	2	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1		0	0	0	0	.167	.167	.167	.333	9	1.29	-0.042	3.77	-0.07%	-0.31	P
8	151	51 (4)	Jun 17 (2)	NYY		PHA	L,3-5	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.143	.143	.143	.286	9	.36	-0.018	1.01	-0.03%	-0.37	P
9	152	57 (5)	Jun 22	NYY		WSH	W,4-0	CG	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1		0	0	0	0	.125	.125	.125	.250	9	.76	-0.034	1.79	-0.05%	-0.72	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
10	153	66 (8)	Jul 2 (2)	NYY		CHW	W,7-6	GS-7	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		0	0	0	0	.105	.105	.105	.211	9	1.09	-0.106	3.35	-0.20%	-1.01	P
11	154	72 (5)	Jul 8	NYY		DET	L,2-6	GS-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.095	.095	.095	.190	9	1.29	-0.064	4.46	-0.13%	-0.44	P
12	155	85 (12)	Jul 22 (2)	NYY	@	CHW	L,1-4	GS-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	1	0	0	.087	.087	.087	.174	9	1.08	-0.092	5.01	-0.26%	-0.81	P
13	156	89 (3)	Jul 25	NYY	@	CLE	L,0-10	5-7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.087	.087	.087	.174	9						P
14	157	95 (5)	Jul 30 (2)	NYY	@	DET	L,7-13	4-5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.087	.087	.087	.174	9						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
15	158	109 (13)	Aug 15	NYY		CHW	W,3-1	CG	3	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1		0	0	0	0	.120	.120	.120	.240	9	.95	-0.018	1.08	-0.01%	-0.09	P
16	159	115 (5)	Aug 20 (2)	NYY		DET	L,8-9	GS-7	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.143	.143	.143	.286	9	1.30	0.062	2.34	0.07%	0.63	P
17	160	122 (6)	Aug 28	NYY		BOS	L,4-7	GS-5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.138	.138	.138	.276	9	.72	-0.018	3.23	-0.05%	-0.22	P
18	161	123	Aug 29 (1)	NYY		BOS	L,1-8	7-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.138	.138	.138	.276	9						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
19	162	135 (11)	Sep 9	NYY	@	BOS	L,1-7	7-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.138	.138	.138	.276	9						P
20	163	143 (7)	Sep 21	NYY	@	DET	W,5-4	9-GF(10)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.138	.138	.138	.276	9						P
21	164	146 (2)	Sep 24	NYY	@	CLE	L,1-4	7-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.138	.138	.138	.276	9						P
22	165	149 (2)	Sep 26	NYY	@	CHW	W,9-5	GS-6	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1		1	0	0	0	.129	.129	.129	.258	9	1.10	-0.004	1.51	0.00%	-0.07	P
							6-16		35	31	1	4	0	0	0	1	0	0	10	0	4		1	1	0	0	.129	.129	.129	.258		1.04	-0.569	2.93	-1.23%	-5.90

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