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Bob Kuzava

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Both • Throws: Left

6-2, 202lb (188cm, 91kg)

Born: May 28, 1923 in Wyandotte, MI us

Died: May 15, 2017 in Wyandotte, MI

Buried: Sacred Heart Catholic Cemetery, Grosse Ile, MI

Debut: September 21, 1946 (Age 23-116d, 10,207th in major league history)
vs. DET 8.0 IP, 4 H, 3 SO, 7 BB, 1 ER

Last Game: September 29, 1957 (Age 34-124d)
vs. CHC 1.0 IP, 2 H, 1 SO, 0 BB, 0 ER

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1949 season

Full Name: Robert Leroy Kuzava

Nicknames: Sarge

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3x World Series

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

4.1

ERA

4.05

213

862.0

446

WHIP

1.466

Standard Pitching

Standard Pitching
Year	Age	Tm	Lg	W	L	W-L%	ERA	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	ERA+	FIP	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W	Awards
1941	18	CLE-min	D	5	7	.417		15						100.0	108	60			36									1.440	9.7		3.2			MFL OHSL
1942	19	CLE-min	C	21	6	.778	1.72	34						235.0	188	58	45		81									1.145	7.2		3.1			CHL MATL
1946	23	CLE-min	A	14	6	.700	2.36	26	26	0	18	2		217.0	176	70	57		73		207	1	1	2				1.147	7.3		3.0	8.6	2.84	WKB EL
1946	23	CLE	AL	1	0	1.000	3.00	2	2	0	0	0	0	12.0	9	7	4	0	11	0	4	1	0	0	60	114	4.38	1.667	6.8	0.0	8.3	3.0	0.36
1947	24	CLE-min	AAA	14	13	.519	3.17	30	29		18	3		224.0	197	95	79		76		112	1	1	5				1.219	7.9		3.1	4.5	1.47	BLT IL
1947	24	CLE	AL	1	1	.500	4.15	4	4	0	1	1	0	21.2	22	10	10	1	9	0	9	1	0	1	94	86	3.80	1.431	9.1	0.4	3.7	3.7	1.00

1948	25	CLE-min	AAA	9	16	.360	4.83	30	29		11	3		192.0	179	117	103		113		154	0	0	5				1.521	8.4		5.3	7.2	1.36	BLT IL
1949	26	CHW	AL	10	6	.625	4.02	29	18	3	9	1	0	156.2	139	76	70	6	91	3	83	1	0	2	685	104	3.71	1.468	8.0	0.3	5.2	4.8	0.91	RoY-4
1950	27	TOT	AL	9	10	.474	4.33	32	29	2	9	1	0	199.1	199	108	96	13	102	3	105	1	1	8	875	104	3.93	1.510	9.0	0.6	4.6	4.7	1.03
1950	27	CHW	AL	1	3	.250	5.68	10	7	2	1	0	0	44.1	43	28	28	5	27	1	21	0	0	3	196	80	4.93	1.579	8.7	1.0	5.5	4.3	0.78
1950	27	WSH	AL	8	7	.533	3.95	22	22	0	8	1	0	155.0	156	80	68	8	75	2	84	1	1	5	679	114	3.64	1.490	9.1	0.5	4.4	4.9	1.12
1951	28	TOT	AL	11	7	.611	3.61	31	16	13	7	1	5	134.2	133	61	54	10	55	1	72	3	0	2	581	110	3.67	1.396	8.9	0.7	3.7	4.8	1.31
1951	28	WSH	AL	3	3	.500	5.50	8	8	0	3	0	0	52.1	57	34	32	5	28	1	22	2	0	0	236	75	4.60	1.624	9.8	0.9	4.8	3.8	0.79
1951	28	NYY	AL	8	4	.667	2.40	23	8	13	4	1	5	82.1	76	27	22	5	27	0	50	1	0	2	345	160	3.07	1.251	8.3	0.5	3.0	5.5	1.85
1952	29	NYY	AL	8	8	.500	3.45	28	12	9	6	1	3	133.0	115	53	51	7	63	5	67	1	0	2	554	96	3.51	1.338	7.8	0.5	4.3	4.5	1.06
1953	30	NYY	AL	6	5	.545	3.31	33	6	12	2	2	4	92.1	92	35	34	9	34	4	48	0	0	0	386	111	3.93	1.365	9.0	0.9	3.3	4.7	1.41
1954	31	TOT	AL	2	6	.250	4.97	24	7	6	0	0	1	63.1	76	41	35	3	29	2	37	0	0	2	283	71	3.22	1.658	10.8	0.4	4.1	5.3	1.28
1954	31	NYY	AL	1	3	.250	5.45	20	3	6	0	0	1	39.2	46	30	24	3	18	0	22	0	0	1	176	64	3.63	1.613	10.4	0.7	4.1	5.0	1.22
1954	31	BAL	AL	1	3	.250	4.18	4	4	0	0	0	0	23.2	30	11	11	0	11	2	15	0	0	1	107	87	2.52	1.732	11.4	0.0	4.2	5.7	1.36
1955	32	TOT	MLB	1	1	.500	6.25	23	5	10	0	0	0	44.2	57	33	31	5	16	2	18	0	0	1	205	64	4.09	1.634	11.5	1.0	3.2	3.6	1.13
1955	32	BAL	AL	0	1	.000	3.65	6	1	3	0	0	0	12.1	10	7	5	0	4	1	5	0	0	1	51	107	2.53	1.135	7.3	0.0	2.9	3.6	1.25
1955	32	PHI	NL	1	0	1.000	7.24	17	4	7	0	0	0	32.1	47	26	26	5	12	1	13	0	0	0	154	55	4.69	1.825	13.1	1.4	3.3	3.6	1.08

1956	33	KCA-min	AAA	10	8	.556	3.57	26	25		7	1		169.0	166	71	67	15	63		99	0	0	5				1.355	8.8	0.8	3.4	5.3	1.57	CLB IL
1957	34	PIT-min	AAA	8	1	.889	3.41	20	10		4	2		95.0	80	38	36	8	25		48	2	0	1				1.105	7.6	0.8	2.4	4.5	1.92	CLB IL
1957	34	TOT	NL	0	0		6.23	7	0	3	0	0	0	4.1	7	3	3	0	5	0	3	0	0	0	25	74	4.53	2.769	14.5	0.0	10.4	6.2	0.60
1957	34	PIT	NL	0	0		9.00	4	0	1	0	0	0	2.0	3	2	2	0	3	0	1	0	0	0	12	51	5.96	3.000	13.5	0.0	13.5	4.5	0.33
1957	34	STL	NL	0	0		3.86	3	0	2	0	0	0	2.1	4	1	1	0	2	0	2	0	0	0	13	120	3.31	2.571	15.4	0.0	7.7	7.7	1.00
1958	35	STL-min	AAA	5	3	.625	3.31	25	10		3	1		87.0	75	35	32	9	23	1	54	0	0	5				1.126	7.8	0.9	2.4	5.6	2.35	ROC IL
1959	36	CHW-min	AAA	3	4	.429	3.57	49	1		0	0		68.0	72	39	27	6	19	1	44	0	0	1				1.338	9.5	0.8	2.5	5.8	2.32	INA AA
1960	37	CHW-min	AAA,A	0	3	.000	3.71	14	0		0	0		17.0	19	10	7	3	8		14	0	0	2				1.588	10.1	1.6	4.2	7.4	1.75	SDG,CHS PCL,SALL
10 Yrs				49	44	.527	4.05	213	99	58	34	7	13	862.0	849	427	388	54	415	20	446	8	1	18	3748	98	3.75	1.466	8.9	0.6	4.3	4.7	1.07
162 Game Avg.				11	10	.527	4.05	46	22	13	7	2	3	188	185	93	85	12	90	4	97	2	0	4	817	98	3.75	1.466	8.9	0.6	4.3	4.7	1.07
				W	L	W-L%	ERA	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	ERA+	FIP	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W	Awards
NYY (4 yrs)				23	20	.535	3.39	104	29	40	12	4	13	347.1	329	145	131	24	142	9	187	2	0	5	1461	105	3.53	1.356	8.5	0.6	3.7	4.8	1.32
WSH (2 yrs)				11	10	.524	4.34	30	30	0	11	1	0	207.1	213	114	100	13	103	3	106	3	1	5	915	102	3.88	1.524	9.2	0.6	4.5	4.6	1.03
CLE (2 yrs)				2	1	.667	3.74	6	6	0	1	1	0	33.2	31	17	14	1	20	0	13	2	0	1	154	94	4.01	1.515	8.3	0.3	5.3	3.5	0.65
BAL (2 yrs)				1	4	.200	4.00	10	5	3	0	0	0	36.0	40	18	16	0	15	3	20	0	0	2	158	93	2.53	1.528	10.0	0.0	3.8	5.0	1.33
CHW (2 yrs)				11	9	.550	4.39	39	25	5	10	1	0	201.0	182	104	98	11	118	4	104	1	0	5	881	97	3.98	1.493	8.1	0.5	5.3	4.7	0.88
PIT (1 yr)				0	0		9.00	4	0	1	0	0	0	2.0	3	2	2	0	3	0	1	0	0	0	12	51	5.96	3.000	13.5	0.0	13.5	4.5	0.33
PHI (1 yr)				1	0	1.000	7.24	17	4	7	0	0	0	32.1	47	26	26	5	12	1	13	0	0	0	154	55	4.69	1.825	13.1	1.4	3.3	3.6	1.08
STL (1 yr)				0	0		3.86	3	0	2	0	0	0	2.1	4	1	1	0	2	0	2	0	0	0	13	120	3.31	2.571	15.4	0.0	7.7	7.7	1.00

AL (9 yrs)				48	44	.522	3.91	189	95	48	34	7	13	825.1	795	398	359	49	398	19	430	8	1	18	3569	101	3.70	1.445	8.7	0.5	4.3	4.7	1.08
NL (2 yrs)				1	0	1.000	7.12	24	4	10	0	0	0	36.2	54	29	29	5	17	1	16	0	0	0	179	57	4.67	1.936	13.3	1.2	4.2	3.9	0.94

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