Bob Kuzava | |
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Pitcher | |
Born: Wyandotte, Michigan, U.S. | May 28, 1923|
Died: May 15, 2017 Wyandotte, Michigan, U.S. | (aged 93)|
Batted: Switch Threw: Left | |
MLB debut | |
September 21, 1946, for the Cleveland Indians | |
Last MLB appearance | |
September 29, 1957, for the St. Louis Cardinals | |
MLB statistics | |
Win–loss record | 49–44 |
Earned run average | 4.05 |
Strikeouts | 446 |
Stats at Baseball Reference | |
Teams | |
Career highlights and awards | |
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Robert Leroy "Sarge" Kuzava (May 28, 1923 – May 15, 2017) was an American professional baseball player, a left-handed pitcher for the Cleveland Indians (1946–1947), Chicago White Sox (1949–1950), Washington Senators (1950–1951), New York Yankees (1951–1954), Baltimore Orioles (1954–1955), Philadelphia Phillies (1955), Pittsburgh Pirates (1957) and St. Louis Cardinals (1957). He was born in Wyandotte, Michigan and attended St. Patrick High School. In 2003, Kuzava was inducted into the National Polish-American Sports Hall of Fame.[1]