Floyd Giebell

Floyd Giebell
Giebell in 1940
Pitcher
Born: (1909-12-10)December 10, 1909
Pennsboro, West Virginia, U.S.
Died: April 28, 2004(2004-04-28) (aged 94)
Wilkesboro, North Carolina, U.S.
Batted: Left
Threw: Right
MLB debut
April 21, 1939, for the Detroit Tigers
Last MLB appearance
July 27, 1941, for the Detroit Tigers
MLB statistics
Win–loss record3–1
Earned run average3.99
Strikeouts30
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Floyd George Giebell[a] (December 10, 1909 – April 28, 2004) was an American baseball player who is best remembered as the pitcher who, in his third career start, shut out Bob Feller and the Cleveland Indians to clinch the 1940 American League pennant for the Detroit Tigers of Major League Baseball (MLB). Listed at 6 feet 2 inches (1.88 m) and 172 pounds (78 kg), Giebell threw right-handed and batted left-handed.

  1. ^ "Draft Registration Card". Selective Service System. November 1940. Retrieved August 13, 2020 – via fold3.com.


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