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Floyd Giebell | |
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Pitcher | |
Born: Pennsboro, West Virginia, U.S. | December 10, 1909|
Died: April 28, 2004 Wilkesboro, North Carolina, U.S. | (aged 94)|
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 record | 3–1 |
Earned run average | 3.99 |
Strikeouts | 30 |
Stats at Baseball Reference | |
Teams | |
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.
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