George Caster

George Caster
Pitcher
Born: (1907-08-04)August 4, 1907
Colton, California, U.S.
Died: December 18, 1955(1955-12-18) (aged 48)
Lakewood, California, U.S.
Batted: Right
Threw: Right
MLB debut
September 10, 1934, for the Philadelphia Athletics
Last MLB appearance
September 16, 1946, for the Detroit Tigers
MLB statistics
Win–loss record76–100
Earned run average4.54
Strikeouts595
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Teams
Career highlights and awards

George Jasper Caster (August 4, 1907 – December 18, 1955), nicknamed "Ug", was a right-handed professional baseball pitcher for 21 years from 1929 to 1948 and again in 1953. He played 12 years in Major League Baseball with the Philadelphia Athletics (1934–1935, 1937–1940), St. Louis Browns (1941–1945), and Detroit Tigers (1945–1946).

Caster became known as an early knuckleball pitcher. He played for American League pennant winning teams in both 1944 and 1945. He appeared in 376 major league games and compiled a career record of 76–100 in 137723 innings pitched.[1]

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