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George Zettlein

Birthdate:

7/18/1844

Died:

5/23/1905

Height / Weight:

5' 9" / 162 lbs.

Place of Birth:

Brooklyn, NY, USA

Bats / Throws:

R / R

Baseball Historian Biography

A well-traveled pitcher, the golden-armed George Zettlein led the National Association with a sterling 2.73 ERA, while compiling a 18-9 record for the Chicago team that finished the year with a 19-9 record in the league's first season - 1871. He jumped to the Troy Haymakers of New York in a salary dispute prior to the 1872 opener. With the Philadelphia Athletics, who finished 1873 with a 36-17 record, Zettlein had a 36-15 record, completing 49-of-51 starts with a 2.88 ERA. baseballhistorian.com

Pitching Statistics

Year	Team	G	GS	W	L	SV	CG	SHO	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	WP	HBP	BK	ERA
1871	CHI (NA)	28	28	18	9	0	25	0	240.2	298	233	73	6	25	0	22	0	0	0	2.73
1872	TRO (NA)	25	22	14	8	0	17	2	187.2	209	132	53	2	8	0	17	0	0	0	2.54
1872	ECK (NA)	9	9	1	8	0	8	0	75.1	105	62	25	1	6	0	8	0	0	0	2.99
1873	PHI (NA)	51	51	36	15	0	49	0	460.0	593	368	138	3	41	0	28	0	0	0	2.70
1874	CHI (NA)	57	57	27	30	0	57	3	515.2	653	439	176	3	46	0	12	0	0	0	3.07
1875	CHI (NA)	31	31	17	14	0	29	6	282.0	269	142	57	0	6	0	8	0	0	0	1.82
1875	PHI (NA)	21	21	12	8	0	20	1	180.1	208	121	48	0	10	0	10	0	0	0	2.40
1876	ATH (NL)	28	25	4	20	2	23	1	234.0	358	212	101	2	6	0	10	4	0	0	3.88
8 years		250	244	129	112	2	228	13	2175.2	2693	1709	671	17	148	0	115	4	0	0	2.78

Batting Statistics

Year	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	CS	IBB	HBP	SH	SF	AVG	OBP	SLG
1871	CHI (NA)	28	128	23	32	3	0	0	18	2	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.262	SLG
1872	TRO (NA)	25	113	25	29	9	0	0	21	0	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	.257	.257	SLG
1872	ECK (NA)	9	34	1	3	0	0	0	1	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.88	.88	SLG
1873	PHI (NA)	51	241	39	50	2	0	0	22	1	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	.207	.211	SLG
1874	CHI (NA)	57	244	26	47	7	0	0	18	1	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	.193	.196	SLG
1875	PHI (NA)	21	83	10	15	0	0	0	6	0	7	1	0	0	0	0	0	.181	.181	SLG
1875	CHI (NA)	32	133	7	29	0	0	0	9	0	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	.218	.218	SLG
1876	ATH (NL)	32	128	11	27	2	1	0	11	0	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	.211	.211	SLG
8 years		255	1104	142	232	23	1	0	106	4	35	8	1	0	0	0	0	.210	.213	.SLG

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