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American baseball player (1927–2017)

Baseball player
Bob Zick
Pitcher
Born: (1927-04-26)April 26, 1927
Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
Died: June 12, 2017(2017-06-12) (aged 90)
Sun City, Arizona, U.S.
Batted: LeftThrew: Right
MLB debut
May 2, 1954, for the Chicago Cubs
Last MLB appearance
September 6, 1954, for the Chicago Cubs
MLB statistics
Earned run average8.27
Win–loss record0-0
Strikeouts9
Stats at Baseball Reference Edit this at Wikidata
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Robert George Zick (April 26, 1927 – June 12, 2017) was an American professional baseball pitcher. He was born in Chicago, Illinois. He appeared in eight games in Major League Baseball for the Chicago Cubs in 1954. He batted left-handed and threw right-handed playing baseball.

Career

Zick attended Fenger Academy High School in Chicago. He was signed by the Philadelphia Athletics as an amateur free agent on January 1, 1949. On December 3, 1951, Zick was selected by Cubs from the Athletics in the minor league draft. Zick made his major league debut on May 2, 1954, with the Chicago Cubs at age 27. He pitched 8 games, all as a relief pitcher, pitching 16.1 innings. He played his final game on September 6, 1954. He died June 12, 2017.

References

  1. "Zick's Major League career". www.armchairgm.com. Archived from the original on July 23, 2012. Retrieved June 4, 2008.
  2. "Robert Zick obituary". Archived from the original on September 24, 2017. Retrieved September 23, 2017.

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