George Susce (catcher)
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| Catcher | |||
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Born: August 13, 1907 Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania |
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Died: February 25, 1986 (aged 78) Sarasota, Florida |
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| MLB debut | |||
| April 23, 1929, for the Philadelphia Phillies | |||
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| October 1, 1944, for the Cleveland Indians | |||
| MLB statistics | |||
| Batting average | .228 | ||
| Home runs | 2 | ||
| Hits | 61 | ||
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George Cyril Methodius Susce (August 13, 1907 – February 25, 1986) was an American Major League Baseball catcher for the Philadelphia Phillies (1929), Detroit Tigers (1932), Pittsburgh Pirates (1939), St. Louis Browns (1940) and Cleveland Indians (1941–44). His son, George D. Susce, often known as George Susce Jr., was a Major League pitcher.
Susce was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and attended Glenville State College and St. Bonaventure University. He threw and batted right-handed, stood 5 feet 11 1⁄2 inches (1.816 m) tall and weighed 200 pounds (91 kg). His unusual nickname – "Good Kid" – was given to him as a young player because of his eagerness to help with mundane tasks associated with baseball.
In eight big-league seasons, Susce played in 146 games and had 268 at bats, 23 runs scored, 61 hits, 11 doubles, one triple, two home runs, 22 runs batted in, one stolen base and 25 walks, with a .228 batting average, .301 on-base percentage, .299 slugging percentage, 80 total bases and ten sacrifice hits. In 1940, his last year as a full-time player, Susce appeared in a career-high 61 games for the Browns, starting 37 games at catcher.
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