Roy Zimmerman (baseball)
Roy Zimmerman | |
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First baseman | |
Born: Pine Grove, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania, U.S. | September 13, 1916|
Died: November 22, 1991 Pine Grove, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania, U.S. | (aged 78)|
Batted: Unknown Threw: Right | |
MLB debut | |
September 2, 1945, for the New York Giants | |
Last MLB appearance | |
September 30, 1945, for the New York Giants | |
MLB statistics | |
Batting average | .276 |
Home runs | 5 |
RBI | 15 |
Teams | |
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Roy Franklin Zimmerman (September 13, 1913 – November 22, 1991) [1] was an American professional baseball first baseman. He played part of the 1945 season in Major League Baseball for the New York Giants in 1945. He stood 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) and weighed 187 lbs at the time he was drafted.
Zimmerman is one of many ballplayers who only appeared in the major leagues during World War II. He made his major league debut on September 2, 1945 in a doubleheader against the Brooklyn Dodgers at the Polo Grounds. He hit well and exhibited some power during his one-month stay with the Giants.
Season and career totals include 27 games played, a .276 batting average (27-for-98), 5 home runs, 15 runs batted in, 14 runs scored, and a slugging percentage of .439. He made 3 errors in 25 games at first base and had a fielding percentage of .988.
Zimmerman died in his hometown of Pine Grove, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania in 1991.
References
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[edit]- Career statistics from Baseball Reference, or Baseball Reference (Minors)
- Retrosheet
- Major League Baseball first basemen
- New York Giants (baseball) players
- Perth-Cornwall Bisons players
- Moline Plowboys players
- Columbia Reds players
- Tyler Trojans players
- Macon Peaches players
- Greenville Spinners players
- Kansas City Blues (baseball) players
- Newark Bears (International League) players
- Drummondville Cubs players
- Oakland Oaks (baseball) players
- Tulsa Oilers (baseball) players
- Baseball players from Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania
- 1916 births
- 1991 deaths