George Brunet

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George Brunet
Pitcher
Born: June 8, 1935(1935-06-08) Houghton, Michigan, United States
Died: October 25, 1991(1991-10-25) (aged 56) Poza Rica, Veracruz, Mexico
Batted: Right	Threw: Left
Professional debut
September 14, 1956 for the Kansas City Athletics
Last professional appearance
April 28, 1971 for the St. Louis Cardinals
statistics
Win-Loss record	69-93
Earned run average	3.62
Strikeouts	921
Teams
Kansas City Athletics (1956–1957; 1959-1960) Milwaukee Braves (1960–1961) Houston Colt .45's (1962–1963) Baltimore Orioles (1963) Los Angeles Angels/California Angels (1964–1969) Seattle Pilots (1969) Washington Senators (1970) Pittsburgh Pirates (1970) St. Louis Cardinals (1971)
Member of the Mexican
Baseball Hall of Fame
Inducted	1999

George Stuart Brunet (June 8, 1935 – October 25, 1991), nicknamed "Lefty" and "Red", was an American Major League Baseball pitcher. He pitched for the Kansas City Athletics (1956–57; 1959–60), Milwaukee Braves (1960–61), Houston Colt .45's (1962–63), Baltimore Orioles (1963), Los Angeles Angels/California Angels (1964–69), Seattle Pilots (1969), Washington Senators (1970), Pittsburgh Pirates (1970) and St. Louis Cardinals (1971). During a 15-year baseball career, Brunet compiled 69 wins, 921 strikeouts, and a 3.62 earned run average.

He helped the Pirates win the 1970 NL East Division.

On October 25, 1991, Brunet died in Poza Rica, Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave, Mexico at the age of 56.

In 1999, he was elected to the Mexican Baseball Hall of Fame.

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v t e Seattle Pilots 1969 Inaugural Season Roster

Opening Day Lineup	2B Tommy Harper • RF Mike Hegan • LF Tommy Davis • 1B Don Mincher • 3B Rich Rollins • CF Jim Gosger • C Jerry McNertney • SS Ray Oyler • SP Marty Pattin

Batters	C Larry Haney • C Jim Pagliaroni • C Freddie Velázquez • 1B Greg Goossen • 2B John Donaldson • 3B Mike Ferraro • 3B Gus Gil • 3B Tommy Harper • SS Ron Clark • SS Gordon Lund • SS Fred Stanley • IF John Kennedy • OF Wayne Comer • OF Steve Hovley • OF Dick Simpson • OF Sandy Valdespino • OF José Vidal • OF Danny Walton • OF Steve Whitaker • OF Billy Williams • UT Merritt Ranew

Pitchers	SP Steve Barber • SP Gene Brabender • SP George Brunet • SP Mike Marshall • SP Fred Talbot • RP Jim Bouton • RP Bob Locker • RP John O'Donoghue • RP John Gelnar • CL Diego Seguí • P Jack Aker • P Dick Baney • P Dick Bates • P Gary Bell • P Bucky Brandon • P Bill Edgerton • P Miguel Fuentes • P Skip Lockwood • P Bob Meyer • P John Morris • P Garry Roggenburk • P Jerry Stephenson • P Gary Timberlake • P Dooley Womack

Manager and Coaches	Manager Joe Schultz • Coaches Frankie Crosetti • Sal Maglie • Eddie O'Brien • Ron Plaza • Sibby Sisti

v t e Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim Opening Day starting pitchers

Tim Belcher Bert Blyleven George Brunet Dean Chance Bartolo Colón Chuck Finley Ken Forsch Dave Frost Eli Grba Ken Hill Bruce Kison Mark Langston John Lackey Ken McBride Jim McGlothlin Andy Messersmith Fred Newman Nolan Ryan Joe Saunders Scott Schoeneweis Frank Tanana Jarrod Washburn Jered Weaver Mike Witt Clyde Wright Geoff Zahn

v t e Tigres del México

Franchise	History

Ballparks	Estadio Beto Ávila (2007–present) • Parque Hermanos Serdan (2003-2006) • Foro Sol (2000-2002) • Parque del Seguro Social (1955-1999)

Culture	Sistema Peralta

Hall of Fame	Alejo Peralta • Arnoldo Castro • Aurelio Rodríguez • Benjamín Cerda • Beto Ávila • Celerino Sánchez • Felipe Montemayor • Fermín Vázquez • Francisco Rodríguez • Francisco Maytorena • George Brunet • Gregorio Luque • Guillermo Garibay • Jack Pierce • Jaime Corella • José Bache • Leonardo Rodríguez • Lino Donoso • Miguel Sotelo • Miguel Suarez • Miguel Fernández Becerril • Oscar Rodríguez • Roberto Méndez • Rodolfo Sandoval • Ronaldo Camacho • Sergio Robles • Vicente Romo

Retired numbers	1 • 21 • 23 • 24

Championships (10)	1955 • 1960 • 1965 • 1966 • 1992 • 1997 • 2000 • 2001 • 2005 • 2011

El equipo que nació campeón

Persondata
Name	Brunet, George
Alternative names
Short description
Date of birth	June 8, 1935
Place of birth	Houghton, Michigan, United States
Date of death	October 25, 1991
Place of death	Poza Rica, Veracruz, Mexico