Wayne Schurr

Wayne Schurr
Wayne Schurr
	Pitcher
	Born: August 6, 1937; Garrett, Indiana
	Died: March 29, 2024
	Batted: Right Threw: Right
MLB debut
	April 15, 1964, for the Chicago Cubs
Last MLB appearance
	July 11, 1964, for the Chicago Cubs
MLB statistics
Record	0–0
ERA	3.72
Strikeouts	29
Teams
	Chicago Cubs (1964);

Wayne Allen Schurr (August 6, 1937 - March 29, 2024) is an American former Major League Baseball relief pitcher who appeared in 26 games for the Chicago Cubs in 1964. The native of Garrett, Indiana, was a right-hander listed as 6 feet 4 inches (1.93 m) tall and 185 pounds (84 kg).

Schurr attended Hillsdale College in Michigan. His eight-season professional baseball career began when he signed with the San Francisco Giants as an amateur free agent in 1959. Acquired by the Cubs in the 1963 Rule 5 draft, Schurr spent the first three months of the 1964 campaign in the major leagues. He did not earn a decision or a save, and posted a 3.72 earned run average. In 481⁄3 innings pitched, he permitted 57 hits and 11 bases on balls, with 29 strikeouts. On May 29 at Wrigley Field, Schurr threw 51⁄3 scoreless innings in relief against the Milwaukee Braves before exiting the game for a pinch hitter; his effort enabled the Cubs to stay close in a ballgame they would eventually lose 6–5.^[1]

He retired from baseball after the 1966 minor-league season.

References

^ Retrosheet box score (29 May 1964): "Milwaukee Braves 6, Chicago Cubs 5"

External links

Career statistics from Baseball Reference, or Baseball Reference (Minors)

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[1] Retrosheet box score (29 May 1964): "Milwaukee Braves 6, Chicago Cubs 5"

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