Zip Zabel

Zip Zabel
Zip Zabel
	Relief pitcher
	Born: February 18, 1891; Wetmore, Kansas
	Died: May 31, 1970 (aged 79); Beloit, Wisconsin
	Batted: Right Threw: Right
MLB debut
	October 5, 1913, for the Chicago Cubs
Last MLB appearance
	September 29, 1915, for the Chicago Cubs
MLB statistics
Win–loss record	12-14
Strikeouts	110
Earned run average	2.71
Teams
	Chicago Cubs (1913–15);
Career highlights and awards
	Holds the major league record for relief innings in a single game, 18⅓ innings;

George Washington (Zip) Zabel (February 18, 1891, Wetmore, Kansas—May 31, 1970, Beloit, Wisconsin) was a professional baseball pitcher. He played all or part of three seasons in Major League Baseball in 1913-15 for the Chicago Cubs.

Zabel attended Baker University, in Baldwin City, Kansas.^[1]

On June 17, 1915, Zabel set the record for most innings pitched in relief in one game. He came into the game in relief for Bert Humphries with two out in the first inning, and pitched the final 18⅓ innings to earn the win over the Brooklyn Robins (now the Brooklyn Dodgers) and opposing pitcher Jeff Pfeffer, who pitched the complete game.^[2]

Notes

References

Career statistics and player information from Baseball Reference, or Baseball Reference (Minors)

External links

A Wetmore, Kansas page, with a good picture of Zabel
Zip Zabel at Baseball-Almanac.com

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[1] ttp://www.kansascity.com/2013/04/29/4208768/yankees-pitcher-vidal-nuno-went.html

[2] The Best Games Pitched in Relief

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