Zip Zabel

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George (Zip) Zabel
Relief pitcher
Batted: Right Threw: Right
MLB debut
October 5, 1913
for the Chicago Cubs
Final game
September 29, 1915
for the Chicago Cubs
Career statistics
Games won     12
Games lost     14
ERA     2.71
Teams
Career highlights and awards
  • Holds the Major League record for relief job, 18 1/3 innings

George Washington (Zip) Zabel (February 18, 1891, Wetmore, Kansas—May 31, 1970, Beloit, Wisconsin) was a Major League relief pitcher for the Chicago Cubs.

Zabel attended Baker University, in Baldwin City, Kansas.

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 18 1/3 innings to earn the win over the Brooklyn Dodgers and opposing pitcher Jeff Pfeffer, who pitched the complete game.

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