Zip Zabel

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Zip Zabel

Relief pitcher
Born: (1891-02-18)February 18, 1891 Wetmore, Kansas
Died: May 31, 1970(1970-05-31) (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
Career 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 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

Persondata
Name	Zabel, Zip
Alternative names
Short description	American baseball pitcher
Date of birth	February 18, 1891
Place of birth	Wetmore, Kansas
Date of death	May 31, 1970
Place of death	Beloit, Wisconsin

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