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Bob Kuzava

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Both • Throws: Left

6-2, 202lb (188cm, 91kg)

Born: May 28, 1923 in Wyandotte, MI us

Died: May 15, 2017 in Wyandotte, MI

Buried: Sacred Heart Catholic Cemetery, Grosse Ile, MI

Debut: September 21, 1946 (Age 23-116d, 10,196th in major league history)
vs. DET 8.0 IP, 4 H, 3 SO, 7 BB, 1 ER

Last Game: September 29, 1957 (Age 34-124d)
vs. CHC 1.0 IP, 2 H, 1 SO, 0 BB, 0 ER

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1949 season

Full Name: Robert Leroy Kuzava

Nicknames: Sarge

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

4.1

ERA

4.05

213

862.0

446

WHIP

1.466

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Team Record in Appearances: 14-19 / in Starts: 2-4

Days of Rest

Run Support in Games Started

Total runs in Starts, Avg. is per 27 outs

Inning/Score Appearance Matrix

Multiple inning appearances: 22, Entered with runners on base: 8

1953 Pitching Game Log

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1953 Pitching Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
1	127	12	Apr 26	NYY		WSH	L,4-5	8-8		99	1.0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0.00	5.59	4	2	1	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.25	0.014	.97	0.03%	0.48	8t --- 0 out d3	8t 3 out d3
May				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
2	128	21	May 9	NYY	@	BOS	W,6-4	8-GF	S(1)	12	2.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0.00	2.93	6	0	5	0	1	0		0	0	0	0	0	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.21	0.187	5.27	0.49%	1.04	8b --- 0 out a2	9b end a 2
3	129	25	May 14	NYY		CHW	L,5-7	7-7		4	0.1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0.00	3.79	2	0	1	0	0	0		1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	1.59	0.038	8.64	0.13%	0.31	7t -2- 2 out d1	7t 3 out d1
4	130	26	May 16	NYY		CHW	L,3-5	9-GF		1	0.1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0.00	3.14	1	0	0	0	0	0		1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.27	0.008	1.46	0.03%	0.22	9t 1-- 2 out d2	9t end d 2
5	131	27	May 17	NYY		SLB	W,6-5	10-GF(10)	W(1-0)	0	1.0	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	1.93	3.02	5	2	1	0	0	2		0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.65	-0.307	11.49	-0.80%	-0.52	10t --- 0 out tie	10t end d 1
6	132	29	May 20	NYY		DET	W,9-8	7-8		2	2.0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	1.35	3.49	7	2	2	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	5	0	0	0	1	0	0	.93	0.102	4.04	0.27%	0.96	7t --- 0 out d1	8t 3 out d1
7	133	34	May 25	NYY		BOS	L,10-14	5-6		4	1.2	4	3	3	2	0	0	0	4.32	4.03	10	3	1	0	0	4		2	2	0	0	0	8	1	1	2	0	0	0	.35	-0.117	1.96	-0.40%	-3.63	5t 12- 1 out d3	6t 3 out d8
Jun				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
8	134	43	Jun 6	NYY	@	SLB	W,6-2	6-6	H(1)	11	0.2	1	0	0	2	0	0	0	4.00	4.59	5	1	1	0	0	1		0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.99	-0.039	4.69	-0.11%	-0.27	6b --- 0 out a3	6b 123 2 out a3
9	135	51	Jun 14(1)	NYY	@	CLE	W,6-2	7-7	W(2-0)	7	1.0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	3.60	4.49	3	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	.75	0.042	3.38	0.11%	0.48	7b --- 0 out d1	7b 3 out d1
10	136	57	Jun 19	NYY		DET	L,2-3	GS-7	L(2-1)	4	6.2	7	3	3	3	5	2	0	3.78	5.23	27	4	8	1	0	7	50			0	0	0	24	0	0	0	3	0	0	1.16	0.085	2.57	0.11%	1.13	1t start tie	7t 1-- 2 out tie
11	137	60	Jun 21(2)	NYY		DET	L,3-10	5-5		1	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3.63	5.13	2	1	1	0	0	0		1	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.13	0.078	2.52	0.10%	0.93	5t --3 1 out d2	5t 3 out d2
12	138	62	Jun 24	NYY		CHW	L,4-8	1-7		2	7.0	10	5	5	2	2	1	0	4.44	5.02	31	5	12	2	1	10		3	3	0	0	0	29	0	1	0	1	0	0	.41	-0.224	1.43	-0.46%	-2.82	1t 123 0 out tie	7t 3 out d6
13	139	66	Jun 28	NYY		CLE	L,1-4	7-8		3	2.0	3	0	0	0	1	0	0	4.10	4.76	8	2	2	0	0	3		0	0	0	0	0	8	0	0	0	1	0	0	.23	0.025	1.38	0.09%	0.96	7t --- 0 out d4	8t 3 out d3
Jul				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
14	140	74	Jul 5(2)	NYY	@	WSH	L,4-5	GS-7	L(2-2)	6	7.0	12	5	5	3	4	0	0	4.59	4.33	36	5	12	1	2	12	34			0	0	0	32	3	1	0	0	0	0	1.27	-0.261	6.02	-0.74%	-1.61	1b start a 1	7b 3 out d2
15	141	82	Jul 12	NYY		WSH	W,6-5	8-9	H(2)	6	1.0	1	1	1	0	0	1	0	4.72	4.66	4	1	2	0	0	1		0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.08	-0.016	5.03	-0.04%	-0.52	8t --- 0 out a2	9t --- 0 out a1
16	142	83	Jul 16(1)	NYY	@	SLB	L,6-8	1-3		3	2.1	3	2	2	0	3	2	0	4.91	5.07	9	1	2	0	0	3		0	0	0	1	0	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	.57	-0.101	2.69	-0.29%	-0.88	1b --- 2 out d2	3b 3 out d2
17	143	89	Jul 21	NYY	@	CLE	L,3-8	5-6		4	2.0	4	3	3	1	0	0	0	5.35	5.02	11	2	4	0	1	4		0	0	0	0	0	10	2	0	0	0	0	0	.49	-0.133	1.88	-0.31%	-2.03	5b --- 0 out d2	6b 3 out d5
18	144	91	Jul 23	NYY	@	CLE	L,2-10	7-GF(8)		1	2.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	5.09	4.86	6	2	3	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	.00	0.000	.00	0.00%	0.97	7b --- 0 out d10	8b end d 8
19	145	94	Jul 26(1)	NYY	@	DET	L,3-5	8-GF(8)		2	1.0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	4.97	4.87	5	2	1	0	0	1		0	0	0	0	0	4	1	0	1	0	0	0	.26	0.014	1.19	0.04%	0.49	8b --- 0 out d2	8b end d 2
20	146	98	Jul 30	NYY		CLE	L,3-4	9-GF		3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4.85	4.82	3	0	3	0	1	0		0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.48	0.036	1.98	0.09%	0.48	9t --- 0 out d1	9t end d 1
Aug				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
21	147	100	Aug 1	NYY		SLB	L,2-3	GS-8	L(2-3)	1	7.1	10	3	3	1	4	1	0	4.68	4.65	33	9	10	1	1	9	49			0	0	0	31	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.32	-0.197	4.69	-0.42%	0.32	1t start tie	8t 1-- 1 out d1
22	148	107	Aug 8(2)	NYY		CHW	W,3-0	SHO	W(3-3)	6	9.0	1	0	0	3	4	0	0	3.97	4.36	30	7	15	0	3	1	86			0	1	0	27	1	0	0	0	0	0	.84	0.497	3.78	1.35%	4.31	1t start tie	9t 3 out a3
23	149	116	Aug 17(2)	NYY	@	PHA	W,9-0	SHO	W(4-3)	8	9.0	11	0	0	1	4	0	0	3.44	4.05	37	10	12	0	2	10	68			0	0	0	36	1	0	0	2	0	1	.34	0.134	.37	0.09%	4.62	1b start a 5	9b 3 out a9
24	150	120	Aug 21	NYY		PHA	W,5-4	10-GF(11)	W(5-3)	3	2.0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	3.34	3.98	7	0	5	0	1	1		0	0	0	0	0	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.34	0.266	1.64	0.11%	0.96	10t --- 0 out tie	11t end tie
25	151	123	Aug 25	NYY	@	DET	W,6-3	10-11	W(6-3)	3	1.1	2	1	1	2	1	0	0	3.41	4.01	8	0	3	0	0	2		2	0	0	0	0	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.50	0.182	1.90	0.08%	-0.04	10b 12- 1 out tie	11b 12- 2 out a3
26	152	125	Aug 27	NYY	@	CLE	L,2-4	8-GF(11)	L(6-4)	1	3.1	3	2	2	2	3	1	0	3.50	4.12	14	2	4	0	2	3		0	0	0	1	0	11	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.10	-0.068	.44	-0.01%	-0.32	8b --- 0 out d1	11b end d 2
27	153	128	Aug 30(1)	NYY	@	CHW	W,10-6	6-GF	S(2)	2	4.0	4	1	1	1	0	0	0	3.43	4.08	16	4	7	0	4	4		2	1	0	0	0	15	0	1	0	1	0	0	.73	0.107	.43	0.04%	1.05	6b 12- 0 out a5	9b end a 4
Sept				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
28	154	131	Sep 2	NYY	@	SLB	W,9-1	9-GF	S(3)	2	1.0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	3.39	4.10	4	1	2	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.01	0.001	.00	0.00%	0.51	9b --- 0 out a8	9b end a 8
29	155	133	Sep 7(1)	NYY	@	BOS	L,4-7	7-7		4	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	3.35	4.06	3	1	1	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.32	0.025	.00	0.00%	0.52	7b --- 0 out d2	7b 3 out d2
30	156	140	Sep 14	NYY		CLE	W,8-5	5-6		6	1.2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	3.28	4.06	5	2	2	0	1	0		2	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	1	0	0	1.41	0.143	.00	0.00%	1.37	5t 12- 1 out d1	6t 3 out d1
31	157	144	Sep 17	NYY		SLB	L,1-7	8-GF		2	2.0	2	2	1	1	1	0	0	3.31	4.04	9	0	5	0	1	2		0	0	0	0	0	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	.08	-0.023	.00	0.00%	-1.04	8t --- 0 out d4	9t end d 6
32	158	147	Sep 22	NYY		PHA	W,7-2	8-GF	S(4)	4	2.0	3	2	2	0	1	1	0	3.44	4.13	9	0	5	0	1	3		0	0	0	0	0	9	2	0	0	0	0	0	.06	0.004	.00	0.00%	-1.04	8t --- 0 out a7	9t end a 5
33	159	149	Sep 25	NYY		BOS	L,0-5	GS-6	L(6-5)	2	6.0	7	1	1	2	8	0	0	3.31	3.93	26	4	6	2	0	6	60			1	0	1	24	3	0	0	0	0	0	1.09	0.186	.00	0.00%	1.87	1t start tie	6t 3 out d1
							14-19		W-L:6-5,Sv:4,Hld:2	3.2	92.1	92	35	34	34	48	9	0	3.31	3.93	386	0.55		4%	10%	89	58	14	43%	1	3	1	348	14	4	4	11	0	1	.91	0.688	2.41	-0.44%	9.25

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