George Zeber

George William Zeber (born August 29, 1950 in Ellwood City, Pennsylvania) is a former professional baseball player. He played parts of two seasons in Major League Baseball from 1977 to 1978 for the New York Yankees. He was used primarily as a backup to second baseman Willie Randolph.

George Zeber
Second baseman
Born: (1950-08-29) August 29, 1950
Ellwood City, Pennsylvania
Batted: Switch Threw: Right
MLB debut
May 7, 1977, for the New York Yankees
Last MLB appearance
June 14, 1978, for the New York Yankees
MLB statistics
Batting average.296
Home runs3
Runs batted in10
Teams
Career highlights and awards

Early life

Zeber was drafted into the United States Army in 1970 and deployed to Vietnam during the Vietnam War in March 1971.[1] He spent five months in the Quang Tri area and was discharged from the army in September 1971.

References

  1. Bush, Frederick C. "George Zeber", Society for American Baseball Research website. Retrieved 3 February 2019.


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