boys of summer Bob Kuzava

Robert Leroy Kuzava (born May 28, 1923 in Wyandotte, Michigan) was a Pitcher for the Cleveland Indians (1946-47), Chicago White Sox (1949-50), Washington Senators (1950-51), New York Yankees (1951-54), Baltimore Orioles (1954-55), Philadelphia Phillies (1955), Pittsburgh Pirates (1957) and St. Louis Cardinals (1957).

He made his major league debut on September 21, 1946 at Cleveland's League Park against the Detroit Tigers. Kuzava was the last Cleveland pitcher to start a major league game at his historic ball park.

He helped the Yankees win the 1951-53 World Series, gaining the saves in final games in both 1951 vs. Giants (Game 6) and 1952 vs. Dodgers (Gane 7).

He finished 4th in voting for the 1949 American League Rookie of the Year for having a 10-6 Win-Loss record, 29 Games (18 Started), 9 Complete Games, 1 Shutout, 3 Games Finished, 156 ? Innings Pitched, 139 Hits Allowed, 76 Runs Allowed, 70 Earned Runs Allowed, 6 Home Runs Allowed, 91 Walks, 83 Strikeouts, 1 Hit Batsmen, 2 Wild Pitches, 685 Batters Faced, a 4.02 ERA and a 1.468 WHIP.

In 10 seasons he had a 49-44 Win-Loss record, 213 Games (99 Started), 34 Complete Games, 7 Shutouts, 58 Games Finished, 13 Saves, 862 Innings Pitched, 849 Hits Allowed, 427 Runs Allowed, 388 Earned Runs Allowed, 54 Home Runs Allowed, 415 Walks, 446 Strikeouts, 8 Hit Batsmen, 18 Wild Pitches, 3,748 Batters Faced, 1 Balk, a 4.05 ERA and a 1.466 WHIP.

Pitching Statistics
Year Team W L G CG H R ER HR BB SO ERA
1946 Cleveland 1 0 2 0 9 7 4 0 11 4 3.00
1947 Cleveland 1 1 4 1 22 10 10 1 9 9 4.15
1949 Chicago 10 6 29 9 139 76 70 6 91 83 4.02
1950 Chi/Was 9 10 32 9 199 108 96 13 102 105 4.33
1951 Was/NY 11 7 31 7 133 61 54 10 55 72 3.61
1952 New York 8 8 28 6 115 53 51 7 63 67 3.45
1953 New York 6 5 33 2 92 35 34 9 34 48 3.31
1954 NY/Bal 2 6 24 0 76 41 35 3 29 37 4.97
1955 Bal/Phi 1 1 23 0 57 33 31 5 16 18 6.25
1957 St. Louis 0 0 7 0 7 3 3 0 5 3 6.23

Career statistics
ERA  4.05
Wins  49
Complete Games  34
Strike Outs  446