Zip Zabel

Relief pitcher

Born: February 18, 1891
Wetmore, Kansas

Died: May 31, 1970 (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

MLB 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 Robins (now 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

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