George Caster
Pitcher, Baseball Player
1907 – 1955
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Who was George Caster?
George Jasper Caster, nicknamed "Ug", was a right-handed professional baseball pitcher for 21 years from 1929 to 1948 and again in 1953. He played 12 years in Major League Baseball with the Philadelphia Athletics, St. Louis Browns, and Detroit Tigers.
Caster became known as an early knuckleball pitcher. He played for American League pennant winning teams in both 1944 and 1945. He appeared in 376 major league games and compiled a career record of 76–100 in 1377-2/3 innings pitched.
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- Born
- Aug 4, 1907
Colton - Profession
- Lived in
- Colton
- Died
- Dec 18, 1955
Lakewood
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on July 23, 2013
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