George Susce
Catcher, Baseball Player
1907 – 1986
Who was George Susce?
George Cyril Methodius Susce was an American Major League Baseball catcher for the Philadelphia Phillies, Detroit Tigers, Pittsburgh Pirates, St. Louis Browns and Cleveland Indians. Susce was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. He threw and batted right-handed, stood 5 feet 11+¹⁄₂ inches tall and weighed 200 pounds. His son, George Jr., was a Major League pitcher.
In 8 seasons he played in 146 Games and had 268 At Bats, 23 Runs, 61 Hits, 11 Doubles, 1 Triple, 2 Home Runs, 22 RBI, 1 Stolen Base, 25 Walks, .228 Batting Average, .301 On-base percentage, .299 Slugging Percentage, 80 Total Bases and 10 Sacrifice Hits.
Susce served as a Major League bullpen coach for 29 years, for the Indians, Boston Red Sox, Kansas City Athletics, Milwaukee Braves, and the expansion Washington Senators/Texas Rangers. He managed in the farm systems of the Indians and Red Sox, but also spent at least parts of those seasons as a Major League coach with the parent clubs. In addition, Susce coached for the Triple-A Louisville Colonels and Jacksonville Suns.
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- Born
- Aug 13, 1907
Pittsburgh - Nationality
- United States of America
- Profession
- Education
- St. Bonaventure University
- Died
- Feb 25, 1986
Sarasota
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on July 23, 2013
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