Gordon Maltzberger

Gordon Ralph Maltzberger (September 4, 1912 – December 11, 1974) was a professional baseball player. He was a right-handed pitcher over parts of four seasons (1943–44, 1946–47) with the Chicago White Sox. For his career, he compiled a 20–13 record in 135 appearances, mostly as a relief pitcher, with a 2.70 earned run average and 136 strikeouts.[1][2]

Gordon Maltzberger
Pitcher
Born: September 4, 1912 Utopia, Texas
Died: December 11, 1974 (aged 62) Rialto, California
Batted: Right Threw: Right
MLB debut
April 27, 1943, for the Chicago White Sox
Last MLB appearance
September 17, 1947, for the Chicago White Sox
MLB statistics
Win–loss record	20–13
Earned run average	2.70
Strikeouts	136
Innings pitched	293​^1⁄3
Teams
Chicago White Sox (1943–1944, 1946–1947)

Maltzberger was one of the few baseball players who wore glasses and may not have had a professional baseball career if it were not for the fact many players had joined the military in support of World War II. Maltzberger would also serve in the United States Army in 1945, missing that season.[2]

After his playing career, Maltzberger was a minor league manager in the Milwaukee Braves and White Sox farm systems,[3] and served as the pitching coach with the Minnesota Twins for three seasons.[4]

He was born in Utopia, Texas and later died in Rialto, California at the age of 62. He was buried at the Hermosa Memorial Cemetery in Colton, California.[5]

See also

• List of Major League Baseball annual saves leaders

References

1. Gordon Maltzberger at Baseball Reference
2. Gilbert, Bill (1992). They Also Served: Baseball and the Home Front, 1941–1945. New York: Crown Publishers. pp. 132–133. ISBN 0-517-58522-7.
3. Baseball Reference (minors)
4. Information at Retrosheet
5. Baseball Necrology

External links

• Career statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference
• Gordon Maltzberger at Find a Grave