Roy Zimmerman (baseball)
Roy Franklin Zimmerman (September 13, 1916 – November 22, 1991) was a professional baseball first baseman. He played part of the 1945 season in Major League Baseball for the New York Giants in 1945. The 28-year-old rookie stood 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) and weighed 187 lbs.
| Roy Zimmerman | |||
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| First baseman | |||
| Born: September 13, 1916 Pine Grove, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania | |||
| Died: November 22, 1991 (aged 75) Pine Grove, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania | |||
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| MLB debut | |||
| September 2, 1945, for the New York Giants | |||
| Last MLB appearance | |||
| September 30, 1945, for the New York Giants | |||
| MLB statistics | |||
| Batting average | .276 | ||
| Home runs | 5 | ||
| RBI | 15 | ||
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Zimmerman is one of many ballplayers who only appeared in the major leagues during World War II. He made his major league debut on September 2, 1945 in a doubleheader against the Brooklyn Dodgers at the Polo Grounds. He hit well and exhibited some power during his one-month stay with the Giants.
Season and career totals include 27 games played, a .276 batting average (27-for-98), 5 home runs, 15 runs batted in, 14 runs scored, and a slugging percentage of .439. He made 3 errors in 25 games at first base and had a fielding percentage of .988.
Zimmerman died in his hometown of Pine Grove, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania, at the age of 75.
External links
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference, or Baseball-Reference (Minors)
- Retrosheet