Roy Zimmerman (baseball)
Roy Franklin Zimmerman (September 13, 1913 – November 22, 1991) [1] was a professional baseball first baseman. He played part of the 1945 season in Major League Baseball for the New York Giants in 1945. He stood 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) and weighed 187 lbs at the time he was drafted.
| Roy Zimmerman | |
|---|---|
| First baseman | |
| Born: September 13, 1916 Pine Grove, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania | |
| Died: November 22, 1991 (aged 78) Pine Grove, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania | |
Batted: Unknown Threw: Right | |
| 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 |
| Teams | |
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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 in 1991.
External links
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball Reference, or Baseball Reference (Minors)
- Retrosheet