Bob Kuzava Baseball - 19 de January de 2016
Robert Leroy Kuzava (born May 28, 1923) is an American former professional baseball player, a left-handed pitcher for the Cleveland Indians (1946â1947), Chicago White Sox (1949â1950), Washington Senators (1950â1951), New York Yankees (1951â1954), Baltimore Orioles (1954â1955), Philadelphia Phillies (1955), Pittsburgh Pirates (1957) and St. Louis Cardinals (1957). He was born in Wyandotte, Michigan. In 2003, Bob Kuzava was inducted into the National Polish-American Sports Hall of Fame.
Kuzava helped the Yankees win three consecutive World Series from 1951-53. He gained saves in the final games of both the 1951 World Series against the New York Giants (Game 6) and 1952 against the Brooklyn Dodgers (Game 7). He pitched in the ninth inning of a 1953 World Series Game 5 victory for the Yankees as well.
Kuzava, whose nickname was "Sarge", had been a military policeman during World War II.
Sent him 2 photos on 4 Jan and got both back signed on 19 Jan.
Mr Bob Kuzava
1118 Vinewood St
Wyandotte, MI 48192-4945 |
