Joseph Harrison Conzelman (July 14, 1889 – April 17, 1979) was a pitcher in Major League Baseball. He played for the Pittsburgh Pirates.[1]
| Joe Conzelman | |
|---|---|
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| Pitcher | |
| Born: July 14, 1889 Bristol, Connecticut, U.S. | |
| Died: April 17, 1979 (aged 89) Mountain Brook, Alabama, U.S. | |
Batted: Right Threw: Right | |
| MLB debut | |
| May 1, 1913, for the Pittsburgh Pirates | |
| Last MLB appearance | |
| August 15, 1915, for the Pittsburgh Pirates | |
| MLB statistics | |
| Win–loss record | 6–8 |
| Earned run average | 2.92 |
| Strikeouts | 70 |
| Stats at Baseball Reference | |
| Teams | |
Conzelman attended Connecticut Agricultural College where he played college baseball, football and basketball. He was captain of the football team in 1909.[2][3] He continued his college baseball career at Brown University where he once struck out 21 batters in a game and earned a degree in civil engineering.[2] While still at Brown, he was scouted by Arthur Irwin of the New York Yankees but decided against turning professional in favor of focusing on his schooling.[4]
After his time at Brown, Conzelman joined the Pittsburgh Pirates in June 1912 but did not get into a game in that season. The following season, he made the team out of spring training.[2] He played his final Major League season with the Pirates in 1915.[5]
Prior to the 1915 season, he earned a graduate engineering degree from Columbia University. In January 1916, he announced his retirement from baseball in order to accept a job with an engineering firm in Pittsburgh.[5]
In October 1918, he graduated from the United States School of Military Aeronautics in Urbana, Illinois.[6]
References
edit- ^ "Joe Conzelman Statistics and History". baseball-reference.com. Retrieved November 9, 2011.
- ^ a b c "Bristol Welcomes Joe Conzelman". Hartford Courant. November 1, 1914. p. 32. Retrieved July 14, 2023.
- ^ "UConn's Student Newspaper Digitized and Online". UConn Libraries Newsletter. 18 (2): 3. Fall 2012. Retrieved July 14, 2023.
- ^ "Pitcher Conzelman". Hartford Courant. June 21, 1912. p. 16. Retrieved July 15, 2023.
- ^ a b "Joe Conzelman, Former Cracker, Quits Baseball". The Atlanta Journal. January 29, 1916. p. 6. Retrieved July 14, 2023.
- ^ "Joe Conzelman, Ex-Cracker, Now a U.S. Birdman". The Atlanta Constitution. October 23, 1918. p. 14. Retrieved July 14, 2023.
External links
edit- Career statistics from Baseball Reference, or Baseball Reference (Minors)
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