Susce was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and attended Schenley High School, where he played both baseball as a catcher and football as a fullback. Upon graduating high school, he tried out for the Philadelphia Phillies. He did not make the team, but left a positive impression on manager Stuffy McInnis.[1] He attended Glenville State College and St. Bonaventure University. He threw and batted right-handed, stood 5 feet 11+1⁄2 inches (1.816 m) tall and weighed 200 pounds (91 kg). His unusual nickname – "Good Kid" – was given to him as a young player because of his eagerness to help with mundane tasks associated with baseball.[2]
george, susce, catcher, this, article, about, baseball, catcher, coach, baseball, pitcher, george, susce, pitcher, george, cyril, methodius, susce, august, 1907, february, 1986, american, major, league, baseball, catcher, philadelphia, phillies, 1929, detroit,. This article is about the baseball catcher and coach For his son the baseball pitcher see George Susce pitcher George Cyril Methodius Susce August 13 1907 February 25 1986 was an American Major League Baseball catcher for the Philadelphia Phillies 1929 Detroit Tigers 1932 Pittsburgh Pirates 1939 St Louis Browns 1940 and Cleveland Indians 1941 44 His son George D often known as George Susce Jr was a Major League pitcher George SusceCatcherBorn 1907 08 13 August 13 1907Pittsburgh Pennsylvania U S Died February 25 1986 1986 02 25 aged 78 Sarasota Florida U S Batted RightThrew RightMLB debutApril 23 1929 for the Philadelphia PhilliesLast MLB appearanceOctober 1 1944 for the Cleveland IndiansMLB statisticsBatting average 228Home runs2Runs batted in22TeamsPhiladelphia Phillies 1929 Detroit Tigers 1932 Pittsburgh Pirates 1939 St Louis Browns 1940 Cleveland Indians 1941 1944 Contents 1 Career as player 2 Longtime coach 3 References 4 External linksCareer as player editSusce was born in Pittsburgh Pennsylvania and attended Schenley High School where he played both baseball as a catcher and football as a fullback Upon graduating high school he tried out for the Philadelphia Phillies He did not make the team but left a positive impression on manager Stuffy McInnis 1 He attended Glenville State College and St Bonaventure University He threw and batted right handed stood 5 feet 11 1 2 inches 1 816 m tall and weighed 200 pounds 91 kg His unusual nickname Good Kid was given to him as a young player because of his eagerness to help with mundane tasks associated with baseball 2 In eight big league seasons Susce played in 146 games and had 268 at bats 23 runs scored 61 hits 11 doubles a triple two home runs 22 runs batted in a stolen base and 25 walks with a 228 batting average and 301 on base percentage In 1940 his last year as a full time player Susce appeared in a career high 61 games for the Browns starting 37 games at catcher Longtime coach editSusce served as a major league bullpen coach for 29 years for the Indians 1941 49 Boston Red Sox 1950 54 Kansas City Athletics 1955 56 Milwaukee Braves 1958 59 and the expansion Washington Senators Texas Rangers 1961 67 1969 72 He managed in the farm systems of the Indians 1948 and Red Sox 1950 but also spent at least parts of those seasons as a major league coach with the parent clubs In addition Susce coached for the Triple A Louisville Colonels and Jacksonville Suns Susce died in Sarasota Florida at the age of 78 References edit Doyle Chilly June 3 1927 Phils Sweet on Oakland Catcher Pittsburgh Post Gazette p 11 The Baseball Register 1965 edition St Louis The Sporting NewsExternal links editCareer statistics and player information from Baseball Reference or Baseball Reference Minors George Susce at Find a Grave nbsp Sporting positionsPreceded byJohnny Schulte Boston Red Sox Bullpen Coach1950 1954 Succeeded byMickey Owen Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title George Susce catcher amp oldid 1166995436, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
