George Brunet | |||
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Pitcher | |||
Born: Houghton, Michigan, United States |
June 8, 1935|||
Died: October 25, 1991 Poza Rica, Veracruz, Mexico |
(aged 56)|||
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debut | |||
September 14, 1956, for the Kansas City Athletics | |||
Last appearance | |||
April 28, 1971, for the St. Louis Cardinals | |||
Career statistics | |||
Win–loss record | 69–93 | ||
Earned run average | 3.62 | ||
Strikeouts | 921 | ||
Teams | |||
Member of the Mexican | |||
Baseball Hall of Fame | |||
Inducted | 1999 |
George Stuart Brunet (June 8, 1935 – October 25, 1991) was an American Major League Baseball pitcher who also went on to a Hall of Fame career in Mexico. Brunet pitched for nine different Major League clubs during his career in America.
Brunet was born in Houghton, Michigan, and attended Calumet High School in Calumet, Michigan. He was originally signed by Detroit Tigers scout and former pitcher Schoolboy Rowe in 1952. He pitched three seasons in the Sooner State League before being released. He soon caught on with the Kansas City Athletics in 1955. He received his first call up to the majors in 1956, giving up seven earned runs in nine innings pitched. His second Major League appearance came against the Boston Red Sox with the bases loaded, and Ted Williams standing in the batter's box. He got Williams to bounce into a double play.
He spent the next three seasons in the minors, making brief call ups in 1957 and 1959. He was 14–15 with a 3.42 ERA and a league leading 235 strikeouts for the Little Rock Travelers in 1957. At one point, his record stood at 10–3, but over a stretch of over fifty innings in which his team failed to give him a single run of support, his record fell to 10–11.