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George Brunet

George Brunet
Pitcher
Born: (1935-06-08)June 8, 1935
Houghton, Michigan, United States
Died: October 25, 1991(1991-10-25) (aged 56)
Poza Rica, Veracruz, Mexico
Batted: Right Threw: Left
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
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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.


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