Marv Breuer
PositionPitcher
BatsRight
ThrowsRight
Birth dateApril 29, 1914
Birth placeRolla, Missouri, U.S.
Death dateJanuary 17, 1991 (aged 76)
Death placeRolla, Missouri, U.S.
DebutleagueMLB
DebutdateMay 4
Debutyear1939
DebutteamNew York Yankees
FinalleagueMLB
FinaldateAugust 28
Finalyear1943
FinalteamNew York Yankees
StatleagueMLB
Stat1labelWin–loss record
Stat1value25–26
Stat2labelEarned run average
Stat2value4.03
Stat3labelStrikeouts
Stat3value226
Teams
Highlights

Marvin Howard "Baby Face" Breuer (April 29, 1914 – January 17, 1991) was an American pitcher in Major League Baseball. He played for the New York Yankees from 1939 to 1943.[1]

In the 1941 World Series, Breuer came on as a reliever in the fifth inning of Game 4 to relieve Atley Donald, with the Yankees losing 4–3. Breuer pitched three scoreless innings, which enabled the Yankees to ultimately win the game on a passed ball by Mickey Owen.[2] Breuer also pitched in the 1942 World Series, which the Yankees lost to the St. Louis Cardinals.

After Breuer's playing career ended, he spent 31 years working for the United States Geological Survey until his retirement in 1976. He had a wife, Dorothy, two children, three grandchildren, and three great-grandchildren.[2]

Breuer earned a Bachelor of Science degree in civil engineering from the Missouri School of Mines in 1935 and after his baseball career, worked for the United States Geological Survey until retiring in 1976.[3]

References

  1. ^ "Marv Breuer Statistics and History". baseball-reference.com. Retrieved January 5, 2011.
  2. ^ "The Obit For Marv Breuer". thedeadballera.com. Retrieved June 12, 2012.
  3. ^ "Marv Breuer Stats". Baseball Almanac. Retrieved January 22, 2018. Marv Breuer received a Bachelor of Science degree in Civil Engineering in 1935 from the Missouri School of Mines