George Uhle, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

George Uhle

American baseball player

Date of Birth: 18-Sep-1898

Place of Birth: Cleveland, Ohio, United States

Date of Death: 26-Feb-1985

Profession: baseball player

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Virgo

George Ernest Uhle (September 18, 1898 – February 26, 1985) was a Major League Baseball pitcher.
Born in Cleveland, Ohio, he began his playing career with his hometown Cleveland Indians.
After ten seasons, during which time he led the American League in wins, innings pitched, complete games, shutouts, and games started, he was traded in 1928 to the Detroit Tigers for Jackie Tavener and Ken Holloway.
He went on to play with the New York Giants, New York Yankees, and again with the Indians.
When his career ended in 1936, he had won 200 games.
His lifetime batting average of .289 (393-for-1360) is still a record for a pitcher (not playing at any other position) On May 25, 1929, the Detroit Tigers defeated the Chicago White Sox 6-5 in 21 innings.
Uhle, who was the winning pitcher, pitched twenty innings to earn his eighth win of the season with no losses.
The losing pitcher, Ted Lyons, pitched all 21 innings for Chicago. Babe Ruth himself credited George with being the toughest pitcher he ever faced, although Ruth batted .336 against Uhle.
Out of 714 career home runs, he got only four off Uhle.
Uhle had the second most strikeouts of Ruth by a pitcher, with 25.
Only Lefty Grove had more, with 27. He was buried at Lakewood Park Cemetery in Rocky River, Ohio.