George Cappuzzello

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Left

6-0, 175lb (183cm, 79kg)

Born: January 15, 1954 in Youngstown, OH us

Draft: Drafted by the Detroit Tigers in the 27th round of the 1972 MLB June Amateur Draft from Ursuline Catholic HS (Girard, OH).

High School: Ursuline Catholic HS (Girard, OH)

School: Youngstown State University (Youngstown, OH)

Debut: May 31, 1981 (Age 27-136d, 14,464th in major league history)
vs. BAL 1.0 IP, 2 H, 1 SO, 3 BB, 3 ER

Last Game: August 5, 1982 (Age 28-202d)
vs. SFG 0.1 IP, 2 H, 0 SO, 0 BB, 2 ER

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1982 season

Full Name: George Angelo Cappuzzello

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

0.5

ERA

3.23

53.0

WHIP

1.302

Standard Pitching

Standard Pitching
Year	Age	Tm	Lg	W	L	W-L%	ERA	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	ERA+	FIP	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W	Awards
1973	19	DET-min	A	9	5	.643	2.85	25	18		6	2	1	117.0	118	54	37	7	54	0	89	5	4	6				1.470	9.1	0.5	4.2	6.8	1.65	AND WCRS
1974	20	DET-min	A	0	0		11.25	4	0		0	0	1	4.0	5	6	5	2	8	0	4	0	1	1				3.250	11.3	4.5	18.0	9.0	0.50	LAK FLOR
1975	21	DET-min	A,AA	5	11	.313	2.79	24	20		8	0	0	142.0	119	63	44	2	84	2	112	6	1	10				1.430	7.5	0.1	5.3	7.1	1.33	LAK,MTG FLOR,SOUL
1976	22	DET-min	AA,AAA	8	11	.421	3.31	28	23		8	1	0	166.0	152	79	61	7	85	4	142	1	1	10				1.428	8.2	0.4	4.6	7.7	1.67	MTG,EVN SOUL,AA
1977	23	DET-min	AAA	5	3	.625	4.46	39	16		1	0	1	123.0	138	72	61	12	56	4	75	5	1	10				1.577	10.1	0.9	4.1	5.5	1.34	EVN AA
1978	24	CIN-min	AAA	3	1	.750	3.05	40	2		0	0	7	56.0	45	25	19	3	39	2	57	3	0	7				1.500	7.2	0.5	6.3	9.2	1.46	INA AA
1979	25	CIN-min	AA,AAA	9	5	.643	4.18	63	3		0	0	7	99.0	106	60	46	6	50	2	85	1	0	8				1.576	9.6	0.5	4.5	7.7	1.70	NVL,INA SOUL,AA
1980	26	DET-min	AA,AAA	9	10	.474	3.36	30	21		12	6	2	166.0	131	73	62	10	73	7	130	3	0	5				1.229	7.1	0.5	4.0	7.0	1.78	MTG,EVN SOUL,AA
1981	27	DET-min	AAA	4	0	1.000	1.76	8	5	0	1	0	0	46.0	41	15	9	4	13	1	27	0	2	0				1.174	8.0	0.8	2.5	5.3	2.08	EVN AA
1981	27	DET	AL	1	1	.500	3.48	18	3	5	0	0	1	33.2	28	14	13	2	18	2	19	2	0	4	146	110	4.03	1.366	7.5	0.5	4.8	5.1	1.06
1982	28	HOU-min	AAA	5	0	1.000	2.16	15	0	4	0	0	0	33.1	31	15	8	0	20	0	22	0	1	0				1.530	8.4	0.0	5.4	5.9	1.10	TUC PCL
1982	28	HOU	NL	0	1	.000	2.79	17	0	6	0	0	0	19.1	16	6	6	2	7	1	13	3	0	1	81	122	4.27	1.190	7.4	0.9	3.3	6.1	1.86
1984	30	NYY-min	AAA,AA	4	5	.444	3.96	24	8	9	1	0	2	72.2	80	39	32	9	32	1	40	2	1	4				1.541	9.9	1.1	4.0	5.0	1.25	CLB,NVL IL,SOUL
2 Yrs				1	2	.333	3.23	35	3	11	0	0	1	53.0	44	20	19	4	25	3	32	5	0	5	227	114	4.11	1.302	7.5	0.7	4.2	5.4	1.28
162 Game Avg.				2	4	.333	3.23	63	5	20	0	0	2	95	79	36	34	7	45	5	57	9	0	9	406	114	4.11	1.302	7.5	0.7	4.2	5.4	1.28

HOU (1 yr)				0	1	.000	2.79	17	0	6	0	0	0	19.1	16	6	6	2	7	1	13	3	0	1	81	122	4.27	1.190	7.4	0.9	3.3	6.1	1.86
DET (1 yr)				1	1	.500	3.48	18	3	5	0	0	1	33.2	28	14	13	2	18	2	19	2	0	4	146	110	4.03	1.366	7.5	0.5	4.8	5.1	1.06

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