Zeb Eaton Stats

Zeb Eaton was born on Monday, February 2, 1920, in Cooleemee, North Carolina. Eaton was 24 years old when he broke into the big leagues on April 19, 1944, with the Detroit Tigers. His biographical data, year-by-year hitting stats, fielding stats, pitching stats (where applicable), career totals, uniform numbers, salary data and miscellaneous items-of-interest are presented by Baseball Almanac on this comprehensive Zeb Eaton baseball stats page.

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Birth Name:   Zebulon Vance Eaton
Nickname:   Red or Zeb
Born On:   02-02-1920  (Aquarius)
Place of Birth Data Born In:   Cooleemee, North Carolina
Year of Death Data Died On:   12-17-1989 (1,000 Oldest Living)
Place of Death Data Died In:   West Palm Beach, Florida
Cemetery:   Elmlawn Cemetery, Buffalo, New York
High School:   Undetermined
College:   None Attended
Batting Stances Chart Bats:   Right   Throwing Arms Chart Throws:   Right
Player Height Chart Height:   5-10   Player Weight Chart Weight:   185
First Game:   04-19-1944 (Age 24)
Last Game:   09-26-1945
Draft:   Not Applicable

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Zeb Eaton Pitching Stats

1944 24 Tigers 6 0 4 0 0 .000 5.74 0 0 0 15.2 68 19 10 12 2 8 - 4 0 0 1 -
1945 25 Tigers 17 3 9 4 2 .667 4.05 0 0 0 53.1 238 48 24 28 0 40 - 15 3 3 0 -
2 Years 23 3 13 4 2 .667 4.43 0 0 0 69.0 306 67 34 40 2 48 - 19 3 3 1 -

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Zeb Eaton Hitting Stats

1944 24 Tigers 9 10 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 1 - 1 0 - 0 0 .100 .182 .100
1945 25 Tigers 26 32 2 8 1 0 2 1 10 0 0 7 0 - 0 1 .250 .250 .469
2 Years 35 42 3 9 1 0 2 1 12 1 0 8 0 - 0 1 .214 .233 .381

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Zeb Eaton Fielding Stats

1944 Tigers P 6 0 47 3 0.5 3 1 2 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 1.72
1945 Tigers P 17 3 160 17 1.0 15 4 11 2 0 n/a n/a n/a .882 2.53
P Totals 23 3 207 20 0.9 18 5 13 2 0 n/a n/a n/a .900 2.35
2 Years 23 3 207 20 0.9 18 5 13 2 0 n/a n/a n/a .900 2.35

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Zeb Eaton Miscellaneous Stats

1944 Tigers 0 0 .000 4 0 n/a 0.0 10.0 5.0 0.50 2.30 4.60
1945 Tigers 0 0 .000 9 0 n/a 16.0 4.6 3.2 0.38 2.53 6.75
2 Years 0 0 .000 13 0 n/a 21.0 5.3 3.5 0.40 2.48 6.26

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Zeb Eaton Miscellaneous Items of Interest

1944 Detroit Tigers 17, 25 Undetermined - -
1945 Detroit Tigers 17 Undetermined n/a Stats

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