Robert Leroy Kuzava is a retired American

United States

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 professional baseball

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 player, a left-handed

Left-handed

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 pitcher

Pitcher

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 for the Cleveland Indians

Cleveland Indians

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 (1946–1947), Chicago White Sox

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 (1949–1950), Washington Senators

Minnesota Twins

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 (1950–1951), New York Yankees

New York Yankees

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 (1951–1954), Baltimore Orioles

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 (1954–1955), Philadelphia Phillies

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 (1955), Pittsburgh Pirates

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 (1957) and St. Louis Cardinals

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 (1957).

He helped the Yankees win both the 1951

1951 World Series

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 and 1952 World Series

1952 World Series

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, gaining the saves in final games in both 1951 against the New York Giants

San Francisco Giants

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 (Game 6) and 1952 against the Brooklyn Dodgers

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 (Game 7). He finished fourth in voting for the 1949 American League Rookie of the Year for having a 10–6 Win-Loss record, 29 Games (18 Started), 9 Complete Games, 1 Shutout, 3 Games Finished, 156⅔ Innings Pitched, 139 Hits Allowed, 76 Runs Allowed, 70 Earned Runs Allowed, 6 Home Runs Allowed, 91 Walks, 83 Strikeouts, 1 Hit Batsmen, 2 Wild Pitches, 685 Batters Faced, a 4.02 ERA and a 1.468 WHIP.

In 10 seasons he had a 49-44 Win-Loss record, 213 Games (99 Started), 34 Complete Games, 7 Shutouts, 58 Games Finished, 13 Saves, 862 Innings Pitched, 849 Hits Allowed, 427 Runs Allowed, 388 Earned Runs Allowed, 54 Home Runs Allowed, 415 Walks, 446 Strikeouts, 8 Hit Batsmen, 18 Wild Pitches, 3,748 Batters Faced, 1 Balk, a 4.05 ERA and a 1.466 WHIP.

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