Books and articles about George Zettlein

RELATED LINKS Around the Web » George Zettlein from baseball-reference.com Jump directly to Library content from any website!

After naval service in the Civil War, Zettlein returned to Brooklyn, where he starred for the Atlantics, one of the top teams of the day. He was the winning pitcher in 1870 when the Atlantics ended the Cincinnati Red Stockings' undefeated streak. With the formation of the National Association, he joined the Chicago team that seemed certain of the first pennant until its ballpark burned down during the Chicago Fire. Zettlein won 125 NA games in five years but slumped to 4-20 in 1876, his only NL year. (BC)

FROM THE BASEBALL CHRONOLOGY » June 14th, 1870 » August 28th, 1871 » April 26th, 1872 » May 13th, 1874 » September 14th, 1874