finalyear bats death_date death_place birth_place debutyear finaldate statvalue position finalteam statlabel debutdate birth_date article_title debutteam name throws
1947 right 11 december 1974 rialto , california utopia , texas 1943 september 17 20 -- 13 2.70 136 293 1 3 pitcher chicago white sox win pitched -- loss record earned run average strikeouts innings april 27 4 september 1912 gordon maltzberger
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gordon maltzberger

gordon ralph maltzberger -lrb- september 4 , 1912 -- december 11 , 1974 -rrb- was a professional baseball player .
he was a right-handed pitcher over parts of four seasons -lrb- 1943 -- 44 , 1946 -- 47 -rrb- with the chicago white sox .
for his career , he compiled an 20 -- 13 record in 135 appearances , mostly as a relief pitcher , with a 2.70 earned run average and 136 strikeouts .
maltzberger was one of the few baseball players who wore glasses and may not have had a professional baseball career if it were not for the fact that many players had joined the military in support of world war ii .
maltzberger would also serve in the army in 1945 , missing a season .
after his playing career , maltzberger was a minor league manager in the milwaukee braves and white sox farm systems , and served as the pitching coach for the minnesota twins for three seasons .
he was born in utopia , texas and later died in rialto , california at the age of 62 .
he was buried at the hermosa memorial cemetery in colton , california .
