| George Korince | |
|---|---|
| Pitcher | |
| Born: (1946-01-10)January 10, 1946 (age 79) Ottawa, Ontario | |
Batted: Right Threw: Right | |
| MLB debut | |
| September 10, 1966, for the Detroit Tigers | |
| Last MLB appearance | |
| May 27, 1967, for the Detroit Tigers | |
| MLB statistics | |
| Win–loss record | 1–0 |
| Earned run average | 4.24 |
| Strikeouts | 13 |
Stats atBaseball Reference  | |
| Teams | |
George Eugene Korince (born January 10, 1946) is a Canadian former professionalbaseballpitcher who appeared in 11games inMajor League Baseball for the1966 and1967Detroit Tigers. The right-hander, born inOttawa, was listed as 6 feet 3 inches (1.91 m) tall and 210 pounds (95 kg) (15stone).
Korince entered theminor leagues in 1965 and was called up to the Tigers in September 1966 after he hadstruck out 183 batters in 182innings pitched forDouble-AMongomery. He made his major league debut at age 20, pitching ashutout inning against theKansas City Athletics.
Detroit auditioned him exclusively as arelief pitcher, using him in two games in late 1966 and nine more during the opening weeks of the 1967 campaign. Korince threw shutout ball through his first sixAmerican League appearances, and was credited with his onlydecision, avictory, on May 13, 1967. Entering a game atFenway Park in the eighth inning with Detroit trailing theBoston Red Sox 5–4, Korince held Boston off the scoreboard without allowing ahit. Then, in the ninth inning, he exited for apinch hitter during a Tiger rally that produced sixruns and a 10–4 lead. Detroit held on to win, 10–8, to cement Korince's triumph.[1]
The next day, however, Korince surrendered five earned runs to the Red Sox in the second game of adoubleheader, breaking his shutout skein and ballooning hisearned run average from 0.00 to 6.43. By the time he was sent back to the minors, after May 27, his ERA stood at 5.14.[2] He never returned to the major leagues. In 17 full innings pitched, he allowed only 11hits and fanned 13, but he issued 14bases on balls and permitted eightearned runs. He posted a 1–0record and no saves, with a career ERA of 4.24, high for its day.
His minor league career lasted until 1970, and in his last two seasons in the minors he had as manywalks allowed asinnings pitched, which likely contributed to his professional career ending at age 24.
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