George Thomas Shuba was born on December 13, 1924, in Youngstown Ohio. His story is that of a typical average ballplayer. In parts of seven seasons, he appeared in 355 games, hit .259, and never played more than 94 games in any of those years. Nearly a third of his at-bats were as a pinch hitter. He played just long enough to collect an MLB pension, he actually counted down the days until he knew he had service time. Then he quietly went home and worked for decades for the United States Postal Service, living an amiable but quiet life, more than willing to tell his baseball stories at speaking engagements throughout the area.
Player Profiles: George Shuba
