Prior to the 1943 season, the Yankees traded Milo Candidi and Jerry Priddy for Bill Zuber of the Washington Senators. Zuber had six less than stellar seasons with the Senators and Cleveland Indians mostly out of the bullpen, making 17 career starts.
In the 1943 season, Zuber would appear in 20 games, 13 of them as a starter. By far his most interesting appearance came on September 14, 1943.
The Yankees were far ahead in first place in the American League heading into September 14. They came into the day 11.5 games ahead of the second place Indians.