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Bill Zinser

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Bill Zinser
Pitcher
Born: January 18, 1918
Queens, New York, U.S.
Died: February 16, 1993(1993-02-16) (aged 73)
Englewood, Florida, U.S.
Batted: Right
Threw: Right
MLB debut
August 19, 1944, for the Washington Senators
Last MLB appearance
August 26, 1944, for the Washington Senators
MLB statistics
Win–loss record0–0
Earned run average27.00
Strikeouts1
Teams

William Francis Zinser (January 6, 1920 – March 16, 2001) was an American professional baseball pitcher. He appeared two Major League Baseball games for the Washington Senators in 1944. He was later a scout for the Brooklyn Dodgers.

Zinser had a very short major league career, lasting only two games in 1944. He is most known for scouting future Hall of Famer Sandy Koufax while he pitched for the University of Cincinnati in 1954. His scouting report, which said that Koufax had an incredible arm, was lost in the Dodgers' front office until several other teams had given Koufax a tryout.

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