Moe Savransky
American baseball player
Morris Savransky (January 13, 1929 – October 13, 2022) was an American professional baseball player. A left-handed pitcher listed at 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m), 175 pounds (79 kg), he pitched in Major League Baseball for the Cincinnati Redlegs in 1954.
Early and personal life
Savransky was born in Cleveland, Ohio, and was Jewish. His son Al became a baseball and wrestling coach at Pope High School in Marietta, Georgia.
High school and college
Savransky attended Cleveland Heights High School ('48), where he pitched the school baseball team to the 1947 Ohio Class A high school baseball title after a regular season in which he was 10–0. He won two games in the finals on consecutive days. He attended Ohio State University in its College of Commerce on a basketball scholarship during the off-season. Savransky also played baseball for the university, competing in the 1951 College World Series.
Minor leagues
Savransky was signed by the Cincinnati Redlegs in June 1948. He played in the minors from 1948 up until 1955 at various stops, missing the 1952 and 1953 seasons for military service.
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