Morris Savransky (January 13, 1929 – October 13, 2022) was an American professional baseball player.Moe Savransky Baseball Stats by Baseball Almanac
/ref> A left-handed

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listed at , , he pitched in

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for the

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in 1954.

Early and personal life

Savransky was born in

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, and was

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.''The Big Book of Jewish Baseball'' – Peter S. Horvitz, Joachim Horvitz
/ref> His son Al became a baseball and wrestling coach at Pope High School in

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.''Baseball Players of the 1950s: A Biographical Dictionary of All 1,560 Major Leaguers'' – Rich Marazzi, Len Fiorito
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High school and college

Savransky attended

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('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.''Wilmington News-Journal'' from Wilmington, Ohio on January 16, 1954 · Page 6
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in its College of Commerce on a basketball scholarship during the off-season.'Matzoh Balls and Baseballs,' a hit about baseball players , Les Levine , ''Cleveland Jewish News''
/ref> Savransky also played baseball for the university, competing in the 1951 College World Series.

Minor leagues

Savransky was signed by the

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. In 1950, pitching 245 innings combined for two minor league teams of Cincinnati, Savransky went 17–9 with a 1.98 ERA.Moe Savransky Stats , Baseball-Reference.com
/ref> In October 1950, he was purchased by the

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) from Cincinnati. On October 14, 1951, Savransky was traded by Buffalo with pitcher

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to Cincinnati for outfielder

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Major leagues and thereafter

Savransky made his Major League debut for the Redlegs at age 25 on April 23, 1954, when he came on in the top of the ninth inning in a 10–3 loss to the Chicago Cubs. He gave up one

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, but escaped without allowing a run. Savransky appeared in 16 games for the Redlegs during the 1954 season. In 24 innings he gave up 23 hits and 13 runs, with eight bases on balls and seven

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. In three plate appearances, Savransky had a hit and a walk, and scored both times. He retired at the end of the 1954 season. Thereafter, Savransky was in the oil business and also threw

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for a number of years at home games of the

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. Later, he was a steel company sales representative in Chicago, and a

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company

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in Los Angeles. Savransky died on October 13, 2022, at age 93. At the time of his death, he was one of the 100 oldest living former Major League Baseball players.">"Oldest Living Baseball Players" by Baseball Almanac
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References

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