Wayne Schurr

Wayne Schurr
Pitcher
Born: (1937-08-06)August 6, 1937 Garrett, Indiana, U.S.
Died: March 29, 2024(2024-03-29) (aged 86) Angola, Indiana, U.S.
Batted: Right Threw: Right
MLB debut
April 15, 1964, for the Chicago Cubs
Last MLB appearance
July 11, 1964, for the Chicago Cubs
MLB statistics
Win–loss record	0–0
Earned run average	3.72
Strikeouts	29
Stats at Baseball Reference
Teams
Chicago Cubs (1964)

Wayne Allen Schurr (August 6, 1937 – March 29, 2024) was an American Major League Baseball relief pitcher who appeared in 26 games for the Chicago Cubs in 1964. The native of Garrett, Indiana, was a right-hander listed as 6 feet 4 inches (1.93 m) tall and 185 pounds (84 kg).

Schurr attended Hillsdale College in Michigan. His eight-season professional baseball career began when he signed with the San Francisco Giants as an amateur free agent in 1959. Acquired by the Cubs in the 1963 Rule 5 draft, Schurr spent the first three months of the 1964 campaign in the major leagues. He did not earn a decision or a save, and posted a 3.72 earned run average. In 481⁄3 innings pitched, he permitted 57 hits and 11 bases on balls, with 29 strikeouts. On May 29 at Wrigley Field, Schurr threw 51⁄3 scoreless innings in relief against the Milwaukee Braves before exiting the game for a pinch hitter; his effort enabled the Cubs to stay close in a ballgame they would eventually lose 6–5.^[1]

Schurr retired from baseball after the 1966 minor-league season. He died in Angola, Indiana on March 29, 2024, at the age of 86.^[2]

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