Billy Zitzmann


William Arthur Zitzmann was a professional baseball outfielder. He played all or part of six seasons in Major League Baseball, between 1919 and 1929, for the Pittsburgh Pirates and Cincinnati Reds. He batted right-handed and also threw right-handed. He was 175 lbs. He was born on November 19, 1895 in Long Island City, New York. He died on May 29, 1985 in Passaic, New Jersey.
In 406 games over six seasons, Zitzmann posted a.267 batting average with 197 runs, 3 home runs, 89 RBI, 42 stolen bases and 83 bases on balls.
He is survived by William Zitzmann, an anesthesiologist in Baltimore, Maryland and Robert Zitzmann of Springfield, New Jersey.