Marv Breuer


Marvin Howard "Baby Face" Breuer was an American pitcher in Major League Baseball. He played for the New [York Yankees] from 1939 to 1943.
In the 1941 World Series, Breuer came on as a reliever in the fifth inning of Game 4 to relieve Atley Donald, with the Yankees losing 4–3. Breuer pitched three scoreless innings, which enabled the Yankees to ultimately win the game on a passed ball by Mickey Owen. Breuer also pitched in the 1942 World Series, which the Yankees lost to the St. [Louis Cardinals].
After Breuer's playing career ended, he spent 31 years working for the United States Geological Survey until his retirement in 1976. He had a wife, Dorothy, two children, three grandchildren, and three great-grandchildren.
Breuer earned a Bachelor of Science degree in civil engineering from the Missouri [University of Science and Technology|Missouri School of Mines] in 1935 and after his baseball career, worked for the United States Geological Survey until retiring in 1976.