Yats Wuestling

George Wuestling (October 18, 1903 – April 26, 1970), sometimes referred to as "Yats" or "Yatz", was an American baseball player. A native of St. Louis, Missouri, he played professional baseball, primarily as a shortstop, from 1924 to 1934, including two seasons in Major League Baseball with the Detroit Tigers in 1929 and 1930 and with the New York Yankees in 1930. He compiled a .189 batting average in 83 major league games. He also played several years in the minor leagues, including three years for the Terre Haute Tots from 1925 to 1927 and three years for the Portland Beavers in 1928, 1929 and 1931.

Early years Wuestling was born in St. Louis, Missouri, in 1903.

Professional baseball Wuestling began playing professional baseball with a team in Independence, Missouri. He then spent three years from 1925 to 1927 with the Terre Haute Tots in the Three-Eye League, compiling batting averages of .275 in 1925.244 in 1926, and .284 in 1927. He appeared in 54 games for the 1929 Tigers, 43 of them as the team's starting shortstop, and compiled a .200 batting average. Wuestling appeared in 25 games for the Yankees, 14 as the team's starting shortstop, and compiled a .190 batting average. He appeared in his last major league game on September 28, 1930. and appeared in 167 games for the Beavers in 1931. and the Omaha Packers of the Western League in 1934. He was survived by his wife Elizabeth (Rayno) Wuestling and their son, George Belmont Wuestling.