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George Strickland

Full name George Bevan Strickland
Born January 10, 1926, New Orleans, Louisiana
Died February 21, 2010, New Orleans, Louisiana
Buried at Greenwood Cemetery, New Orleans, Louisiana
First Game: May 7, 1950; Final Game: July 23, 1960
Managed First Game: April 14, 1964; Managed Final Game: October 2, 1966
Bat: Right Throw: Right Height: 6' 1" Weight: 175
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                           Batting Record
Year Team                     G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI   BB IBB   SO HBP  SH  SF  XI ROE GDP   SB  CS   AVG   OBP   SLG   BFW Year Team
1950 PIT N    Daily Splits   23    27    0    3   0   0   0    2    3   0    8   1   1       0   0   0    0   0  .111  .226  .111  -0.5 1950 PIT N
1951 PIT N    Daily Splits  138   454   59   98  12   7   9   47   65   0   83   3   6       0   6   9    4   2  .216  .318  .333   0.4 1951 PIT N
1952 PIT N    Daily Splits   76   232   17   41   6   2   5   22   21   2   45   1   2       0   2   5    4   2  .177  .248  .284  -0.7 1952 PIT N
1952 CLE A    Daily Splits   31    88    8   19   4   0   1    8   14   0   15   0   1       0   3   0    0   0  .216  .324  .295   0.9 1952 CLE A
1952 Total                  107   320   25   60  10   2   6   30   35   2   60   1   3       0   5   5    4   2  .188  .270  .288   0.2 1952 Total
1953 CLE A    Daily Splits  123   419   43  119  17   4   5   47   51   1   52   0  12       0   5   4    0   0  .284  .362  .379   3.3 1953 CLE A
1954 CLE A    Daily Splits  112   361   42   77  12   3   6   37   55   2   62   1  10   6   0   7  10    2   1  .213  .314  .313  -1.3 1954 CLE A
1955 CLE A    Daily Splits  130   388   34   81   9   5   2   34   49   0   60   3  14   1   0  10   8    1   0  .209  .302  .273   0.0 1955 CLE A
1956 CLE A    Daily Splits   85   171   22   36   1   2   3   17   22   0   27   0   5   1   0   4   6    0   1  .211  .299  .292  -0.3 1956 CLE A
1957 CLE A    Daily Splits   89   201   21   47   8   2   1   19   26   1   29   1   1   1   0   3   5    0   3  .234  .323  .308   0.0 1957 CLE A
1959 CLE A    Daily Splits  132   441   55  105  15   2   3   48   51   2   64   0   3   6   0   8   7    1   1  .238  .313  .302  -2.3 1959 CLE A
1960 CLE A    Daily Splits   32    42    4    7   0   0   1    3    4   1    8   1   0   0   0   1   1    0   0  .167  .255  .238  -0.6 1960 CLE A
Total NL ( 3 Years)         237   713   76  142  18   9  14   71   89   2  136   5   9       0   8  14    8   4  .199  .292  .309  -0.8 Total NL
Total AL ( 8 Years)         734  2111  229  491  66  18  22  213  272   7  317   6  46  15   0  41  41    4   6  .233  .320  .312  -0.3 Total AL
Total    (10 Years) Splits  971  2824  305  633  84  27  36  284  361   9  453  11  55  15   0  49  55   12  10  .224  .313  .311  -1.1 Total
Year Team                     G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI   BB IBB   SO HBP  SH  SF  XI ROE GDP   SB  CS   AVG   OBP   SLG   BFW Year Team

              World Series Batting Record
Year Team                     G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI   BB IBB   SO HBP  SH  SF  XI ROE GDP   SB  CS   AVG   OBP   SLG Year Team
1954 CLE A    Daily Splits    3     9    0    0   0   0   0    0    0   0    2   0   0   0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000  .000 1954 CLE A


                           Fielding Record
Year Team               POS    G   GS   CG   INN      PO    A  ERR   DP  TP   AVG
1950 PIT N Daily Splits  SS   19    6    4    80      22   23    1    7   0  .978
1950 PIT N               3B    1    0    0     0.2     0    1    0    0   0 1.000
1951 PIT N Daily Splits  SS  125  123  110  1064.2   222  386   37   89   0  .943
1951 PIT N               2B   13   13   10   109.2    33   40    0    8   0 1.000
1952 PIT N Daily Splits  2B   44   39   36   352.2    95  127   11   30   0  .953
1952 PIT N               SS   29   26   24   230.1    47   90    8   24   0  .945
1952 PIT N               1B    1    0    0     1       1    0    0    0   0 1.000
1952 PIT N               3B    1    1    1     9       5    1    0    2   0 1.000
1952 CLE A Daily Splits  SS   30   27   25   238      64   95    6   18   0  .964
1952 CLE A               2B    1    0    0     3       0    0    0    0   0     -
1952 Total               2B   45   39   36   355.2    95  127   11   30   0  .953
1952 Total               SS   59   53   49   468.1   111  185   14   42   0  .955
1953 CLE A Daily Splits  SS  122  122  116  1069     238  400   17  103   0  .974
1953 CLE A               1B    1    0    0     1       0    0    0    0   0     -
1954 CLE A Daily Splits  SS  112  108   93   973.1   193  321   21   61   0  .961
1955 CLE A Daily Splits  SS  129  126   88  1050.1   221  360   14   84   1  .976
1956 CLE A Daily Splits  2B   29   25   19   217      73   69    2   21   0  .986
1956 CLE A               SS   28   17    9   162      32   56    2   10   0  .978
1956 CLE A               3B   26    7    5    99.2    13   20    1    3   0  .971
1957 CLE A Daily Splits  2B   48   33   26   323.2   108   93    4   22   0  .980
1957 CLE A               SS   23   12    8   118.2    24   46    2   13   0  .972
1957 CLE A               3B   19   11    9   108      14   25    0    3   0 1.000
1959 CLE A Daily Splits  3B   80   72   65   642      69  131    6   11   0  .971
1959 CLE A               SS   50   48   45   440      80  145   11   42   0  .953
1959 CLE A               2B    4    2    1    15       4    5    1    1   0  .900
1960 CLE A Daily Splits  SS   14    4    2    55.1     6   19    1    5   0  .962
1960 CLE A               3B   12    6    4    60       4   11    0    0   0 1.000
1960 CLE A               2B    2    0    0     2       1    1    0    1   0 1.000
Total (10 Years) Splits  SS  681  619  524  5481.2  1149 1941  120  456   1  .963
Total ( 6 Years)         2B  141  112   92  1023     314  335   18   83   0  .973
Total ( 6 Years)         3B  139   97   84   919.1   105  189    7   19   0  .977
Total ( 2 Years)         1B    2    0    0     2       1    0    0    0   0 1.000
Year Team               POS    G   GS   CG   INN      PO    A  ERR   DP  TP   AVG

              World Series Fielding Record
Year Team               POS    G   GS   CG   INN      PO    A  ERR   DP  TP   AVG
1954 CLE A Daily Splits  SS    3    3    1    23       6    8    1    1   0  .933


                           Managerial Record
Year Team           G    W    L   PCT    RS    RA  START    END  STANDING
1964 CLE A         73   33   39  .458   303   324          7- 2    8  6
1966 CLE A         39   15   24  .385   107   127   8-20           3  5
Total ( 2 Years)  112   48   63  .432   410   451
Year Team           G    W    L   PCT    RS    RA  START    END  STANDING


                  Coaching Record
Year Team   Position                   START    END
1962 MIN A  Coach                       4-10   9-30
1963 CLE A  Third base                  4- 9   9-29
1964 CLE A  Third base                  7- 3  10- 4
1965 CLE A  Third base                  4-13  10- 3
1966 CLE A  Third base                  4-11   8-19
1967 CLE A  Third base                  4-11  10- 1
1968 CLE A  Third base                  4-10   9-27
1969 CLE A  Third base                  4- 8  10- 1
1970 KC  A  Coach                       6- 9  10- 1
1971 KC  A  Coach                       4- 6   9-29
1972 KC  A  Coach                       4-15  10- 4
Total (11 Years) 



Transaction Information

Signed as an amateur free agent by Brooklyn Dodgers (1943).

Selected by Pittsburgh Pirates from Boston Red Sox in the Rule 5 major league draft (November 17, 1949).

Traded by Pittsburgh Pirates with Ted Wilks to Cleveland Indians in exchange for
Johnny Berardino, $50000 and a player to be named later (August 18, 1952);
Pittsburgh Pirates received Charles Sipple (October 16, 1952).

Released by Cleveland Indians (August 3, 1960).

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