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George Bechtel

Birthdate:

//1848

Height / Weight:

5' 11" / 165 lbs.

Place of Birth:

Philadelphia, PA, USA

Bats / Throws:

Baseball Historian Biography

Early Baseball History One of the leading players in major league baseballs beginnings, George Bechtel joined the Philadelphia Athletics of the National Association - baseball's first professional league - in 1871. A solid batsman during the dead ball era, he excelled on defense in right field, and also, was a well-regarded pitcher. A career .278 hitter, Bechtel hit a career-best .319 in his first pro season, 1871, for the Philadelphia Athletics. He signed with the New York Mutuals for a higher salary in 1872, batted .302 and scored 64 runs in the team's 54 game schedule.

After going 3-1 W/L on the pitching mound for the 1875 Athletics, he signed in early-season with their cross-town rivals - the Philadelphia Centennials - but managed to post a poor 2-12 record for the lousy hitting team. He also played in the National League in its first year of existence - 1876... George Bechtel career stats: National Association: .278 BA, 276 hits in 204 Games, 214 Runs... Pitching 7-21 W/L... National League: .200 BA in 1876...

Pitching Statistics

Year	Team	G	GS	W	L	SV	CG	SHO	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	WP	HBP	BK	ERA
1871	ATH (NA)	3	3	1	2	0	2	0	26.0	43	42	23	0	11	0	1	0	0	0	7.96
1873	PHI (NA)	3	2	0	2	0	1	0	16.0	27	24	8	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	4.50
1874	PHI (NA)	6	4	1	3	0	4	0	42.0	64	42	18	0	0	0	13	0	0	0	3.86
1875	CEN (NA)	14	14	2	12	0	14	0	126.0	170	138	55	0	3	0	12	0	0	0	3.93
1875	ATH (NA)	4	4	3	1	0	4	0	36.0	45	19	9	0	3	0	12	0	0	0	2.25
8 years		30	27	7	20	0	25	0	246.0	349	265	113	0	19	0	38	0	0	0	4.13

Batting Statistics

Year	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	CS	IBB	HBP	SH	SF	AVG	OBP	SLG
1871	ATH (NA)	20	94	24	33	9	1	1	21	2	2	4	0	0	0	0	0	.351	.365	SLG
1872	NYU (NA)	51	248	60	74	11	2	0	41	6	3	9	1	0	0	0	0	.298	.315	SLG
1873	PHI (NA)	53	258	53	63	12	1	1	40	9	1	2	1	0	0	0	0	.244	.270	SLG
1874	PHI (NA)	32	151	29	42	4	5	1	34	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.278	.288	SLG
1875	CEN (NA)	14	61	12	17	5	0	0	7	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.279	.290	SLG
1875	ATH (NA)	35	164	33	46	6	2	0	20	1	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	.280	.285	SLG
1876	NYU (NL)	2	10	2	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.300	.300	SLG
1876	LOU (NL)	14	55	2	10	1	0	0	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.182	.182	SLG
8 years		221	1041	215	288	48	11	3	165	21	12	17	2	0	0	0	0	.277	.291	.SLG

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