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George Strickland

Birthdate:

1/10/1926

Height / Weight:

6' 1" / 180 lbs.

Place of Birth:

New Orleans, LA, USA

Bats / Throws:

R / R

Baseball Historian Biography

George Strickland, Cleveland Indians Shortstop - a top-of-the-line defensive player and a slap hitter, he originally broke in with Pittsburgh in 1950... traded to the Tribe in late-'52... the always hustling shortstop was highly regarded by Indians' fans until he retired after the 1960 season.

An athletic fielding shortstop George Strickland was very fluid in the field and could quickly release the ball towards first base. He was noted for good range to either side and threw accurately from deep in the hole. Hid defensive work kept him in the majors for 11 seasons

He hit a career-best .284 in 1953 and although he went 0-for-9 in 4 games for Cleveland in the 1954 World Series, he did some solid defensive work in the Series. Compiled a very fine .313 on-base-pct. Baseball History

Pitching Statistics

Year	Team	G	GS	W	L	SV	CG	SHO	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	WP	HBP	BK	ERA
11 years		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.00

Batting Statistics

Year	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	CS	IBB	HBP	SH	SF	AVG	OBP	SLG
1950	PIT (NL)	23	27	0	3	0	0	0	2	3	8	0	0	0	1	1	0	.111	.226	SLG
1951	PIT (NL)	138	454	59	98	12	7	9	47	65	83	4	2	0	3	6	0	.216	.318	SLG
1952	CLE (AL)	31	88	8	19	4	0	1	8	14	15	0	0	0	0	1	0	.216	.324	SLG
1952	PIT (NL)	76	232	17	41	6	2	5	22	21	45	4	2	0	1	2	0	.177	.248	SLG
1953	CLE (AL)	123	419	43	119	17	4	5	47	51	52	0	0	0	0	12	0	.284	.362	SLG
1954	CLE (AL)	112	361	42	77	12	3	6	37	55	62	2	1	0	1	10	6	.213	.314	SLG
1955	CLE (AL)	130	388	34	81	9	5	2	34	49	60	1	0	0	3	14	1	.209	.302	SLG
1956	CLE (AL)	85	171	22	36	1	2	3	17	22	27	0	1	0	0	5	1	.211	.299	SLG
1957	CLE (AL)	89	201	21	47	8	2	1	19	26	29	0	3	1	1	1	1	.234	.323	SLG
1959	CLE (AL)	132	441	55	105	15	2	3	48	51	64	1	1	2	0	3	6	.238	.313	SLG
1960	CLE (AL)	32	42	4	7	0	0	1	3	4	8	0	0	1	1	0	0	.167	.255	SLG
11 years		971	2824	305	633	84	27	36	284	361	453	12	10	4	11	55	15	.224	.313	.SLG

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