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George Strickland
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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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