George Strickland Notable

b. January 10, 1926 · Pittsburgh Pirates 1950–1952, Cleveland Indians 1952–1957, 1959–1960

George Strickland divided 11 seasons between two clubs as a shortstop: the Pittsburgh Pirates from 1950, then the Cleveland Indians through 1960.

Across 971 games he batted .224, with 633 hits and 305 runs. He finished with 36 home runs, 84 doubles and 12 stolen bases.

He played 679 games at shortstop, with 1,941 assists and 120 errors. He turned 456 double plays. He also played 141 games at second base and 139 games at third base.

He was born in New Orleans, LA, USA on January 10, 1926, and died on February 21, 2010. He batted right-handed and threw right-handed.

Batting, season by season

Year	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	AVG
1950	PIT	23	27	0	3	0	0	0	2	3	8	0	.111
1951	PIT	138	454	59	98	12	7	9	47	65	83	4	.216
1952	CLE/PIT	107	320	25	60	10	2	6	30	35	60	4	.188
1953	CLE	123	419	43	119	17	4	5	47	51	52	0	.284
1954	CLE	112	361	42	77	12	3	6	37	55	62	2	.213
1955	CLE	130	388	34	81	9	5	2	34	49	60	1	.209
1956	CLE	85	171	22	36	1	2	3	17	22	27	0	.211
1957	CLE	89	201	21	47	8	2	1	19	26	29	0	.234
1959	CLE	132	441	55	105	15	2	3	48	51	64	1	.238
1960	CLE	32	42	4	7	0	0	1	3	4	8	0	.167
Career	—	971	2824	305	633	84	27	36	284	361	453	12	.224

On this day & linked events

1926

Born January 10, 1926

New Orleans, LA, USA

2010

Died February 21, 2010

1950

Major-league debut: George Strickland

George Strickland made a major-league debut on May 7, 1950.

1960

Final major-league game: George Strickland

George Strickland played a final major-league game on July 23, 1960.

Image: Bowman Gum, public domain