George Strickland (baseball)
American baseball player and manager (1926-2010) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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For other people named George Strickland, see George Strickland (disambiguation).
George Bevan "Bo" Strickland (January 10, 1926 – February 21, 2010) was an American professional baseball player and manager who spent ten seasons from 1950 to 1960 as an infielder in Major League Baseball (MLB) with the Pittsburgh Pirates and Cleveland Indians. He served as the Indians' interim manager twice in the 1960s.[1] He was also a cousin of Hal Bevan.[2]
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George Strickland | |
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Shortstop / Manager | |
Born: (1926-01-10)January 10, 1926 New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S. | |
Died: February 21, 2010(2010-02-21) (aged 84) New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S. | |
Batted: Right Threw: Right | |
MLB debut | |
May 7, 1950, for the Pittsburgh Pirates | |
Last MLB appearance | |
July 23, 1960, for the Cleveland Indians | |
MLB statistics | |
Batting average | .224 |
Home runs | 36 |
Runs batted in | 284 |
Managerial record | 48–63 |
Winning % | .432 |
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