George Fletcher (baseball)
| George Fletcher | |
|---|---|
| Outfielder | |
| Born: April 21, 1845 Brooklyn, New York | |
| Died: June 18, 1879 (aged 34) Brooklyn, New York | |
Batted: Unknown Threw: Unknown | |
| MLB debut | |
| June 21, 1872, for the Brooklyn Eckfords | |
| Last MLB appearance | |
| June 22, 1872, for the Brooklyn Eckfords | |
| MLB statistics | |
| Games played | 2 |
| Runs scored | 1 |
| Hits | 3 |
| Batting average | .375 |
| Teams | |
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George Horace Elliot Fletcher (April 21, 1845 – June 18, 1879) was a professional baseball player who played outfielder in Major League Baseball for the 1872 Brooklyn Eckfords. Fletcher died of "asthenia due to phthisis pulmonalis" in 1879.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ "Too Young To Die". TheDeadballEra.com. Retrieved February 19, 2021.
External links
[edit]- Career statistics and player information from Baseball Reference
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Categories:
- Major League Baseball outfielders
- Washington Nationals (NABBP) players
- Brooklyn Eckfords players
- 19th-century baseball players
- 1845 births
- 1879 deaths
- 19th-century deaths from tuberculosis
- Tuberculosis deaths in New York (state)
- Baseball players from Brooklyn
- Burials at Green-Wood Cemetery
- American baseball outfielder stubs