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George Strickland
George Bevan Strickland (Bo)

Bats Right, Throws Right
Height 6' 1", Weight 180 lb.

Debut May 7, 1950
Final Game July 23, 1960
Born January 10, 1926 in New Orleans, LA

Cousin of Hal Bevan

Signed by the Brooklyn Dodgers as an amateur free agent in 1943. (All Transactions)

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Batting  Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons /
Gamelogs: / Splits: / HR Log / PI Finders:Game / Streak / Event / PI vs. Pitcher
/ Neutralize Stats
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  G   AB    R    H   2B 3B  HR  RBI  SB CS  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG *OPS+  TB   SH  SF IBB HBP GDP 
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 1950 24 PIT NL  23   27    0    3   0  0   0    2   0      3   8  .111  .226  .111   -9    3   1           1   0
 1951 25 PIT NL 138  454   59   98  12  7   9   47   4  2  65  83  .216  .318  .333   73  151   6           3   9
 1952 26 TOT    107  320   25   60  10  2   6   30   4  2  35  60  .188  .270  .288   55   92   3           1   5
         PIT NL  76  232   17   41   6  2   5   22   4  2  21  45  .177  .248  .284   46   66   2           1   5
         CLE AL  31   88    8   19   4  0   1    8   0  0  14  15  .216  .324  .295   78   26   1           0   0
 1953 27 CLE AL 123  419   43  119  17  4   5   47   0  0  51  52  .284  .362  .379  102  159  12           0   4
 1954 28 CLE AL 112  361   42   77  12  3   6   37   2  1  55  62  .213  .314  .313   72  113  10   6       1  10
 1955 29 CLE AL 130  388   34   81   9  5   2   34   1  0  49  60  .209  .302  .273   54  106  14   1   0   3   8
 1956 30 CLE AL  85  171   22   36   1  2   3   17   0  1  22  27  .211  .299  .292   56   50   5   1   0   0   6
 1957 31 CLE AL  89  201   21   47   8  2   1   19   0  3  26  29  .234  .323  .308   74   62   1   1   1   1   5
 1959 33 CLE AL 132  441   55  105  15  2   3   48   1  1  51  64  .238  .313  .302   72  133   3   6   2   0   7
 1960 34 CLE AL  32   42    4    7   0  0   1    3   0  0   4   8  .167  .255  .238   37   10   0   0   1   1   1
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 10 Seasons     971 2824  305  633  84 27  36  284  12 10 361 453  .224  .313  .311   70  879  55  15   4  11  55
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 162 Game Avg        471   51  106  14  5   6   47   2  2  60  76  .224  .313  .311   70  147   9   3   1   2   9
 Career High    138  454   59  119  17  7   9   48   4  3  65  83  .284  .362  .379  102  159  14   6   2   3  10
Special Batting  Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  PA  Outs  RC  RC/G   AIR    BA *lgBA   OBP *lgOBP  SLG *lgSLG  OPS *lgOPS*OPS+  OWP *BtRns BtWin SB% 
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 1950 24 PIT NL   32   25    1   1.1   110| .111  .273| .226  .350| .111  .423| .337  .774|  -9  .062  -4.4  -0.4     
 1951 25 PIT NL  528  373   48   3.5   106| .216  .271| .318  .345| .333  .410| .651  .756|  73  .380 -17.6  -1.8  66%
 1952 26 TOT     359  270   24   2.4    97| .188  .261| .270  .336| .288  .386| .558  .722|  55  .266 -20.0  -2.1  66%
         PIT NL  256  200   16   2.1    99| .177  .264| .248  .337| .284  .393| .532  .730|  46  .229 -18.0  -1.9  66%
         CLE AL  103   70    8   3.1    91| .216  .253| .324  .332| .295  .369| .619  .701|  78  .368  -2.1  -0.2   0%
 1953 27 CLE AL  482  316   58   4.9   101| .284  .267| .362  .343| .379  .393| .741  .736| 102  .546   2.2   0.2   0%
 1954 28 CLE AL  433  311   36   3.1   100| .213  .268| .314  .344| .313  .391| .627  .735|  72  .359 -13.5  -1.4  66%
 1955 29 CLE AL  455  330   35   2.8   106| .209  .271| .302  .351| .273  .404| .575  .755|  54  .294 -26.5  -2.6 100%
 1956 30 CLE AL  199  148   15   2.7   108| .211  .270| .299  .352| .292  .411| .591  .763|  56  .259 -11.6  -1.1   0%
 1957 31 CLE AL  230  164   20   3.3    99| .234  .263| .323  .335| .308  .397| .631  .732|  74  .371  -6.7  -0.7   0%
 1959 33 CLE AL  501  353   45   3.4    96| .238  .257| .313  .328| .302  .392| .615  .720|  72  .388 -15.0  -1.5  50%
 1960 34 CLE AL   47   36    3   2.2    99| .167  .260| .255  .333| .238  .398| .493  .730|  37  .219  -3.8  -0.4   0%
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 10 Seasons     3266 2326  285   3.3   101| .224  .266| .313  .341| .311  .398| .624  .739|  70  .366 -117.0 -11.8     

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)
Fielding  Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons / Sort by Position, then Year
 Year Ag Tm  Lg Pos   G     PO    A    E   DP    FP   lgFP  RFg  lgRFg  RF9  lgRF9  GS   Inn  
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+
+---- Fielding Sorted by Year ------+
1950 24 PIT NL SS 19 22 23 1 7 .978 .962 2.37 4.74 3B 1 0 1 0 0 1.000 .909 1.00 3.00 1951 25 PIT NL SS 125 222 386 37 89 .943 .955 4.86 4.47 2B 13 33 40 0 8 1.000 .976 5.62 5.05 1952 26 TOT SS 58 111 185 14 42 .955 .961 5.10 4.49 TOT 2B 46 95 127 11 30 .953 .975 4.83 4.96 PIT NL 2B 45 95 127 11 30 .953 .975 4.93 4.96 SS 28 47 90 8 24 .945 .960 4.89 4.70 3B 1 5 1 0 2 1.000 .952 6.00 2.90 1B 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.00 9.20 CLE AL SS 30 64 95 6 18 .964 .962 5.30 4.29 2B 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 5.10 1953 27 CLE AL SS 122 238 400 17 103 .974 .966 5.23 4.52 1B 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 8.80 1954 28 CLE AL SS 112 193 321 21 61 .961 .960 4.59 4.31 1955 29 CLE AL SS 128 221 360 14 84 .976 .959 4.54 4.04 1956 30 CLE AL 2B 28 73 69 2 21 .986 .973 5.07 4.74 5.92 5.44 25 216.0 SS 28 32 56 2 10 .978 .960 3.14 4.10 4.86 4.98 17 163.0 3B 26 13 20 1 3 .971 .948 1.27 2.78 2.98 3.22 7 99.7 1957 31 CLE AL 2B 48 108 93 4 22 .980 .980 4.19 4.84 5.59 5.39 33 323.7 SS 23 24 46 2 13 .972 .963 3.04 4.43 5.31 5.11 12 118.7 3B 19 14 25 0 3 1.000 .951 2.05 2.77 3.25 3.23 11 108.0 1959 33 CLE AL 3B 80 69 131 6 11 .971 .952 2.50 2.72 2.80 3.21 72 642.0 SS 50 80 145 11 42 .953 .959 4.50 3.97 4.60 4.87 48 440.0 2B 4 4 5 1 1 .900 .978 2.25 4.72 5.40 5.28 2 15.0 1960 34 CLE AL SS 14 6 19 1 5 .962 .962 1.79 4.37 4.07 5.11 4 55.3 3B 12 4 11 0 0 1.000 .949 1.25 2.72 2.25 3.13 6 60.0 2B 2 1 1 0 1 1.000 1.000 1.00 4.65 9.00 5.40 0 2.0
+---- Fielding Sorted by Position --+
1952 26 PIT NL 1B 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.00 9.20 1953 27 CLE AL 1B 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 8.80 1951 25 PIT NL 2B 13 33 40 0 8 1.000 .976 5.62 5.05 1952 26 TOT 2B 46 95 127 11 30 .953 .975 4.83 4.96 PIT NL 2B 45 95 127 11 30 .953 .975 4.93 4.96 CLE AL 2B 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 5.10 1956 30 CLE AL 2B 28 73 69 2 21 .986 .973 5.07 4.74 5.92 5.44 25 216.0 1957 31 CLE AL 2B 48 108 93 4 22 .980 .980 4.19 4.84 5.59 5.39 33 323.7 1959 33 CLE AL 2B 4 4 5 1 1 .900 .978 2.25 4.72 5.40 5.28 2 15.0 1960 34 CLE AL 2B 2 1 1 0 1 1.000 1.000 1.00 4.65 9.00 5.40 0 2.0 1950 24 PIT NL 3B 1 0 1 0 0 1.000 .909 1.00 3.00 1952 26 PIT NL 3B 1 5 1 0 2 1.000 .952 6.00 2.90 1956 30 CLE AL 3B 26 13 20 1 3 .971 .948 1.27 2.78 2.98 3.22 7 99.7 1957 31 CLE AL 3B 19 14 25 0 3 1.000 .951 2.05 2.77 3.25 3.23 11 108.0 1959 33 CLE AL 3B 80 69 131 6 11 .971 .952 2.50 2.72 2.80 3.21 72 642.0 1960 34 CLE AL 3B 12 4 11 0 0 1.000 .949 1.25 2.72 2.25 3.13 6 60.0 1950 24 PIT NL SS 19 22 23 1 7 .978 .962 2.37 4.74 1951 25 PIT NL SS 125 222 386 37 89 .943 .955 4.86 4.47 1952 26 TOT SS 58 111 185 14 42 .955 .961 5.10 4.49 PIT NL SS 28 47 90 8 24 .945 .960 4.89 4.70 CLE AL SS 30 64 95 6 18 .964 .962 5.30 4.29 1953 27 CLE AL SS 122 238 400 17 103 .974 .966 5.23 4.52 1954 28 CLE AL SS 112 193 321 21 61 .961 .960 4.59 4.31 1955 29 CLE AL SS 128 221 360 14 84 .976 .959 4.54 4.04 1956 30 CLE AL SS 28 32 56 2 10 .978 .960 3.14 4.10 4.86 4.98 17 163.0 1957 31 CLE AL SS 23 24 46 2 13 .972 .963 3.04 4.43 5.31 5.11 12 118.7 1959 33 CLE AL SS 50 80 145 11 42 .953 .959 4.50 3.97 4.60 4.87 48 440.0 1960 34 CLE AL SS 14 6 19 1 5 .962 .962 1.79 4.37 4.07 5.11 4 55.3
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+ Position Total SS* 679 1149 1941 120 456 .963 .960 4.55 4.33 81 777.0 2B* 141 314 335 18 83 .973 .976 4.60 4.87 60 556.7 3B* 139 105 189 7 19 .977 .951 2.12 2.74 96 909.7 1B 2 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 0.50 9.00 +--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+ Overall Total 961 1569 2465 145 558 .965 .962 4.20 4.19
An Important note about our fielding stats

Postseason Batting Gamelogs / Vs. Pitcher

 Year   Round Tm  Opp WLser  G   AB  R   H  2B 3B HR RBI  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG   SB CS  SH  SF HBP
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+
 1954   WS    CLE NYG     L   3   9   0   0  0  0  0   0   0   2  .000  .000  .000   0  0   0   0   0 
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+

WLser shows whether the player's team Won or Lost the series.
Appearances on Leaderboards and Awards   Glossary

Awards are Year-League-Award, Stats are Year-Value-Rank, (Pos) for All-Star indicates starter & * indicates they played.

Triples
1951 NL-7-10

Strikeouts
1951 NL-83-5

Sac. Hits
1953 AL-12-10
1954 AL-10-7
1955 AL-14-2

Sac. Flies
1959 AL-6-7

Gray Ink: Batting - 1 (2317) (Average HOFer ≈ 144)
HOF Standards: Batting - 1.0 (3858) (Average HOFer ≈ 50)
HOF Monitor: Batting - 5.0 (1451) (Likely HOFer > 100)
Overall Rank in parentheses.

Act.- Denotes rank among active players, Car. - Denotes career rank
Click on the Car, Act or Year to see the career, active, or league leaderboard.


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Transactions 

Before 1943 Season: Signed by the Brooklyn Dodgers as an amateur free agent.

Before 1945 Season: Returned to the New Orleans (Southern Association) by the Brooklyn Dodgers after expiration of minor league working agreement.

Before 1946 Season: Obtained by the Boston Red Sox from the New Orleans (Southern Association) as part of a minor league working agreement.

November 17, 1949: Drafted by the Pittsburgh Pirates from the Boston Red Sox in the 1949 rule 5 draft.

August 18, 1952: Traded by the Pittsburgh Pirates with Ted Wilks to the Cleveland Indians for Johnny Berardino, Charlie Ripple (minors), and $50,000.

August 3, 1960: Released by the Cleveland Indians.


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