George Bechtel

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Full Name: George A. Bechtel	Primary Position: OF,RF,P
Height/Weight: 5' 11"/165	First Game: May 20, 1871
Birthdate: September 2, 1848	Final Game: August 19, 1876
Birthplace: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania	MLB Experience: 6 years
Bat/Throw: Unknown/Unknown

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[edit] Biography

George Bechtel (George A. Bechtel) was born on September 2, 1848 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He made his Major League debut on May 20, 1871 for the Philadelphia Athletics. In 1872, his rookie year, he hit .300 with 0 home runs and 42 RBI. Bechtel played for the Philadelphia Athletics, New York Mutuals, Philadelphia White Stockings, Philadelphia Centennials and Louisville Grays over the course of his 6 year career.

Most people believe that George Bechtel's best season was 1872, when he hit for a .300 average.

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Year	Team		G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG	OBP	SLG	2B	3B	BB	SO	HBP	SH	SB	IBB	GDP
1871	ATH	n	20	94	24	33	1	21	.351	.365	.500	9	1	2	2	0	0	4	0	0
1872	MUT	n	51	247	60	74	0	42	.300	.316	.360	11	2	6	3	0	0	9	0	2
1873	PHI	n	53	258	53	63	1	39	.244	.270	.310	12	1	9	1	0	0	0	0	0
1874	PHI	n	32	151	29	42	1	34	.278	.288	.391	4	5	2	1	0	0	0	0	0
1875	CEN	n	14	61	12	17	0	7	.279	.290	.361	5	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0
1875	ATH	n	35	164	33	46	0	20	.280	.285	.341	6	2	1	3	0	0	0	0	0
1875	TOT	n	49	225	45	63	0	27	.280	.286	.347	11	2	2	4	0	0	0	0	0
1876	NY	N	2	10	2	3	0	0	.300	.300	.300	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1876	LOU	N	14	55	2	10	0	2	.182	.182	.200	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
1876	TOT	N	16	65	4	13	0	2	.200	.200	.215	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
Total	NL		16	65	4	13	0	2	.200	.200	.215	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
Total	NA		205	975	211	275	3	163	.282	.297	.362	47	11	21	11	0	0	13	0	2
Total			221	1040	215	288	3	165	.277	.291	.353	48	11	21	12	0	0	13	0	2

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Year	Team		POS	G	GS	INN	PO	A	ERR	DP	TP	PB	SB	CS	PkO	AVG
1871	ATH	n	3B	3	0	0	3	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	.750
1871	ATH	n	OF	15	0	0	21	2	5	1	0	0	0	0	0	.821
1871	ATH	n	P	3	0	0	1	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.000
1872	MUT	n	LF	13	13	120	32	3	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	.795
1872	MUT	n	OF	49	0	0	75	4	17	1	0	0	0	0	0	.823
1872	MUT	n	1B	1	1	9	6	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.667
1872	MUT	n	RF	36	36	328	42	1	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	.860
1873	PHI	n	P	3	0	0	1	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	.667
1873	PHI	n	OF	52	0	0	84	9	16	2	0	0	0	0	0	.853
1874	PHI	n	RF	28	27	220	38	0	12	0	0	0	0	0	0	.760
1874	PHI	n	P	6	4	39	2	6	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	.471
1874	PHI	n	OF	28	0	0	38	0	14	0	0	0	0	0	0	.731
1874	PHI	n	LF	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
1875	CEN	n	P	14	0	0	10	24	9	2	0	0	0	0	0	.791
1875	ATH	n	OF	31	0	0	60	4	15	1	0	0	0	0	0	.810
1875	ATH	n	P	4	0	0	4	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.000
1875	TOT	n	P	18	0	0	14	29	9	2	0	0	0	0	0	.827
1876	NY	N	OF	2	0	0	3	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	.429
1876	LOU	N	OF	14	0	0	14	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	.882
1876	TOT	N	OF	16	0	0	17	1	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	.750
Total			3B	3	0	0	3	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	.750
Total			P	30	4	39	18	45	20	2	0	0	0	0	0	.759
Total			LF	14	13	120	32	3	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	.795
Total			RF	64	63	548	80	1	19	0	0	0	0	0	0	.810
Total			1B	1	1	9	6	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.667
Total			OF	191	0	0	295	20	73	5	0	0	0	0	0	.812

[edit] Pitching Stats

Year	Team		G	GS	W	L	ERA	K	R	ER	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	HR	BB	IB	WP	HBP
1871	ATH	n	3	3	1	2	7.96	1	42	23	2	0	0	26	43	0	11	0	0	0
1873	PHI	n	3	2	0	2	4.50	0	24	8	1	0	0	16	27	0	2	0	0	0
1874	PHI	n	6	4	1	3	4.15	0	42	18	4	0	0	39	57	0	1	0	0	0
1875	CEN	n	14	14	2	12	3.93	6	138	55	14	0	0	126	169	0	5	0	0	0
1875	ATH	n	4	4	3	1	2.25	3	19	9	4	0	0	36	41	0	3	0	0	0
1875	TOT	n	18	18	5	13	3.56	9	157	64	18	0	0	162	210	0	8	0	0	0
Total			30	27	7	20	4.19	10	265	113	25	0	0	243	337	0	22	0	0	0

[edit] Transactions

Sold by Philadelphia Centennials to Philadelphia Athletics with Bill Craver for $1500 (sum was officially paid to entice team to disband) (May 26, 1875).

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