George Strickland

Player

George Strickland Stats & Facts

ByTom December 28, 2018December 28, 2018

George Strickland Essentials Positions: Bats: R Throws: R Height: 73 Weight: 175 Born: Sunday, January 10, 1926 in New Orleans, LA USA Died: 2 21 2010 in New Orleans, LA USA Debut: 5/7/1950 Last Game: 7/23/1960 Full Name: George Bevan Strickland

Manager

Cleveland’s manager Birdie Tebbetts suffers a heart attack

ByBaseball April 1, 1964December 28, 2024

Cleveland’s manager Birdie Tebbetts suffers a heart attack. George Strickland will fill in for three months until the 51 year-old skipper returns to the Indians dugout with limited duties.

Fielding

Yogi Berra commits an error as his errorless streak of 148 games for a catcher comes to an end in a New York 7 – 6 loss to Cleveland

ByThis Day in Baseball May 12, 1959September 10, 2024

At Yankee Stadium, Yogi Berra commits an error as his errorless streak of 148 games for a catcher comes to an end in a New York 7 – 6 loss to Cleveland.

June 2, 1962 - Willie Mays in action as the Giants take on the Mets in a DH at the Polo Grounds.

Classic Broadcast | World Series

Giants go up 3 games to 0 over the Indians 1954 World Series Full Radio Broadcast

ByThis Day in Baseball October 1, 1954August 26, 2020

October 1 1954 – A huge crowd of 71,555 hoped to see Cleveland get its first win, but things did not go well for the home team. The Indians trailed 1–0 quickly when Whitey Lockman singled, took second on a groundout and scored on a hit by Willie Mays. The run was scored as unearned…

Exhibition

Lefty O’Doul’s All-Stars lose 3 – 1 to a Pacific League All-Star team for the second time in history

ByThis Day in Baseball November 13, 1951November 13, 2022

1951 – Lefty O’Doul’s All-Stars, including Joe DiMaggio, Ferris Fain and Billy Martin, lose 3 – 1 to a Pacific League All-Star team. This is only the second time since 1922 that an American professional team has lost to Japan, and the first time to professional players.