George Lerchen Stats

George Lerchen was born on Friday, December 1, 1922, in Detroit, Michigan. Lerchen was 29 years old when he broke into the big leagues on April 15, 1952, with the Detroit Tigers. His biographical data, year-by-year hitting stats, fielding stats, pitching stats (where applicable), career totals, uniform numbers, salary data and miscellaneous items-of-interest are presented by Baseball Almanac on this comprehensive George Lerchen baseball stats page.

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"George Lerchen, of all people, was the only ray of hope for the Detroit Tigers today as they licked their wounds in the darkness of the American League cellar. Lerchen, 29, has been kicking around the Tiger farm system for 10 years. It was conceded that this was his last chance to make the grade and as of today, he seemed to be making it." - The Traverse City Record-Eagle (05/08/1952, Traverse City, Michigan, 'Lerchen Only Bright Spot', Page 17)

George Lerchen

George Lerchen Autograph on a 1952 Topps Baseball Card (#710)

George Lerchen Autograph on a 1952 Topps Baseball Card (#710)

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Birth Name:   George Edward Lerchen
Nickname:   None
Born On:   12-01-1922  (Sagittarius)
Place of Birth Data Born In:   Detroit, Michigan
Year of Death Data Died On:   03-26-2014 (1,000 Oldest Living)
Place of Death Data Died In:   Garden City, Michigan
Cemetery:   Cremated
High School:   Western High School (Detroit, MI)
College:   None Attended
Batting Stances Chart Bats:   Both   Throwing Arms Chart Throws:   Right
Player Height Chart Height:   5-11   Player Weight Chart Weight:   175
First Game:   04-15-1952 (Age 29)
Last Game:   09-13-1953
Draft:   Not Applicable

George Lerchen

George Lerchen Pitching Stats

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George Lerchen Hitting Stats

1952 30 Tigers 14 32 1 5 1 0 1 0 3 7 0 10 0 0 0 1 .156 .308 .281
1953 31 Redlegs 22 17 2 5 1 0 0 0 2 5 0 6 0 0 0 0 .294 .455 .353
2 Years 36 49 3 10 2 0 1 0 5 12 0 16 0 0 0 1 .204 .361 .306

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George Lerchen Fielding Stats

1952 Tigers CF 3 3 81 10 3.3 10 10 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 3.33
1952 Tigers RF 4 3 105 5 1.3 5 5 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 1.29
1953 Redlegs CF 1 0 3 1 1.0 1 1 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 9.00
CF Totals 4 3 84 11 2.8 11 11 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 3.54
RF Totals 4 3 105 5 1.3 5 5 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 1.29
2 Years 8 6 189 16 2.0 16 16 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 2.29

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George Lerchen Miscellaneous Stats

1952 Tigers 1 0 1.000 8 0 n/a 32.0 3.2 10.7 - - -
1953 Redlegs 0 0 .000 22 0 n/a 0.0 2.8 8.5 - - -
2 Years 1 0 1.000 30 0 n/a 49.0 3.1 9.8 - - -

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George Lerchen Miscellaneous Items of Interest

1952 Detroit Tigers 32 Undetermined - -
1953 Cincinnati Redlegs 20 Undetermined - -

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Did you know that George Lerchen was primarily used as a pinch hitter / backup outfielder during his big league tenure and when he did field, he did well, posting a perfect 1.000 career fielding percentage in his eight outfield appearances (across sixteen career chances)?

George Lerchen also played in the Minor Leagues for twelve seasons; 1941 through 1942 then 1946 through 1956, the missing seasons (1943 through 1945) were when he was serving his country in the United States Navy during World War II.

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