George Creamer
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| George Creamer | ||
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| Second Baseman | ||
| Born: 1855 | ||
| Died: June 27, 1886 (aged 31) | ||
| Batted: Right | Threw: Right | |
| MLB debut | ||
| May 1, 1878 for the Milwaukee Grays |
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| Final game | ||
| October 2, 1884 for the Pittsburgh Alleganys |
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| Career statistics | ||
| Batting Average | .215 | |
| Home runs | 1 | |
| Runs batted in | 99 | |
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As Player
As Manager |
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| Career highlights and awards | ||
George W. Creamer (born as George W. Triebel) (1855 – June 27, 1886) was an American Major League Baseball second baseman from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He played with four different teams in two leagues, including the Cream Citys (1878), the Syracuse Stars (1879), the Worcester Ruby Legs (1880–1882), and the Pittsburgh Alleghenys (1883–1884).[1] On August 20, 1883, after a games between the Louisville Eclipse and the Alleghenys‚ George, along with fellow players Billy Taylor‚ and Mike Mansell are each fined $100 and suspended indefinitely for drunkenness.[2] In 1884, he briefly managed the Alleghenys, but lost all the games he oversaw.[1]
Creamer died in Philadelphia and was interred at Greenwood Cemetery.[1]
[edit] References
- ^ a b c George Creamer's Stats. retrosheet.org. Retrieved on 2008-03-06.
- ^ 1883 Chronology. baseballlibrary.com. Retrieved on 2008-03-06.
[edit] External links
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference
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| Preceded by Bob Ferguson |
Pittsburgh Alleganys Managers 1884 |
Succeeded by Horace B. Phillips |
