George Fletcher (baseball)

George Horace Elliot Fletcher (April 21, 1845 – June 18, 1879) was a professional baseball player who played outfielder in Major League Baseball for the 1872 Brooklyn Eckfords. Fletcher died of "asthenia due to phthisis pulmonalis" in 1879.[1]

George Fletcher
Outfielder
Born: (1845-04-21)April 21, 1845
Brooklyn, New York
Died: June 18, 1879(1879-06-18) (aged 34)
Brooklyn, New York
Batted: Unknown
Threw: Unknown
MLB debut
June 21, 1872, for the Brooklyn Eckfords
Last MLB appearance
June 22, 1872, for the Brooklyn Eckfords
MLB statistics
Games played2
Runs scored1
Hits3
Batting average.375
Teams
  National Association of Base Ball Players
Washington Nationals (1867)
  National Association of Professional BBP
Brooklyn Eckfords (1872)

References
  1. "Too Young To Die". TheDeadballEra.com. Retrieved February 19, 2021.


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