George Pfister
| George Pfister | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Catcher | |
| Born: September 4, 1918 Bound Brook, New Jersey | |
| Died: August 14, 1997 (aged 78) Somerset, New Jersey | |
Batted: Right Threw: Right | |
| MLB debut | |
| September 27, 1941, for the Brooklyn Dodgers | |
| Last MLB appearance | |
| September 27, 1941, for the Brooklyn Dodgers | |
| MLB statistics | |
| Games played | 1 |
| At bats | 2 |
| Hits | 0 |
| Teams | |
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George Edward Pfister (September 4, 1918 – August 14, 1997) was an American
right-handed, stood 6 feet (1.8 m) tall and weighed 200 pounds (91 kg) during his playing career (1939–1941; 1946–1951; 1953; 1957). He served in the United States Army Air Forces during World War II.[1]
Pfister appeared in one game for the
Pfister was a coach for the Dodgers in 1952, a minor-league
farm system director of the New York Yankees from 1965–1974. He spent 23 years working in baseball operations for Major League Baseball. In 1991, Pfister was presented with the King of Baseball award given by Minor League Baseball
.
Born in Bound Brook, New Jersey, Pfister died of a
Somerset Hospital on August 14, 1997.[3]
References
- Baseball in Wartime
- ^ Retrosheet box score: 1941-09-27
- ^ "Player, administrator George Pfister dies", Press-Telegram, August 15, 1997. Accessed March 8, 2011]
External links
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball Reference, or Baseball Reference (Minors)
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