George Bechtel

George Bechtel
Right fielder / Pitcher
Born: (1848-09-02)September 2, 1848
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Died: April 3, 1921(1921-04-03) (aged 72)
(assumed)
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Batted: Right
Threw: Right
MLB debut
May 20, 1871, for the Philadelphia Athletics
Last MLB appearance
August 19, 1876, for the Louisville Grays
MLB statistics
Batting average.277
Runs batted in165
Win–loss record7-20
Teams
  National Association of Base Ball Players
West Philadelphia (1867)
Geary of Philadelphia (1867–1868)
Keystone of Philadelphia (1868–1869)
Philadelphia Athletics (1870)
  League player
Philadelphia Athletics (1871, 1875)
New York Mutuals (1872, 1876)
Philadelphia White Stockings (1873–1874)
Philadelphia Centennials (1875)
Louisville Grays (1876)

George A. Bechtel (September 2, 1848 — possibly April 3, 1921) was an American right fielder and pitcher in professional baseball's early history. He played in all five seasons of baseball's first all-professional league, the National Association, and later played in the first season of baseball's first major league, the National League, when the Association folded.[1] In 1876, he became the first player in Major League history to be suspended for life for intentionally losing games for money.[2]

  1. ^ "George Bechtel's Stats". retrosheet.org. Retrieved April 22, 2008.
  2. ^ "Banished From Baseball". 1919blacksox.com. Archived from the original on August 20, 2008. Retrieved April 22, 2008.