George Frazier (baseball manager)

George Frazier
Owner / Manager
Born: (1861-01-07)January 7, 1861
Syracuse, New York, U.S.
Died: February 5, 1913(1913-02-05) (aged 52)
New York, New York, U.S.
MLB statistics
Managerial record51–65
Games117
Winning percentage.440
Teams

George Kasson Frazier (January 7, 1861 – February 5, 1913) was a 19th-century professional baseball executive. He was the owner and manager of the Syracuse Stars of the American Association, considered a major league, during the 1890 season.

He managed the Stars to a record of 51–65.[1] The team also went 4–7 in 11 games managed by Wallace Fessenden in mid-season.[2] The Stars finished in seventh place,[3] and folded at the conclusion of the season.

He was married to Mary Yale, daughter of Colonel John Wesley Yale, member of the Yale family.[4][5]

  1. ^ "George Frazier". Retrosheet. Retrieved August 28, 2020.
  2. ^ "Wally Fessenden". Retrosheet. Retrieved August 28, 2020.
  3. ^ "The 1890 Season". Retrosheet. Retrieved August 28, 2020.
  4. ^ Morris, Peter (2012). Base Ball Pioneers, 1850-1870: The Clubs and Players Who Spread the Sport, Chapter Two: Upstate New York, McFarland & Company Publishers, p. 386
  5. ^ Rodney Horace Yale (1908). "Yale Genealogy and History of Wales. The British Kings and Princes. Life of Owen Glyndwr. Biographies of Governor Elihu Yale". Archive.org. Milburn and Scott company. p. 505.