- George Eyrich
George Lincoln Eyrich (
March 3 ,1925 -June 25 ,2006 ) is a formerMajor League Baseball pitcher who played for the Philadelphia Blue Jays in 1943. At 18 years of age, the 5'11", 175 lb.rookie was the fourth-youngest player to appear in aNational League game that season.Eyrich is one of many ballplayers who only appeared in the major leagues during
World War II . He made hismajor league debut on June 13, 1943 in a road doubleheader against the New York Giants at thePolo Grounds .He appeared in a total of nine games, all in relief, with six
games finished . Even though he allowed 36 baserunners (27 hits and 9 walks) in just 18.1innings pitched , he gave up only sevenearned runs . His short career ended with a 0-0 record and a 3.38 ERA.He was born and died in
Reading, Pennsylvania .External links
* [http://www.baseball-reference.com/e/eyricge01.shtml Baseball Reference]
* [http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/Peyrig101.htm Retrosheet]
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