sport.wikisort.org - AthleteGeorge Edward Pfister (September 4, 1918 – August 14, 1997) was an American catcher, coach and executive in Major League Baseball. Pfister threw and batted 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]
American baseball player, coach, and executive
Baseball player
George Pfister |
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Catcher |
Born: (1918-09-04)September 4, 1918 Bound Brook, New Jersey |
Died: August 14, 1997(1997-08-14) (aged 78) Somerset, New Jersey |
Batted: Right Threw: Right |
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September 27, 1941, for the Brooklyn Dodgers |
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September 27, 1941, for the Brooklyn Dodgers |
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Games played | 1 |
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At bats | 2 |
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Hits | 0 |
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Pfister appeared in one game for the Brooklyn Dodgers during the 1941 season. On September 27, he was hitless in two at bats against Ike Pearson in a 7–3 loss to the Philadelphia Phillies at Ebbets Field.[2]
Pfister was a coach for the Dodgers in 1952, a minor-league manager in the Brooklyn organization for five seasons between 1948 and 1957, a front office official for minor league clubs, and the 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 heart attack at the age of 78 at Somerset Hospital on August 14, 1997.[3]
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King of Baseball |
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- 1951: Pants Rowland
- 1952: J. Alvin Gardner
- 1953: Frank Shaughnessy
- 1954: Shelby Pease
- 1955: Herman White
- 1956: Tommy Richardson
- 1957: Charles Hurth
- 1958: None
- 1959: Bonneau Peters
- 1960: Joe Engel
- 1961: Rosy Ryan
- 1962: Phil Howser
- 1963: Donie Bush
- 1964: Eddie Mulligan
- 1965: Ray Winder
- 1966: Eddie Leishman
- 1967: Alejo Peralta
- 1968: Dewey Soriano
- 1969: Chauncey DeVault
- 1970: George MacDonald Sr.
- 1971: Phil Piton
- 1972: Vince McNamara
- 1973: Ray Johnston
- 1974: Fred Haney
- 1975: Joe Buzas
- 1976: Don Avery
- 1977: Bill Weiss
- 1978: Zinn Beck
- 1979: Harry Simmons
- 1980: Billy Hitchcock
- 1981: Jack Schwarz
- 1982: Sy Berger
- 1983: Oscar Roettger
- 1984: Donald Davidson
- 1985: Stan Wasiak
- 1986: Lefty Gomez
- 1987: Bill Schweppe
- 1988: Max Patkin
- 1989: George Sisler Jr.
- 1990: John Henry Moss
- 1991: George Pfister
- 1992: Johnny Lipon
- 1993: George Kissell
- 1994: Jim Bragan
- 1995: Gene DaCosse
- 1996: Sheldon "Chief" Bender
- 1997: Max Schumacher
- 1998: Leo Pinckney
- 1999: Tom Saffell
- 2000: P. Patrick McKernan
- 2001: Roland Hemond
- 2002: George Zuraw
- 2003: Bob Wilson
- 2004: Dave Rosenfield
- 2005: Calvin Falwell
- 2006: Paul Snyder
- 2007: Dave Walker
- 2008: Pat Gillick
- 2009: Milo Hamilton
- 2010: Don Mincher
- 2011: Chito Rodriguez
- 2012: George McGonagle
- 2013: Charlie Eshbach
- 2014: Bill Valentine
- 2015: Bill Gladstone
- 2016: David G. Elmore
- 2017: Lee Landers
- 2018: Mike Tamburro
- 2019: Bob Lozinak
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