George Strief

George Strief
George Strief
	Second baseman
	Born: October 16, 1856; Cincinnati
	Died: April 1, 1946 (aged 89); Cleveland, Ohio
	Batted: Right Threw: Right
MLB debut
	May 1, 1879, for the Cleveland Blues
Last MLB appearance
	May 8, 1885, for the Philadelphia Athletics
MLB statistics
Batting average	.207
Home runs	5
Runs scored	145
Teams
	Cleveland Blues (1879); Pittsburg Alleghenys (1882); St. Louis Browns (1883–84); Kansas City Cowboys (1884); Chicago Browns/Pittsburgh Stogies (1884); Cleveland Blues (1884); Philadelphia Athletics (1885);

George Andrew Strief (October 16, 1856 – April 1, 1946) was a 19th-century professional baseball player. Strief played for several teams during his career from 1879 to 1885. He was primarily a second baseman, but played at every position except pitcher and catcher. He finished his career with a .207 batting average.

On May 3, 1882, Strief hit the first-ever home run in Pittsburgh Pirates history. Strief's home run came five years before the Pirates (then called the Pittsburgh Alleghenys) entered the National League. Until 1887, the club was a member of the American Association, and Strief's home run was against the Cincinnati Red Stockings^[1] in a 7-3 Pittsburgh loss. The game was only second, and first loss, in franchise history.^[2]

Strief is tied with Bill Joyce for most triples in a game with 4, in 1885.

References

^ "Pirates Home Run Leaders Through the Years". Pirates Prospects. Retrieved December 1, 2014. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
^ "1882 Pittsburgh Alleghenys Schedule, Box Scores and Splits - Baseball-Reference.com". Baseball-Reference. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)

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[1] "Pirates Home Run Leaders Through the Years". Pirates Prospects. Retrieved December 1, 2014. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)

[2] "1882 Pittsburgh Alleghenys Schedule, Box Scores and Splits - Baseball-Reference.com". Baseball-Reference. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)

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