George Wheeler (pinch hitter)

American baseball player
The basics

Quick Facts

IntroAmerican baseball player
PlacesUnited States of America
wasAthlete Baseball player
Work fieldSports
Gender
Male
Birth10 November 1881
Death3 August 1918 (aged 36 years)
The details

Biography

George Harrison "Heavy" Wheeler (November 10, 1881 in Shelburn, Indiana – June 18, 1918 in Clinton, Indiana) was a Major League Baseball pinch hitter who played in three games for the Cincinnati Reds in 1910. He was an outfielder during his minor league career.
Wheeler made his major league debut on July 27, 1910 at the age of 28 and appeared in his final big league game on August 3 of that year. In three at-bats with the Reds, Wheeler collected zero hits, striking out twice.
Though Wheeler's major league career was short, his minor league career lasted eight seasons, from 1907 to 1914. In 119 games with the Terre Haute Hottentots in 1908 he hit .303, and in 124 games in 1913 - split between the Terre Haute Terre-iers and Indianapolis Indians - he hit .320. Overall, he hit .287 in 810 minor league games.
Following his death, he was interred at Little Flock Cemetery in Shelburn, Indiana.

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