George Leslie Cochran (February 12, 1889 - May 21, 1960) was a third baseman and shortstop in Major League Baseball who played briefly for the Boston Red Sox in the 1918 season. Events 1429 - English Forces under Sir John Fastolf defend a supply convoy carrying rations to the army besieging Orleans from attack by the Year 1889 ( MDCCCLXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 878 - Syracuse Italy is captured by the Muslim sultan of Sicily. Year 1960 ( MCMLX) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. A third baseman, abbreviated 3B, is the player in Baseball whose responsibility is to defend the area nearest to third base — the third of Shortstop, abbreviated SS, is the baseball fielding position between second and Third base. The Boston Red Sox are a Professional baseball team based in Boston Massachusetts, and are the reigning (2007 World Series Champions. Champions World Series: Boston Red Sox over Chicago Cubs (4-2 MLB Statistical Leaders Major Cochran was a switch-hitter and threw right handed. In Baseball, a switch-hitter is a batter who is able to hit from both the right and left sides of the plate Someone who is right-handed will prefer to use this hand for everyday activities such as writing, maintaining personal hygiene, Cooking and so forth He was born in Rusk, Texas. Rusk is a city in Cherokee County, Texas, United States. The population was 5085 at the 2000 census
Cochran reached the majors in 1918 with the Boston Red Sox after batting leadoff with the Kansas City Blues, the 1918 American Association champion team. The batting order, or batting lineup, in Baseball is the sequence in which the nine members of the offense take their turns in batting against the The Kansas City Blues are a former Minor league baseball team located in Kansas City Missouri in the Midwestern United States. This article refers to the former minor league that existed from 1902 to 1962 and 1969 to 1997 Cochran debuted with Boston on July 29, 1918 and played all but one of his 24 major league games at third base. He played his final game on September 2, 1918. He won a World Series ring with the Red Sox in 1918 despite he did not play in the Series. The 1918 World Series featured the Boston Red Sox, who defeated the Chicago Cubs four games to two
In one season career, Cochran posted a . 117 batting average (7-for-60) with seven runs, three RBI, and three stolen bases without home runs. Batting average is a Statistic in both Cricket and Baseball measuring the performance of cricket batsmen and baseball hitters, respectively In Baseball, a run is scored when a player advances safely around first second and third base and returns safely to Home plate, touching In Baseball, a stolen base occurs when a Baserunner successfully advances to the next base while the Pitcher is delivering the ball to Home plate
Cochran died in Harbor City, California, at the age of 71. Harbor City is a community within Los Angeles California. As of the 2000 census the city had a total population of 24640
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- Although baseball encyclopedias only list Cochran as a right-handed thrower, the San Francisco Chronicle of September 4, 1918 also lists his height (5'9"), weight (160 lbs. The San Francisco Chronicle was founded in 1865 as The Daily Dramatic Chronicle by teenage brothers Charles de Young and Michael H ) and batting side (both).
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