George Strickland
1950–1960 · bats R / throws R · Cleveland Guardians, Pittsburgh Pirates
971G
.224AVG
.313OBP
.311SLG
633H
36HR
286RBI
12SB
2Rare feats
Career batting
| G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | HBP | SF | TB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 971 | 3,268 | 2,825 | 304 | 633 | 84 | 27 | 36 | 286 | 362 | 454 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 15 | 879 | .224 | .313 | .311 | .624 |
Streaks
15longest hitting streak · 1953-08-23 to 1953-09-05
18longest on-base streak
The three rarest things in this career
| Rarity | What | Date | Rate | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 41 | Steal of Home | 1951-07-21 | 1 in 107 games | box score ↗ |
| 24 | 5 RBI | 1951-05-15 | 1 in 492 player-games | box score ↗ |
| 23 | 9 total bases | 1951-07-15 | 1 in 419 player-games | box score ↗ |
Splits
Regular season only.
Home and away
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 488 | 1609 | 307 | 22 | 155 | 187 | 231 | .222 | .307 | .316 |
| Away | 483 | 1659 | 326 | 14 | 131 | 175 | 223 | .226 | .302 | .307 |
By month
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April | 70 | 268 | 53 | 5 | 34 | 40 | 39 | .241 | .347 | .400 |
| May | 167 | 560 | 110 | 5 | 55 | 54 | 85 | .222 | .293 | .307 |
| June | 210 | 638 | 122 | 11 | 37 | 72 | 93 | .222 | .304 | .317 |
| July | 214 | 769 | 156 | 9 | 84 | 82 | 107 | .234 | .309 | .340 |
| August | 163 | 543 | 103 | 5 | 45 | 56 | 67 | .217 | .293 | .280 |
| September | 147 | 490 | 89 | 1 | 31 | 58 | 63 | .212 | .300 | .251 |
Most-faced opponents
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| boston-red-sox | 112 | 368 | 72 | 4 | 36 | 46 | 51 | .238 | .321 | .334 |
| new-york-yankees | 108 | 342 | 68 | 3 | 33 | 27 | 54 | .221 | .278 | .289 |
| washington-senators-1901-60 | 108 | 337 | 67 | 5 | 31 | 37 | 33 | .226 | .309 | .321 |
| chicago-white-sox | 107 | 372 | 85 | 3 | 28 | 46 | 52 | .266 | .352 | .351 |
| detroit-tigers | 97 | 348 | 69 | 4 | 25 | 46 | 53 | .236 | .330 | .329 |
| baltimore-orioles | 85 | 260 | 44 | 1 | 25 | 29 | 29 | .199 | .281 | .231 |
| kansas-city-athletics | 61 | 209 | 44 | 0 | 19 | 22 | 26 | .242 | .316 | .324 |
| philadelphia-phillies | 37 | 130 | 19 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 16 | .158 | .215 | .225 |
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 |  Pittsburgh Pirates | 23 | 27 | 3 | – | 2 | – | .111 | – | – |
| 1951 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 138 | 454 | 98 | 9 | 47 | 4 | .216 | – | – |
| 1952 | Cleveland Guardians, Pittsburgh Pirates | 107 | 320 | 60 | 6 | 31 | 4 | .188 | – | – |
| 1953 |  Cleveland Guardians | 123 | 419 | 119 | 5 | 47 | – | .284 | – | – |
| 1954 | Cleveland Guardians | 112 | 361 | 77 | 6 | 37 | 2 | .213 | – | – |
| 1955 | Cleveland Guardians | 130 | 388 | 81 | 2 | 35 | 1 | .209 | – | – |
| 1956 | Cleveland Guardians | 85 | 171 | 36 | 3 | 17 | – | .211 | – | – |
| 1957 | Cleveland Guardians | 89 | 201 | 47 | 1 | 19 | – | .234 | – | – |
| 1959 | Cleveland Guardians | 132 | 442 | 105 | 3 | 48 | 1 | .238 | – | – |
| 1960 | Cleveland Guardians | 32 | 42 | 7 | 1 | 3 | – | .167 | – | – |