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'''George Edward Gick''' (October 18, 1915 – August 12, 2008) was an [[United States|American]] right-handed [[relief pitcher]] in [[Major League Baseball]] who played for the [[Chicago White Sox]] for one game each in the {{By|1937}} and {{By|1938}} seasons. Listed at 6' 0", 190 lb., he was a [[switch-hitter]]. He was born in [[Dunnington, Indiana]].
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|name=George Gick
|position=[[Pitcher]]
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|bats=Both
|throws=Right
|birth_date={{Birth date|1915|10|18}}
|birth_place=[[Dunnington, Indiana]]
|death_date={{death date and age|2008|8|12|1915|10|18}}
|death_place=[[Lafayette, Indiana]]
|debutleague = MLB
|debutdate=October 3
|debutyear=1937
|debutteam=Chicago White Sox
|finalleague = MLB
|finaldate=April 21
|finalyear=1938
|finalteam=Chicago White Sox
|statleague = MLB
|stat1label=[[Win–loss record (pitching)|Win–loss record]]
|stat1value=0–0
|stat2label=[[Earned run average]]
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* [[Chicago White Sox]] ({{baseball year|1937}}–{{baseball year|1938}})
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'''George Edward Gick''' (October 18, 1915 – August 12, 2008) was an American right-handed [[relief pitcher]] in [[Major League Baseball]] who played for the [[Chicago White Sox]] for one game each in the {{Baseball year|1937}} and {{Baseball year|1938}} seasons. Listed at 6' 0", 190 lb., he was a [[switch-hitter]]. He was born in [[Dunnington, Indiana]].


In his two major league appearances – on October 3, {{By|1937}} against the [[Baltimore Orioles|St. Louis Browns]] and on April 21, {{By|1938}} against the [[Detroit Tigers]] – Gick posted a perfect 0.00 [[earned run average]] with one [[save (baseball)|save]] and two [[strikeout]]s in 3 [[innings pitched]] without a [[winning percentage|decision]].
In his two major league appearances – on October 3, {{Baseball year|1937}} against the [[St. Louis Browns]] and on April 21, {{Baseball year|1938}} against the [[Detroit Tigers]] – Gick posted a perfect 0.00 [[earned run average]] with one [[save (baseball)|save]] and two [[strikeout]]s in 3 [[innings pitched]] without a [[winning percentage|decision]].


Gick died on August 12, 2008, at the age of 92.
Gick died on August 12, 2008, at the age of 92.


==External links==
==External links==
*{{Baseballstats|br=g/gickge01}}
{{Baseballstats|mlb=114760|espn=22024|br=g/gickge01}}
*{{Find a Grave}}
*[http://www.jconline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080814/OBITS/808140313/1114/OBITS ''Journal and Courier'' (Lafayette, IN): George E. Gick, 92]


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| DATE OF DEATH = August 12, 2008
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Latest revision as of 02:44, 4 July 2024

George Gick
Pitcher
Born: (1915-10-18)October 18, 1915
Dunnington, Indiana
Died: August 12, 2008(2008-08-12) (aged 92)
Lafayette, Indiana
Batted: Both
Threw: Right
MLB debut
October 3, 1937, for the Chicago White Sox
Last MLB appearance
April 21, 1938, for the Chicago White Sox
MLB statistics
Win–loss record0–0
Earned run average0.00
Strikeouts2
Teams

George Edward Gick (October 18, 1915 – August 12, 2008) was an American right-handed relief pitcher in Major League Baseball who played for the Chicago White Sox for one game each in the 1937 and 1938 seasons. Listed at 6' 0", 190 lb., he was a switch-hitter. He was born in Dunnington, Indiana.

In his two major league appearances – on October 3, 1937 against the St. Louis Browns and on April 21, 1938 against the Detroit Tigers – Gick posted a perfect 0.00 earned run average with one save and two strikeouts in 3 innings pitched without a decision.

Gick died on August 12, 2008, at the age of 92.

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