George Shoch

George Shoch
George Shoch
	Outfielder/Shortstop/Second baseman
	Born: January 6, 1859; Philadelphia
	Died: September 30, 1937 (aged 78); Philadelphia
	Batted: Right Threw: Right
MLB debut
	September 10, 1886, for the Washington Nationals
Last MLB appearance
	October 2, 1897, for the Brooklyn Bridegrooms
MLB statistics
Batting average	.265
Home runs	10
Runs batted in	323
Teams
	Washington Nationals (1886–1889); Milwaukee Brewers (1891); Baltimore Orioles (1892); Brooklyn Grooms/Bridegrooms (1893–1897);

George Quintus Shoch (January 6, 1859 – September 30, 1937) was an American baseball player. A utility member of the Washington Nationals from 1886 through 1889, he also played for the Milwaukee Brewers (1891), Baltimore Orioles (1892) and Brooklyn Grooms/Brooklyn Bridegrooms (1893–97).^[1]^[2]

Biography[edit]

Born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on January 6, 1859, Shoch who became known for his adaptability as a utility for multiple baseball teams across American during the latter part of the nineteenth century. In eleven seasons he played in 706 Games and had 2,536 at bats, 414 runs, 671 hits, eighty-nine doubles, twenty-eight triples, ten home runs, 323 RBI, 138 stolen bases, 298 walks, .265 batting average, .355 On-base percentage, .334 Slugging percentage, and 846 total bases.^[3] During the 1892 season, he was sidelined after breaking his arm.^[4]

Death and interment[edit]

Shoch died at the age of seventy-eight in Philadelphia on September 30, 1937, and was interred at that city's Cedar Hill Cemetery.

References[edit]

^ "Athletic Club's Players." Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: The Philadelphia Inquirer, April 11, 1892, p. 3 (subscription required).
^ "Paste This in Your Bonnet." Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: The Philadelphia Inquirer, April 26, 1896, p. 40 (subscription required).
^ George Shoch (baseball statistics), in Baseball Reference Newsletter, retrieved online June 4, 2024.
^ "Chat of the Diamond." Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: The Philadelphia Inquirer, August 21, 1892, p. 3 (subscription required).

External links[edit]

George Shoch at Find a Grave

[1] "Athletic Club's Players." Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: The Philadelphia Inquirer, April 11, 1892, p. 3 (subscription required).

[2] "Paste This in Your Bonnet." Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: The Philadelphia Inquirer, April 26, 1896, p. 40 (subscription required).

[3] George Shoch (baseball statistics), in Baseball Reference Newsletter, retrieved online June 4, 2024.

[4] "Chat of the Diamond." Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: The Philadelphia Inquirer, August 21, 1892, p. 3 (subscription required).

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