George Pfister Explained

George Pfister
Position:Catcher
Birth Date:4 September 1918
Birth Place:Bound Brook, New Jersey
Death Place:Somerset, New Jersey
Bats:Right
Throws:Right
Debutleague:MLB
Debutdate:September 27
Debutyear:1941
Debutteam:Brooklyn Dodgers
Finalleague:MLB
Finaldate:September 27
Finalyear:1941
Finalteam:Brooklyn Dodgers
Statleague:MLB
Stat1label:Games played
Stat1value:1
Stat2label:At bats
Stat2value:2
Stat3label:Hits
Stat3value:0
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George Edward Pfister (September 4, 1918 – August 14, 1997) was an American catcher, coach and executive in Major League Baseball. Pfister threw and batted right-handed, stood tall and weighed during his playing career (1939–1941; 1946–1951; 1953; 1957). He served in the United States Army Air Forces during World War II.[1]

Pfister appeared in one game for the Brooklyn Dodgers during the season. On September 27, he was hitless in two at bats against Ike Pearson in a 7–3 loss to the Philadelphia Phillies at Ebbets Field.[2]

Pfister was a coach for the Dodgers in 1952, a minor-league manager in the Brooklyn organization for five seasons between 1948 and 1957, a front office official for minor league clubs, and the farm system director of the New York Yankees from 1965–1974. He spent 23 years working in baseball operations for Major League Baseball. In 1991, Pfister was presented with the King of Baseball award given by Minor League Baseball.

Born in Bound Brook, New Jersey, Pfister died of a heart attack at the age of 78 at Somerset Hospital on August 14, 1997.[3]

Notes and References

  1. http://baseballinwartime.com/those_who_served/those_who_served_atoz.htm "Those Who Served"
  2. [Retrosheet]
  3. http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=LB&p_theme=lb&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=0EAE91AA015451F1&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&s_trackval=GooglePM "Player, administrator George Pfister dies"