Today's Birthday: George Lerchen, Jamestown Falcons (1942, '46)

(Detroit News)

Former PONY (New York-Penn) League prospect George Lerchen was born on this date in 1922. He played for the Jamestown Falcons in 1942 and 1946.

Lerchen played in the majors for the Detroit Tigers (1952) and the Cincinnati Reds (1953).

 

He died on March 26, 2014, at the age of 91. See obituary.

Source: Baseball Reference 

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