George Frederick Brickell (November 9, 1906 – April 8, 1961) was an American

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. He played in

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(MLB) for eight seasons with the

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and

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. Brickell started his professional baseball career in 1926, at the age of 19. That season, he hit .345 for the Wichita Izzies of the Western League. He made his major league debut with the Pirates in August and also hit .345 for them down the stretch. Over the next several years, Brickell played semi-regularly for the Pirates and Phillies. His hitting declined, however. In 1933, he went back to the minor leagues. He retired in 1936. In 501 games over eight seasons, Brickell posted a .281 batting average (407-for-1148) with 221 runs, 54 doubles, 23

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, 6

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, 131 RBI, 106

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, .335

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and .363

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. He finished his career with a .967

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playing at all three outfield positions. Brickell was elected into the Kansas Baseball Hall of Fame in 1951. His son,

Fritz Brickell Fritz Darrell Brickell (March 19, 1935 – October 15, 1965) was an Americans, American professional baseball baseball player, player who played in parts of three seasons for the New York Yankees (1958–59) and Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim, Los ...

, a

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, played in parts of three big-league seasons between 1958 and 1961. Brickell died of a

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in 1961."Fred Brickell's Obit"
''thedeadballera.com''. Retrieved 2010-11-05.

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* 1906 births 1961 deaths Major League Baseball outfielders Pittsburgh Pirates players Philadelphia Phillies players Wichita Izzies players Baseball players from Kansas {{US-baseball-outfielder-1900s-stub