George Louis Wheeler (born George L. Heroux, August 3, 1869 – March 23, 1946) was a professional baseball pitcher. He played all or part of four seasons in Major League Baseball from 1896 to 1899 for the Philadelphia Phillies. Wheeler, primarily a right-handed pitcher, threw left-handed on a handful of occasions[1] to become one of the few known "switch pitchers" in MLB history.
| George Wheeler | |
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| Pitcher | |
| Born: August 3, 1869 Methuen, Massachusetts, U.S. | |
| Died: March 23, 1946 (aged 76) Santa Ana, California, U.S. | |
Batted: Switch Threw: Switch | |
| MLB debut | |
| September 18, 1896, for the Philadelphia Phillies | |
| Last MLB appearance | |
| May 30, 1899, for the Philadelphia Phillies | |
| MLB statistics | |
| Win–loss record | 21–20 |
| Strikeouts | 60 |
| Earned run average | 4.24 |
| Teams | |
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- Career statistics and player information from Baseball Reference, or Baseball Reference (Minors)
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