George Edward Lerchen was a backup outfielder in Major League Baseball who played from 1952 through 1953 for the Detroit Tigers and Cincinnati Redlegs. Listed at 5' 11", 175 lb., Lerchen was a switch-hitter and threw right-handed. He was born in Detroit, Michigan. His cousin, Dutch Lerchen, played briefly for the 1910 Boston Red Sox. In a two-season career Lerchen was a .204 hitter with one home run and five RBI in 36 games, including three runs, 10 doubles, one stolen base, and a .361 on-base percentage. In eight outfield appearances at center field and right, he posted a perfect 1.000 fielding percentage in 16 chances. [More at Wikipedia]

December 1st, 1922 in Detroit  /  Died:   Mar 26th, 2014 - aged 91