Batting average .207 Role Baseball player Name George Strief | Runs scored 145 Home runs 5 | |
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Died April 1, 1946, Cleveland, Ohio, United States | ||
George Andrew Strief (October 16, 1856 – April 1, 1946) was a 19th-century professional baseball player. Strief played for several teams during his career from 1879 to 1885. He was primarily a second baseman, but played at every position except pitcher and catcher. He finished his career with a .207 batting average.
On May 3, 1882, Strief hit the first-ever home run in Pittsburgh Pirates history. Strief's home run came five years before the Pirates (then called the Pittsburgh Alleghenys) entered the National League. Until 1887, the club was a member of the American Association, and Strief's home run was against the Cincinnati Red Stockings in a 7-3 Pittsburgh loss. The game was only second, and first loss, in franchise history.
Strief set the record for most triples in a game, four, in 1885 (equalled by Bill Joyce in 1897). Also in 1885 he became the first player to collect five extra base hits in a game.