George Cochran
Third baseman, Baseball Player
1889 – 1960
Who was George Cochran?
George Leslie Cochran was a third baseman and shortstop in Major League Baseball who played briefly for the Boston Red Sox in the 1918 season. Cochran was a switch-hitter and threw right-handed. He was born in Rusk, Texas.
Cochran reached the majors in 1918 with the Boston Red Sox after batting leadoff with the Kansas City Blues, the 1918 American Association champion team. Cochran debuted with Boston on July 29, 1918 and played all but one of his 24 major league games at third base. He played his final game on September 2, 1918.
In his one season career, Cochran posted a .117 batting average with seven runs, three RBI, and three stolen bases without home runs.
Cochran died in Harbor City, California, at the age of 71.
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- Born
- Feb 12, 1889
Rusk - Profession
- Lived in
- Texas
- Rusk
- Died
- May 21, 1960
Harbor City
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on July 23, 2013
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