George Prentiss Baseball player

George Pepper Prentiss (a.k.a. George Pepper Wilson) (June 10, 1876 – September 23, 1902) was a pitcher in Major League Baseball who played from 1901 through 1902 for the Boston Americans (1901–02) and Baltimore Orioles (1902). Listed at 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m), 175 lb., Prentiss was a switch-hitter and threw right-handed. He was born in Wilmington, Delaware.In a two-season career, Prentiss posted a 3–3 record with 10 strikeouts and a 5.31 ERA in 11 appearances, including seven starts, four complete games, and 57⅓ innings of work.Prentiss died in his hometown of Wilmington, Delaware, at age 26.

Personal facts

Birth dateJune 10, 1876
Birth place
Wilmington Delaware
Date of deathSeptember 23, 1902
Place of death
Wilmington Delaware

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Baseball player

Career startSeptember 23, 1901
Career endJuly 29, 1902
batting sideSwitch
former teams
Boston Red Sox
New York Yankees
position
Pitcher
teams
Boston Red Sox
New York Yankees
throwing sideRight

George Prentiss on Wikipedia

External resources

  1. http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/P/Ppreng101.htm