George Bechtold
George Edgar Bechtold
Born: September 30, 1942
Lancaster, PA US
Primary Position: Pitcher
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6'1"
Weight: 200
Career: 1961-1969
George Bechtold compiled a career record of 63 wins and 55 losses and a 3.56 ERA in his 211-game pitching career with the Auburn Yankees, Modesto Reds, Shelby Colonels, Idaho Falls Yankees, Columbus Yankees, Binghamton Triplets, Greensboro Yankees, Syracuse Chiefs and Richmond Braves. He began playing during the 1961 season and last took the field during the 1969 campaign.
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Pitching:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | W | L | W% | ERA | G | GS | GF | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | IBB | SO | HBP | BK | WP | BF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1961 | C | CALL | Modesto Reds | 1 | 1 | .500 | 3.71 | 8 | 1 | 17.0 | 12 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 19 | 0 | |||||||||
| 1961 | D | NYPL | Auburn Yankees | 6 | 7 | .462 | 6.90 | 23 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 103.0 | 112 | 99 | 79 | 23 | 73 | 90 | 3 | 1 | 4 | ||||
| 1962 | C | PION | Idaho Falls Yankees | 1 | 2 | .333 | 8.07 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 29.0 | 39 | 34 | 26 | 2 | 21 | 2 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 7 | |||
| 1962 | D | SALL3 | Shelby Colonels | 4 | 6 | .400 | 3.00 | 15 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 99.0 | 67 | 45 | 33 | 2 | 73 | 141 | 3 | 0 | 8 | ||||
| 1963 | A | PION | Idaho Falls Yankees | 13 | 8 | .619 | 3.07 | 29 | 25 | 10 | 1 | 176.0 | 149 | 71 | 60 | 10 | 80 | 0 | 216 | 2 | 0 | 10 | |||
| 1964 | AA | SOUL | Columbus Yankees | 4 | 4 | .500 | 4.03 | 15 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 76.0 | 63 | 41 | 34 | 10 | 39 | 2 | 43 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |||
| 1965 | AA | SOUL | Columbus Yankees | 11 | 9 | .550 | 3.78 | 29 | 23 | 6 | 1 | 176.0 | 154 | 85 | 74 | 19 | 59 | 6 | 113 | 4 | 0 | 11 | |||
| 1966 | A | CARL | Greensboro Yankees | 5 | 6 | .455 | 2.84 | 39 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 76.0 | 68 | 32 | 24 | 6 | 38 | 3 | 88 | 2 | 0 | 4 | |||
| 1966 | A | NYPL | Binghamton Triplets | 1 | 1 | .500 | 1.00 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 18.0 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 3 | |||
| 1967 | AAA | IL | Syracuse Chiefs | 6 | 4 | .600 | 2.55 | 15 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 74.0 | 57 | 27 | 21 | 4 | 21 | 0 | 42 | 4 | 1 | 2 | |||
| 1967 | A | CARL | Greensboro Yankees | 4 | 2 | .667 | 2.39 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 49.0 | 41 | 15 | 13 | 3 | 17 | 1 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |||
| 1968 | AA | EL | Binghamton Triplets | 7 | 5 | .583 | 1.52 | 18 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 89.0 | 61 | 18 | 15 | 2 | 30 | 0 | 68 | 1 | 0 | 4 | |||
| Totals | 63 | 55 | .534 | 3.56 | 211 | 120 | 0 | 42 | 9 | 0 | 982.0 | 837 | 484 | 388 | 82 | 477 | 14 | 893 | 20 | 2 | 57 | 0 |
Batting:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1961 | C | CALL | Modesto Reds | 8 | 3 | 3 | 1 | .333 | .333 | .333 | .667 | 1 | ||||||||||||||
| 1961 | D | NYPL | Auburn Yankees | 25 | 47 | 41 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 13 | .195 | .250 | .244 | .494 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| 1962 | C | PION | Idaho Falls Yankees | 11 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | .000 | .200 | .000 | .200 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1962 | D | SALL3 | Shelby Colonels | 22 | 48 | 47 | 7 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 9 | .277 | .277 | .468 | .745 | 22 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||
| 1963 | A | PION | Idaho Falls Yankees | 29 | 75 | 66 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 30 | .106 | .157 | .136 | .294 | 9 | 0 | 5 | 0 | ||
| 1964 | AA | SOUL | Columbus Yankees | 15 | 27 | 23 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 8 | .130 | .231 | .130 | .361 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 1965 | AA | SOUL | Columbus Yankees | 29 | 63 | 54 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 35 | .111 | .158 | .130 | .288 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 0 | ||
| 1966 | A | CARL | Greensboro Yankees | 39 | 20 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10 | .000 | .056 | .000 | .056 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 1966 | A | NYPL | Binghamton Triplets | 2 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | .167 | .286 | .167 | .452 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1967 | AAA | IL | Syracuse Chiefs | 15 | 27 | 20 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | .200 | .261 | .250 | .511 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 1 | ||
| 1967 | A | CARL | Greensboro Yankees | 7 | 15 | 15 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | .133 | .133 | .200 | .333 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1968 | AA | EL | Binghamton Triplets | 18 | 34 | 25 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 15 | .120 | .267 | .200 | .467 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 220 | 376 | 325 | 29 | 48 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 142 | .148 | .206 | .203 | .409 | 66 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 1 | 0 |
Fielding:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1961 | D | NYPL | Auburn Yankees | P | 23 | 7 | 16 | 2 | 0 | .920 | 1.000 |
| 1962 | D | SALL3 | Shelby Colonels | P | 15 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 2 | .857 | .400 |
| 1962 | C | PION | Idaho Falls Yankees | P | 11 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | .818 |
| 1963 | A | PION | Idaho Falls Yankees | P | 29 | 10 | 17 | 3 | 0 | .900 | .931 |
| 1964 | AA | SOUL | Columbus Yankees | P | 15 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | .875 | .467 |
| 1965 | AA | SOUL | Columbus Yankees | P | 29 | 5 | 21 | 2 | 2 | .929 | .897 |
| 1966 | A | CARL | Greensboro Yankees | P | 39 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 0 | .818 | .231 |
| 1966 | A | NYPL | Binghamton Triplets | P | 2 | .000 | |||||
| 1967 | A | CARL | Greensboro Yankees | P | 7 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 1.857 |
| 1967 | AAA | IL | Syracuse Chiefs | P | 15 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | .933 |
| 1968 | AA | EL | Binghamton Triplets | P | 18 | 6 | 12 | 1 | 0 | .947 | 1.000 |
| Totals | 203 | 45 | 107 | 12 | 8 | .927 | .749 |
Minor League Service:
| Year | Level | League | Team | Affiliation | First Appearance | Final Appearance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1961 | D | New York-Pennsylvania League | Auburn Yankees | NYA | ||
| 1961 | C | California League | Modesto Reds | NYA | ||
| 1962 | D | Western Carolina League | Shelby Colonels | NYA | ||
| 1962 | C | Pioneer League | Idaho Falls Yankees | NYA | ||
| 1963 | A | Pioneer League | Idaho Falls Yankees | NYA | ||
| 1964 | AA | Southern League | Columbus Yankees | NYA | ||
| 1965 | AA | Southern League | Columbus Yankees | NYA | ||
| 1966 | A | New York-Pennsylvania League | Binghamton Triplets | NYA | ||
| 1966 | A | Carolina League | Greensboro Yankees | NYA | ||
| 1967 | A | Carolina League | Greensboro Yankees | NYA | ||
| 1967 | AAA | International League | Syracuse Chiefs | NYA | ||
| 1968 | AA | Eastern League | Binghamton Triplets | NYA | ||
| 1969 | AAA | International League | Syracuse Chiefs | NYA | ||
| 1969 | AAA | International League | Richmond Braves | ATL |
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