:George Hemming

{{Short description|American baseball player (1868–1930)}}

{{for|the English law reporter and barrister|George Wirgman Hemming}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=July 2024}}

{{Infobox baseball biography

|name=George Hemming

|position=Pitcher

|image=George Hemming.jpg

|bats=Right

|throws=Right

|birth_date={{Birth date|1868|12|15}}

|birth_place=Carrollton, Ohio, U.S.

|death_date={{death date and age|1930|6|3|1868|12|15}}

|death_place=Springfield, Massachusetts, U.S.

|debutleague = MLB

|debutdate= April 21

|debutyear= 1890

|debutteam= Cleveland Infants

|finalleague = MLB

|finaldate=June 12

|finalyear=1897

|finalteam= Louisville Colonels

|statleague = MLB

|stat1label=Win–loss record

|stat1value=91–82

|stat2label=Earned run average

|stat2value=4.53

|stat3label=Strikeouts

|stat3value=362

|teams=

• Cleveland Infants (1890)
• Brooklyn Ward's Wonders (1890)
• Brooklyn Grooms (1891)
• Cincinnati Reds (1892)
• Louisville Colonels (1892–1894)
• Baltimore Orioles (1894–1896)
• Louisville Colonels (1897)

|highlights=

• 3× National League pennant (1894–1896)

}}

George Hemming (December 15, 1868 – June 3, 1930), also known as Old Wax Figger, was an American pitcher in Major League baseball in the late 19th century. His first season was with the Cleveland Infants, most likely because his hometown, Carrollton was nearby. However, his career soon left Cleveland and went to teams such as the Brooklyn Grooms, Cincinnati Reds, Louisville Colonels and Baltimore Orioles. His best performance was with the 1895 Orioles, when he posted career highs in wins (20) and E.R.A. (4.05)