:George Hesselbacher
{{Short description|American baseball player (1895–1980)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=July 2024}}
{{Infobox baseball biography
|name=George Hesselbacher
|position=Pitcher
|bats=Right
|throws=Right
|birth_date={{Birth date|1895|1|18}}
|birth_place=Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
|death_date={{Death date and age|1980|2|18|1895|1|18}}
|death_place=Rydal, Pennsylvania
|debutleague = MLB
|debutdate=June 29
|debutyear=1916
|debutteam=Philadelphia Athletics
|finalleague = MLB
|finaldate=July 19
|finalyear=1916
|finalteam=Philadelphia Athletics
|statleague = MLB
|stat2label=Earned run average
|stat2value=7.27
|stat1label=Win–loss record
|stat1value=0–4
|stat3label=Strikeouts
|stat3value=6
|teams=
- Philadelphia Athletics ({{mlby|1916}})
}}
George Edward Hesselbacher (January 18, 1895 – February 18, 1980) was a Major League Baseball pitcher who pitched for the Philadelphia Athletics. He was born on January 18, 1895, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He was 6'2" tall and weighed 175 pounds. He threw and batted right-handed.
Biography
After graduating from Penn State University, where he played college baseball for the Nittany Lions, Hesselbacher was given a trial by Connie Mack and the Athletics.{{cite news |title=State College Lad with Connie Mack |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-pittsburgh-press-state-college-lad-w/139055280/ |access-date=19 January 2024 |work=The Pittsburgh Press |date=23 June 1916 |pages=36}} He walked 22, struck out six and had an earned run average of 7.27. He played his final game on July 19, 1916.{{cite web |title=George Hesselbacher Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Rookie Status & More |url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/h/hessege01.shtml |website=Baseball-Reference.com |publisher=Sports Reference |access-date=19 January 2024 |language=en}} Before beginning a western road trip, the A's released Hesselbacher and outfielder Ralph Mitterling.{{cite news |title=Mack Cut Loose Two Collegians |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-philadelphia-inquirer-mack-cut-loose/139055319/ |access-date=19 January 2024 |work=The Philadelphia Inquirer |date=23 July 1916 |pages=53}}
Hesselbacher served as a commanding officer in the United States Army during World War I.{{cn|date=January 2023}}
On February 18, 1980, Hesselbacher died in Rydal, Pennsylvania and was buried in Northwood Cemetery in Philadelphia.
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External links
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Category:Major League Baseball pitchers
Category:Philadelphia Athletics players
Category:20th-century American sportsmen
Category:Baseball players from Philadelphia
Category:United States Army personnel of World War I
Category:United States Army officers