George Eyrich

{{short description|American baseball player (1925-2006)}}

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{{Infobox baseball biography

| name = George Eyrich

| image =

| image_size =

| position = Pitcher

| birth_date = {{birth date|1925|3|3}}

| birth_place = Reading, Pennsylvania

| death_date = {{death date and age|2006|6|25|1925|3|3}}

| death_place = Reading, Pennsylvania

| bats = Right

| throws = Right

| debutleague = MLB

| debutdate = June 13

| debutyear = 1943

| debutteam = Philadelphia Phillies

| finaldate = August 29

| finalyear = 1943

| finalteam = Philadelphia Phillies

| statleague = MLB

| stat1label = Win–loss record

| stat1value = 0–0

| stat2label = Earned run average

| stat2value = 3.38

| stat3label = Strikeouts

| stat3value = 5

| teams =

• Philadelphia Phillies ({{mlby|1943}})

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George Lincoln Eyrich (March 3, 1925 – June 25, 2006) was a Major League Baseball pitcher who played for the Philadelphia Phillies in 1943. At 18 years of age, the {{height|ft=5|in=11}}, {{convert|175|lb|abbr=on}} rookie was the fourth-youngest player to appear in a National League game that season.

Eyrich is one of many ballplayers who only appeared in the major leagues during World War II. He made his major league debut on June 13, 1943, in a road doubleheader against the New York Giants at the Polo Grounds.{{cite web |title=New York Giants 6, Philadelphia Phillies 2 (1) |url=https://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1943/B06131NY11943.htm |website=retrosheet.org |accessdate=March 21, 2019 |date=June 13, 1943}}

Eyrich appeared in a total of nine games, all in relief, with six games finished in 1943 for the Philadelphia Phillies.{{cite web |url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/e/eyricge01.shtml |title=George Eyrich Stats |website=baseball-reference.com |publisher=sports-reference.com |accessdate=March 21, 2019}} Even though he allowed 36 baserunners (27 hits and 9 walks) in just 18{{fraction|2|3}} innings pitched, he gave up only seven earned runs. His short career ended with a 0–0 record and a 3.38 ERA.

Eyrich was born and died in Reading, Pennsylvania.