| Fred Brickell | |
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| Outfielder | |
| Born:(1906-11-09)November 9, 1906 Saffordville, Kansas, U.S. | |
| Died: April 8, 1961(1961-04-08) (aged 54) Wichita, Kansas, U.S. | |
Batted: Left Threw: Right | |
| MLB debut | |
| August 19, 1926, for the Pittsburgh Pirates | |
| Last MLB appearance | |
| May 1, 1933, for the Philadelphia Phillies | |
| MLB statistics | |
| Batting average | .281 |
| Home runs | 6 |
| Runs batted in | 131 |
Stats atBaseball Reference  | |
| Teams | |
George Frederick Brickell (November 9, 1906 – April 8, 1961) was an American professionalbaseballoutfielder. He played inMajor League Baseball (MLB) for eight seasons with thePittsburgh Pirates andPhiladelphia Phillies.
Brickell started his professional baseball career in 1926, at the age of 19. That season, he hit .345 for the Wichita Izzies of theWestern League.[1] He made his major league debut with the Pirates in August and also hit .345 for them down the stretch.
Over the next several years, Brickell played semi-regularly for the Pirates and Phillies. His hitting declined, however. In 1933, he went back to the minor leagues. He retired in 1936.
In 501 games over eight seasons, Brickell posted a .281batting average (407-for-1148) with 221runs, 54doubles, 23triples, 6home runs, 131RBI, 106bases on balls, .335on-base percentage and .363slugging percentage. He finished his career with a .967fielding percentage playing at all three outfield positions.
Brickell was elected into the Kansas Baseball Hall of Fame in 1951.[2] His son,Fritz Brickell, ashortstop, played in parts of three big-league seasons between 1958 and 1961.
Brickell died of aheart attack in 1961.[3]
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