George Frederick Brickell (November 9, 1906 – April 8, 1961) was an outfielder

Outfielder

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 in Major League Baseball

Major League Baseball

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 for eight seasons with the Pittsburgh Pirates

Pittsburgh Pirates

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 and Philadelphia Phillies

Philadelphia Phillies

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.

Brickell started his professional baseball career in 1926, at the age of 19. That season, he hit .345 for the Wichita Izzies of the Western League

Western League (defunct minor league)

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. 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.

Brickell was elected into the Kansas Baseball Hall of Fame in 1951. His son, Fritz Brickell

Fritz Brickell

Fritz Darrell Brickell was an American professional baseball player who played three seasons for the New York Yankees and Los Angeles Angels of Major League Baseball. He was the son of former major league outfielder Fred Brickell.A native of Wichita, Kansas, Brickell stood tall and weighed...

, played in the major leagues from 1958-1961.

Brickwell died of a heart attack

Myocardial infarction

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in 1961.

External links

• Fred Brickell at Find-a-Grave