George Seidel

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George Seidel
George Russell Seidel
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Bat/Throw:	L/R
Height:	6' 0"
Weight:	187
Born:	1932-7-18 at Williamsport, PA (US)

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George Seidel was a professional player.

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Contents 1 Profile 1.1 Personal 1.2 Pre-professional career 1.3 Outside of baseball 1.4 Contract signing 2 Sources

Profile

Personal

• Resided in Williamsport, Pennsylvania in 1955.
• Self-identified as being of German ancestry.
• Married with one son in 1955.
• Listed hobbies as golf, fishing and hunting.

Pre-professional career

• Graduated from Williamsport High School in 1949.
• Participated in football, basketball and track in high school.
• Attended Lycoming College for one year.

Outside of baseball

• Was a lumber yard foreman during the off-season in 1955.
• Was recently discharged from the U.S. Air Force after four years of service.
• Played service ball for Edwards Air Force Base.

Contract signing

• Was signed to his first contract by Ed Katalinas of the Detroit Tigers.

Sources

• 1955 Pioneer League Index (Fourth Edition).