Bradshaw, George

Primary Position: Catcher
Birthplace: Salisbury

First, Middle Nams: George Thomas   

Date of Birth:  Sept. 12, 1924             Date and Place of Death: Nov. 4, 1994, Hendersonville
Burial: Western Carolina Veteran’s Cemetery, Black Mountain, NC

High School: China Grove High School, China Grove, NC

Bats: R             Throws: R        Height and Weight: 6-2, 185
Debut Year: 1952       Final Year: 1952          Years Played: 1
Team and Year: Washington Senators, 1952

Career Summary
G         AB       H         R          RBI      HR       BA.      OBP.    SLG.     WAR
10        23        5          3          6          0          .217     .280     304      -0.2

George Bradshaw was considered a solid, minor-league catcher when he finally got the call in 1952. He had spent almost six years in the low minors. At his last two stops – in Statesville and Morganton in North Carolina – he had smashed more than 30 homer runs and had hit close to .330.

That attracted the attention of the Washington Senators. When his time came, though, Bradshaw lasted about a month in Washington. He appeared in 10 games and hit just over .200. He finished his baseball career as, once again, a solid minor-league catcher.

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