George S. Kircher (October 3, 1887 – April 1, 1949) was a longtime baseball figure. He was born in

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. He played in the

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from 1908 to 1918 and in 1921, spending time with the Shelbyville Grays, Maysville Rivermen, Winchester Hustlers,

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(of the well-regarded

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), Rocky Mount Tar Heels,

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, Fort Wayne Panthers and Meridian Mets. In 1913, he managed the Tars for part of the campaign, replacing Charles Shaffer and being replaced by Ray Ryan. He was later the head baseball coach at

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, skippering the team from 1924 to 1932 and leading it to a combined record of 77–54–7. He died in

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Head coaching record

References

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