George Wilson Perring (August 13, 1884 – August 20, 1960) was a

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who played for five seasons. He played for the

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from 1908 to 1910 and the

Kansas City Packers The Kansas City Packers were a Federal League baseball club in Kansas City, Missouri from 1914 to 1915. They finished sixth in 1914 with a 67–84 record, and fourth in 1915 with an 81–72 record. The Packers moved to Kansas City in July 1913 ...

of the

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from 1914 to 1915. Perring was born in

Sharon, Wisconsin Sharon is a village in Walworth County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 1,586 at the 2020 census. The village is within the Town of Sharon. History The village is named after Sharon Springs, New York. Geography Sharon is locat ...

and died, and is buried, in

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. He attended

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