George Edward Winkelman (1865–1960) was a professional

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player. He appeared in one game for the 1886

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of the

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. He played in the minors as late as 1895. In his only major league game, he equalled the record set by Mike Corcoran for the most

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es by a pitcher in their first game, with five. He pitched the first six innings of the game, giving up 11 runs on 12 hits and five walks and taking the loss. He was moved to

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to finish the game.

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