George Heller
George Norman Heller
Born: July 27, 1927
Honesdale, PA US
Deceased: June 28, 2008
Ardmore, OK US
Primary Position: Pitcher
Bats: Left
Throws: Left
Height: 6'0"
Weight: 180
Career: 1945-1955
George Heller compiled a career record of 77 wins and 55 losses and a 3.42 ERA in his 325-game pitching career with the Salisbury Pirates, Hornell Pirates, Uniontown Coal Barons, Carbondale Pioneers, Rehoboth Beach Pirates, Vandergrift Pioneers, Jacksonville Tars, Jersey City Giants, Ottawa Giants, Nashville Vols, Minneapolis Millers, Sioux City Soos, Jacksonville Braves and Albany Senators. He began playing during the 1945 season and last took the field during the 1955 campaign.
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Pitching:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | W | L | W% | ERA | G | GS | GF | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | IBB | SO | HBP | BK | WP | BF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1945 | D | NCSL2 | Salisbury Pirates | 6 | 10 | .375 | 3.42 | 19 | 14 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 108.0 | 97 | 54 | 41 | 41 | 67 | 2 | 0 | 4 | ||||
| 1946 | D | NYPL | Hornell Pirates | 7 | 7 | .500 | 4.02 | 23 | 19 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 123.0 | 121 | 79 | 55 | 57 | 45 | 1 | 0 | 3 | ||||
| 1947 | D | NATL1 | Carbondale Pioneers | 11 | 3 | .786 | 3.08 | 19 | 120.0 | 100 | 50 | 41 | 61 | ||||||||||||
| 1948 | C | MATL | Vandergrift Pioneers | 20 | 4 | .833 | 2.75 | 34 | 203.0 | 189 | 89 | 62 | 90 | ||||||||||||
| 1949 | A | SALL2 | Jacksonville Tars | 6 | 6 | .500 | 4.01 | 46 | 2 | 0 | 128.0 | 129 | 64 | 57 | 68 | 76 | 1 | 0 | 5 | ||||||
| 1950 | AAA | IL | Jersey City Giants | 6 | 2 | .750 | 3.36 | 33 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 67.0 | 60 | 35 | 25 | 52 | 34 | 2 | 0 | 3 | |||||
| 1951 | AAA | IL | Ottawa Giants | 4 | 7 | .364 | 4.45 | 32 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 85.0 | 75 | 45 | 42 | 68 | 49 | 1 | 0 | 6 | |||||
| 1952 | A | SALL2 | Jacksonville Tars | 4 | 1 | .800 | 0.52 | 6 | 6 | 52.0 | 41 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 33 | ||||||||||
| 1952 | AAA | AA2 | Minneapolis Millers | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 7 | 8.0 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1952 | AA | SOUA | Nashville Vols | 4 | 2 | .667 | 4.98 | 22 | 10 | 65.0 | 87 | 47 | 36 | 48 | |||||||||||
| 1953 | A | WL3 | Sioux City Soos | 4 | 8 | .333 | 4.12 | 25 | 16 | 118.0 | 117 | 82 | 54 | 4 | 95 | ||||||||||
| 1954 | A | SALL2 | Jacksonville Braves | 4 | 5 | .444 | 2.64 | 47 | 0 | 78.3 | 66 | 28 | 23 | 0 | 48 | ||||||||||
| 1955 | A | EL | Albany Senators | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 12 | 0.0 | |||||||||||||||||
| Totals | 77 | 55 | .583 | 3.42 | 325 | 79 | 5 | 21 | 2 | 0 | 1155.3 | 1082 | 578 | 439 | 4 | 661 | 0 | 271 | 7 | 0 | 21 | 0 |
Batting:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1945 | D | NCSL2 | Salisbury Pirates | 19 | 46 | 39 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 11 | .154 | .250 | .179 | .429 | 7 | 2 | 2 | ||||
| 1946 | D | NYPL | Hornell Pirates | 27 | 45 | 41 | 10 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0 | .366 | .422 | .366 | .788 | 15 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 1947 | D | NATL1 | Carbondale Pioneers | 22 | 41 | 41 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .390 | .390 | .415 | .805 | 17 | |||||||||||
| 1948 | C | MATL | Vandergrift Pioneers | 56 | 132 | 132 | 50 | 7 | 4 | 1 | .379 | .379 | .515 | .894 | 68 | |||||||||||
| 1949 | A | SALL2 | Jacksonville Tars | 49 | 38 | 31 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 7 | .226 | .333 | .355 | .688 | 11 | 0 | 2 | ||||
| 1950 | AAA | IL | Jersey City Giants | 34 | 21 | 19 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .158 | .238 | .158 | .396 | 3 | 1 | 0 | ||||
| 1951 | AAA | IL | Ottawa Giants | 36 | 27 | 20 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 7 | .200 | .333 | .250 | .583 | 5 | 1 | 3 | ||||
| 1952 | AAA | AA2 | Minneapolis Millers | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | .333 | .333 | .333 | .667 | 1 | ||||||||||||||
| 1952 | AA | SOUA | Nashville Vols | 29 | 20 | 20 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .100 | .100 | .100 | .200 | 2 | |||||||||||
| 1952 | A | SALL2 | Jacksonville Tars | 9 | 19 | 19 | 2 | .105 | .105 | .105 | .211 | 2 | ||||||||||||||
| 1953 | A | WL3 | Sioux City Soos | 29 | 41 | 41 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .317 | .317 | .390 | .707 | 16 | |||||||||||
| 1954 | A | SALL2 | Jacksonville Braves | 47 | 14 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .143 | .143 | .143 | .286 | 2 | |||||||||||
| 1955 | A | EL | Albany Senators | 12 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .571 | .571 | .571 | 1.143 | 4 | |||||||||||
| Totals | 376 | 454 | 427 | 29 | 125 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 27 | .293 | .324 | .358 | .683 | 153 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
Fielding:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1945 | D | NCSL2 | Salisbury Pirates | P | 19 | 7 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 1.211 |
| 1946 | D | NYPL | Hornell Pirates | P | 23 | 9 | 25 | 1 | 1 | .971 | 1.478 |
| 1947 | D | NATL1 | Carbondale Pioneers | P | 19 | .000 | |||||
| 1948 | C | MATL | Vandergrift Pioneers | P | 34 | .000 | |||||
| 1949 | A | SALL2 | Jacksonville Tars | P | 46 | 10 | 23 | 1 | 1 | .971 | .717 |
| 1950 | AAA | IL | Jersey City Giants | P | 33 | 11 | 14 | 1 | 5 | .962 | .758 |
| 1951 | AAA | IL | Ottawa Giants | P | 32 | 4 | 22 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | .812 |
| 1952 | AAA | AA2 | Minneapolis Millers | P | 7 | .000 | |||||
| 1952 | AA | SOUA | Nashville Vols | P | 22 | .000 | |||||
| 1953 | A | WL3 | Sioux City Soos | P | 25 | .000 | |||||
| 1954 | A | SALL2 | Jacksonville Braves | P | 47 | .000 | |||||
| 1955 | A | EL | Albany Senators | P | 12 | .000 | |||||
| Totals | 319 | 41 | 100 | 3 | 9 | .979 | .442 |
Minor League Service:
| Year | Level | League | Team | Affiliation | First Appearance | Final Appearance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1945 | D | North Carolina State League | Salisbury Pirates | PIT | ||
| 1946 | D | PONY League | Hornell Pirates | PIT | ||
| 1947 | C | Middle Atlantic League | Uniontown Coal Barons | PIT | ||
| 1947 | D | North Atlantic League | Carbondale Pioneers | PHI | ||
| 1947 | D | Eastern Shore League | Rehoboth Beach Pirates | PIT | ||
| 1948 | C | Middle Atlantic League | Vandergrift Pioneers | PHI | ||
| 1949 | A | South Atlantic League | Jacksonville Tars | NY1 | ||
| 1950 | AAA | International League | Jersey City Giants | NY1 | ||
| 1951 | AAA | International League | Ottawa Giants | NY1 | ||
| 1952 | A | South Atlantic League | Jacksonville Tars | NY1 | ||
| 1952 | AA | Southern Association | Nashville Vols | NY1 | ||
| 1952 | AAA | American Association 2 | Minneapolis Millers | NY1 | ||
| 1953 | A | Western League | Sioux City Soos | NY1 | ||
| 1954 | A | South Atlantic League | Jacksonville Braves | ML1 | ||
| 1955 | A | Eastern League | Albany Senators |
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