George Cochran of the 1918 Red Sox — 1918: Babe Ruth and the World Champion Boston Red Sox by Allan Wood

George Leslie Cochran Third Base, Shortstop 5’9″, 160 lbs., Batted Both, Threw Right Born: February 12, 1889, Rusk, Texas Died: May 21, 1960, Harbor City, California Debut: July 29, 1918

George Cochran, 29 years old, batted leadoff for Kansas City, the winner of the 1918 American Association pennant. He joined the Red Sox in early August and played all but one of his 24 games at third base.

Cochran didn’t play in the World Series and his time with Boston was his only major league experience. Although baseball encyclopedias only list Cochran as a right-handed thrower, the San Francisco Chronicle of September 4, 1918 also lists his height, weight and batting side.

Batting

Year Ag Tm  Lg  G   AB  R  H  2B 3B HR RBI SB CS  BB SO    BA  OBP  SLG TB  HBP
1918 29 BOS AL  24  60  7  7   0  0  0   3  3     10  6  .117 .264 .117  7   2
1 Season        24  60  7  7   0  0  0   3  3  0  10  6  .117 .264 .117  7   2

Fielding

Year Ag Tm  Lg Pos    G   PO    A    E   DP    FP  lgFP   RnF lgRnF
1918 29 BOS AL  3B   22   11   37    2    4  .960  .948  2.18  3.25
                SS    1    0    1    0    0 1.000  .939  1.00  5.23
Overall Total        23   11   38    2    4  .961  .942  2.13  3.35

Minor League Batting

Year Team        Lg  POS  G  AB  R  H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  BB  SO   BA
1918 Kansas City AA