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George Kircher

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George Kircher
Biographical details
Born(1887-10-03)October 3, 1887
Louisville, Kentucky, U.S.
DiedApril 1, 1949(1949-04-01) (aged 61)
Birmingham, Alabama, U.S.
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1924–1932Virginia Tech

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

He was born in Louisville, Kentucky. He played in the minor leagues from 1908 to 1918 and in 1921, spending time with the Shelbyville Grays, Maysville Rivermen, Winchester Hustlers, Norfolk Tars, Atlanta Crackers, Nashville Volunteers, Portland Beavers (of the well-regarded Pacific Coast League), Rocky Mount Tar Heels, Richmond Climbers, 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.[1]

He was later the head baseball coach at Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University, skippering the team from 1924 to 1932 and leading it to a combined record of 77–54–7.[2]

He died in Birmingham, Alabama.

Head coaching record

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Statistics overview
Season Team Overall Conference Standing Postseason
Virginia Tech (Independent) (1924–1932)
1924 Virginia Tech 10–6–1
1925 Virginia Tech 5–11–2
1926 Virginia Tech 13–6–1
1927 Virginia Tech 11–4
1928 Virginia Tech 4–7
1929 Virginia Tech 9–6
1930 Virginia Tech 13–2–1
1931 Virginia Tech 7–7–2
1932 Virginia Tech 5–7
Total: 77–54–7

      National champion         Postseason invitational champion  
      Conference regular season champion         Conference regular season and conference tournament champion
      Division regular season champion       Division regular season and conference tournament champion
      Conference tournament champion

References

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  1. ^ Baseball Reference
  2. ^ "Annual Team Records" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2015-08-22.