George Strief, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
TweetGeorge Strief
American baseball player
Date of Birth: 16-Oct-1856
Place of Birth: Cincinnati, Ohio, United States
Date of Death: 01-Apr-1946
Profession: baseball player
Nationality: United States
Zodiac Sign: Libra 
About George Strief
- George Andrew Strief (October 16, 1856 – April 1, 1946) was an American professional baseball second baseman and outfielder.
- Strief played in Major League Baseball (MLB) from 1879 to 1885 for the Cleveland Blues, Pittsburgh Alleghenys, St.
- Louis Browns, Kansas City Cowboys, Chicago Browns/Pittsburgh Stogies, and Philadelphia Athletics. On May 3, 1882, Strief hit the first-ever home run in Pittsburgh Pirates history.
- Strief's home run came five years before the Pirates (then called the Pittsburgh Alleghenys) entered the National League.
- Until 1887, the club was a member of the American Association, and Strief's home run was against the Cincinnati Red Stockings in a 7-3 Pittsburgh loss.
- The game was only second, and first loss, in franchise history.Strief set the record for most triples in a game, four, in 1885 (equalled by Bill Joyce in 1897).
- Also in 1885 he became the first player to collect five extra base hits in a game.
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