About Dode Paskert
Lived 1881 – 1959 (aged 77). Dode Paskert was an American baseball player.
George Henry "Dode" Paskert (August 28, 1881 – February 12, 1959) was an American center fielder in Major League Baseball who played from 1907 through 1921 for the Cincinnati Reds, Philadelphia Phillies, and Chicago Cubs.
Career Born in Cleveland, Ohio, the speedy Dode Paskert was a defensive center fielder in the dead-ball era. He was also a pull hitter. Being used most often in the leadoff position, Paskert frequently hit for extra bases.
Paskert collected 51 stolen bases for the Reds in 1910, including stealing second base, third base, and home in the first inning of a 6–5 win over the Boston Bees.
His most productive season in 1912, when he hit a career-high .312 batting average along with a .420 on-base percentage and .413 slugging average, ranking among the top 10 in four offensive categories, and being considered in the National League MVP vote at the end of the season.
Paskert died in 1959 in Cleveland, Ohio, at the age of 77.
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American baseball player (1881-1959)
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Dode Paskert was born on 28 August 1881 in Cleveland.
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Dode Paskert died on 12 February 1959 in Cleveland.
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