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<p><b>New page</b></p><div>{{Short description|American baseball player (1881–1959)}}<br />
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{{Infobox baseball biography<br />
|name=Dode Paskert<br />
|image=Dode Paskert 2163490216 a8da045463 o.jpg<br />
|position=[[Center fielder]]<br />
|bats=Right<br />
|throws=Right<br />
|birth_date={{birth date|1881|8|28}}<br />
|birth_place=[[Cleveland]], Ohio, U.S.<br />
|death_date={{death date and age|1959|2|12|1881|8|28}}<br />
|death_place=Cleveland, Ohio, U.S.<br />
|debutleague = MLB<br />
|debutdate=September 21<br />
|debutyear=1907<br />
|debutteam= Cincinnati Reds<br />
|finalleague = MLB<br />
|finaldate=May 27<br />
|finalyear=1921<br />
|finalteam= Cincinnati Reds<br />
|statleague = MLB<br />
|stat1label=[[Batting average (baseball)|Batting average]]<br />
|stat1value=.268<br />
|stat2label=[[Home run]]s<br />
|stat2value=42<br />
|stat3label=[[Runs batted in]]<br />
|stat3value=577<br />
|teams=<br />
* [[Cincinnati Reds]] ({{baseball year|1907}}–{{baseball year|1910}})<br />
* [[Philadelphia Phillies]] ({{baseball year|1911}}–{{baseball year|1917}})<br />
* [[Chicago Cubs]] ({{baseball year|1918}}–{{baseball year|1921}})<br />
* [[Cincinnati Reds]] ({{baseball year|1921}})<br />
}}<br />
'''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]].<br />
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==Career==<br />
Born in [[Cleveland]], Ohio, the speedy Dode Paskert was one of the finest defensive center fielders of the [[dead-ball era]]. He was also a patient hitter who worked pitchers deep into the count as well as a notorious [[pull hitter]]. Being used most often in the [[Batting order (baseball)|leadoff position]], Paskert frequently hit for [[Extra base hit|extra bases]].<ref name=DODE>[https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/p/paskedo01.shtml Dode Paskert]. Career statistics and history. ''Baseball Reference''. Retrieved on July 9, 2019.</ref><br />
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Paskert collected 51 [[stolen base]]s for the Reds in 1910, including stealing second base, third base, and home in the first inning of a 6–5 win over the [[Atlanta Braves|Boston Bees]].<ref>{{cite web |last1=Charlton |first1=Jim |title=1910 – 1919 |url=https://charltonsbaseballchronology.com/2018/11/02/1910-1919/ |website=Charltons Baseball Chronology |accessdate=26 April 2019}}</ref><br />
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His most productive season in 1912, when he hit a career-high .312 [[batting average (baseball)|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 (baseball)|National League]] MVP vote at the end of the season.<ref name=DODE/><br />
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From 1912 to 1918 he ranked among the top ten in [[double (baseball)|doubles]] four times and [[home run]]s once.<ref name=DODE/><br />
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In between, the reliable Paskert batted third in the lineup in each game of the [[1915 World Series]] for the Phillies against the [[Boston Red Sox]], while batting clean-up for the Cubs in each game of the [[1918 World Series]], also against the Red Sox.<ref name=DODE/><br />
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In a 15-season career, Paskert hit a .268/.350/.361 [[slash line|batting line]], including 577 [[runs batted in]], 868 [[run (baseball)|runs scored]], 1613 [[Hit (baseball)|hits]], 279 doubles, 77 [[triple (baseball)|triples]], 42 home runs, and stole 293 bases in 1,716 games.<ref name=DODE/> Defensively, he recorded a .968 [[fielding percentage]].<ref name=DODE/><br />
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Afterwards, Paskert played in the minor leagues for the [[Kansas City Blues (American Association)|Kansas City Blues]] and [[Columbus Senators]] of the [[American Association (20th century)|American Association]] and the [[Atlanta Crackers]] and [[Nashville Vols]] of the [[Southern Association]], before retiring from baseball.<br />
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He was publicly credited with saving the lives of five small children on Feb. 23, 1921, when a fire broke out at the [[Union Clothing Co.]] on Lorain Avenue in Cleveland while he was passing by. According to news accounts, Paskert "made three trips into the burning building, carrying out five small children wrapped in rugs and his overcoat, and directed other members of three families to safety. His hands and arms were badly burned and his face blistered by the flames."<ref>"Ball Player Saves Lives," [[New York Evening Post]], Feb. 23, 1921, p.11</ref><br />
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Paskert died in 1959 in Cleveland, Ohio, at the age of 77.<ref name=DODE/><br />
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==References==<br />
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==External links==<br />
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{{Baseballstats|br=p/paskedo01|brm=pasker001geo}}, or [https://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/P/Ppaskd101.htm Retrosheet], or [https://sabr.org/bioproj/person/e9bf2868 SABR Biography Project]<br />
* {{Find a Grave|22561}}<br />
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[[Category:1881 births]]<br />
[[Category:1959 deaths]]<br />
[[Category:Atlanta Crackers players]]<br />
[[Category:Baseball players from Cleveland]]<br />
[[Category:Chicago Cubs players]]<br />
[[Category:Cincinnati Reds players]]<br />
[[Category:Columbus Senators players]]<br />
[[Category:Dayton Veterans players]]<br />
[[Category:Kansas City Blues (baseball) players]]<br />
[[Category:Major League Baseball center fielders]]<br />
[[Category:Nashville Vols players]]<br />
[[Category:Philadelphia Phillies players]]</div>imported>Thebig93