George Dickinson, Western Australian baseball pitcher – signed photograph
A black and white photograph of Western Australian baseball pitcher George Dickinson. The photo is surrounded by a maroon-coloured photo mat and is displayed in a brown wooden frame. The signature 'Geo Dickinson' is hand-written on the glass in black pen. In the photo George is wearing the uniform of the Perth Baseball Club c.1950, which was grey with maroon trim and had a 'caricatoon' of a kangaroo on the playing top.
A Western Australian baseball pitcher, George Dickinson played in the Western Australian League, first for Chevs (1938-1941) and then for Perth (1947-1955). He also competed in the Night Baseball Series with the Perth Tigers.
George recorded an earned run average of 0.82 over an eight-year period (1938-1941, 1947-1950) where he earned a 38-14 win-loss record in the WA State League. On average, he would strike out 8.5 batters for every nine innings pitched and would rarely give up a walk.
In 2021 he was an inaugural inductee into the Baseball WA Hall of Fame.
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Geo Dickinson (signature)
As well as playing in the WA State League, George Dickinson represented the state in 11 interstate championships — Claxton Shield Team Member 1936-1939, 1946-1952; Claxton Shield Outstanding Player 1950.
He was selected All-Australian four times — Team Australia Member 1947,1948, 1950, 1952; Team Australia Captain 1947. In 2005 he was inducted into the Australian Baseball Hall of Fame.
This signed photograph was donated to the Baseball WA Museum & Archives by the Dickinson family.
George Dickinson was one of Western Australia's greatest baseball pitchers, his career spanning nearly 30 years (1936-1955). The signed photograph of him pitching is of historic significance to Baseball WA.
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