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George "Shorty" Dixon

  • Class
    1970
  • Induction
    2017
  • Sport(s)
    Baseball
  • Regarded as one of the best left-handed pitchers in Springfield College baseball program history

  • Posted a career record of 22-4, registering the most career wins by a pitcher in program history

  • Ranks in the top five in five career statistical categories including winning percentage (.846, 1st), strikeouts (189, 2nd), innings pitched (251.2, 3rd), complete games (17, t-4th), and ERA (2.04, 5th)

  • Helped lead Springfield College to the 1970 NCAA Division II World Series, a team that was ranked fourth nationally (20-9-1) 

  • Earned NCAA Division II All-America recognition in 1970

  • Drafted by the Minnesota Twins in 1970 and played one season in the NYPL for the Auburn Twins

  • Served as a teacher and coach at Kingswood-Oxford for 36 years, teaching biology and mathematics, and coaching soccer and baseball

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