George Edward Lerchen (December 1, 1922 – March 26, 2014) was a backup outfielder in Major League Baseball who played from 1952 through 1953 for the Detroit Tigers (1952) and Cincinnati Redlegs (1953). Listed at 5' 11", 175 lb., Lerchen was a switch-hitter and threw right-handed. He was born in Detroit, Michigan. His cousin, Dutch Lerchen, played briefly for the 1910 Boston Red Sox.