George Watkins (baseball)
For other people with the same name, see George Watkins (disambiguation).
| George Watkins | |||
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| Outfielder | |||
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Born: June 4, 1900 Freestone County, Texas | |||
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Died: June 1, 1970 (aged 69) Houston, Texas | |||
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| MLB debut | |||
| April 15, 1930, for the St. Louis Cardinals | |||
| Last MLB appearance | |||
| September 27, 1936, for the Brooklyn Dodgers | |||
| MLB statistics | |||
| Batting average | .288 | ||
| Home runs | 73 | ||
| Runs batted in | 420 | ||
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| Career highlights and awards | |||
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George Watkins (June 4, 1900 – June 1, 1970) was a Major League Baseball player, born in Freestone County, Texas[1] who owns the National League record for the highest batting average in his rookie season, batting .373 in his rookie year of 1930,[2] with the St. Louis Cardinals.
He went on to play until the 1936 season with the New York Giants (1934), the Philadelphia Phillies (1935-1936), and Brooklyn Dodgers (1936), never again posting a batting average over .312.[3] On June 24, 1931, Watkins hit three home runs in one game.
References
- ↑ "George Watkins Player page". Sports Illustrated. 2006-09-15. Retrieved 2007-01-04.
- ↑ "Batting Average Records". Baseball Almanac. Retrieved 2007-01-04.
- ↑ "George Watkins Statistics". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved 2007-01-04.
External links
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference, or Fangraphs, or The Baseball Cube, or Baseball-Reference (Minors)
- Biography
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