George Bristow (baseball)
| George Bristow | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Outfielder | |
| Born: May 13, 1870 Paw Paw, Illinois, U.S. | |
| Died: October 17, 1939 (aged 69) Bellingham, Washington, U.S. | |
Batted: Unknown Threw: Right | |
| MLB debut | |
| April 15, 1899, for the Cleveland Spiders | |
| Last MLB appearance | |
| May 8, 1899, for the Cleveland Spiders | |
| MLB statistics | |
| Games played | 3 |
| Batting average | .125 |
| Doubles | 1 |
| Teams | |
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George Gates Bristow (May 13, 1870 – October 17, 1939) was an American professional baseball player. He played three games as an outfielder in Major League Baseball for the Cleveland Spiders in 1899. Bristow was 5 feet, 10 inches, and weighed 170 pounds.[1]
Career
Bristow was born in
Galveston Sandcrabs. He won 23 consecutive games that year, breaking Jack Luby's "world's record" of 20.[3] Bristow, who played second base while not pitching, also had a batting average of .341 in 89 games.[4]
Bristow spent most of the following season playing for the
For the next few years, Bristow played in the minors. He batted .251 in the Western League in 1900 before moving on to the Iowa-South Dakota League, Pacific National League,
player-manager in 1905.[2]
Bristow's professional baseball career ended in 1906.[2] He died in Bellingham, Washington, in 1939, and was buried in Woodlawn Cemetery.[1]
References
- ^ a b c "George Bristow Statistics and History". baseball-reference.com. Retrieved September 6, 2011.
- ^ a b c d e "George Bristow Minor League Statistics & History". baseball-reference.com. Retrieved September 6, 2011.
- ^ "League Thriving". Sporting Life. August 3, 1895. p. 11.
- ^ "Texas League". Sporting Life. September 28, 1895. p. 12.
- ^ Hetrick, J. Thomas (1999). Misfits! Baseball's Worst Ever Team. Pocol Press. p. 16.
- ^ a b Hetrick, p. 166.
- ^ Hetrick, p. 27.
- ^ Hetrick, p. 40.
External links
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball Reference, or Baseball Reference (Minors)
- George Bristow at Find a Grave