George Watkins (baseball)
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George Archibald Watkins (June 4, 1900 – June 1, 1970) was a
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
.
Watkins went on to play until 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
, he hit three home runs in one game.
In 894
home runs, 420 RBI, a .347 on-base percentage and a .443 slugging percentage in seven major league seasons. He posted a career .956 fielding percentage. In nine World Series
games, he batted .231 (6-26), scoring six runs, with two home runs and three RBI.
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 Baseball Reference (Minors)
- George Watkins - Baseballbiography.com
- George Watkins at Find a Grave
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