Catfish Metkovich
[edit] Biography
George Metkovich (George Michael Metkovich) was born on October 8, 1920 in Angel's Camp, California. He made his Major League debut on July 16, 1943 for the Boston Red Sox. In 1943, his rookie year, he hit .246 with 5 home runs and 27 RBI. Metkovich played for the Boston Red Sox, Cleveland Indians, Chicago White Sox, Pittsburgh Pirates, Chicago Cubs and Milwaukee Braves over the course of his 10 year career.
Most people believe that George Metkovich's best season was 1944, when he hit for a .277 average and knocked in 59 runs.
[edit] Statistics
[edit] Batting Stats
| 1943
| BOS
| A
| 78
| 321
| 34
| 79
| 5
| 27
| .246
| .294
| .361
| 14
| 4
| 19
| 38
| 3
| 9
| 1
| 0
| 6
|
| 1944
| BOS
| A
| 134
| 549
| 94
| 152
| 9
| 59
| .277
| .319
| .406
| 28
| 8
| 31
| 57
| 3
| 4
| 13
| 0
| 7
|
| 1945
| BOS
| A
| 138
| 539
| 65
| 140
| 5
| 62
| .260
| .331
| .347
| 26
| 3
| 51
| 70
| 6
| 2
| 19
| 0
| 6
|
| 1946
| BOS
| A
| 86
| 281
| 42
| 69
| 4
| 25
| .246
| .333
| .356
| 15
| 2
| 36
| 39
| 1
| 2
| 8
| 0
| 2
|
| 1947
| CLE
| A
| 126
| 473
| 68
| 120
| 5
| 40
| .254
| .302
| .362
| 22
| 7
| 32
| 51
| 1
| 9
| 5
| 0
| 9
|
| 1949
| CHI
| A
| 93
| 338
| 50
| 80
| 5
| 45
| .237
| .321
| .331
| 9
| 4
| 41
| 24
| 1
| 1
| 5
| 0
| 18
|
| 1951
| PIT
| N
| 120
| 423
| 51
| 124
| 3
| 40
| .293
| .338
| .378
| 21
| 3
| 28
| 23
| 1
| 3
| 3
| 0
| 11
|
| 1952
| PIT
| N
| 125
| 373
| 41
| 101
| 7
| 41
| .271
| .335
| .391
| 18
| 3
| 32
| 29
| 4
| 5
| 5
| 0
| 9
|
| 1953
| PIT
| N
| 26
| 41
| 5
| 6
| 1
| 7
| .146
| .255
| .268
| 0
| 1
| 6
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1953
| CHI
| N
| 61
| 124
| 19
| 29
| 2
| 12
| .234
| .326
| .355
| 9
| 0
| 16
| 10
| 1
| 3
| 2
| 0
| 6
|
| 1953
| TOT
| N
| 87
| 165
| 24
| 35
| 3
| 19
| .212
| .309
| .333
| 9
| 1
| 22
| 13
| 1
| 3
| 2
| 0
| 6
|
| 1954
| MIL
| N
| 68
| 123
| 7
| 34
| 1
| 15
| .276
| .352
| .358
| 5
| 1
| 15
| 15
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 5
| 6
|
| Total
| NL
|
| 400
| 1084
| 123
| 294
| 14
| 115
| .271
| .334
| .374
| 53
| 8
| 97
| 80
| 7
| 11
| 10
| 5
| 32
|
| Total
| AL
|
| 655
| 2501
| 353
| 640
| 33
| 258
| .256
| .317
| .363
| 114
| 28
| 210
| 279
| 15
| 27
| 51
| 0
| 48
|
| Total
|
|
| 1055
| 3585
| 476
| 934
| 47
| 373
| .261
| .322
| .367
| 167
| 36
| 307
| 359
| 22
| 38
| 61
| 5
| 80
|
[edit] Fielding Stats
| 1943
| BOS
| A
| OF
| 76
| 0
| 0
| 183
| 6
| 9
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .955
|
| 1943
| BOS
| A
| 1B
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 23
| 3
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1944
| BOS
| A
| OF
| 82
| 0
| 0
| 242
| 8
| 10
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .962
|
| 1944
| BOS
| A
| 1B
| 50
| 0
| 0
| 469
| 33
| 7
| 38
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .986
|
| 1945
| BOS
| A
| OF
| 42
| 0
| 0
| 87
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .989
|
| 1945
| BOS
| A
| 1B
| 97
| 0
| 0
| 935
| 76
| 15
| 96
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .985
|
| 1946
| BOS
| A
| OF
| 81
| 0
| 0
| 125
| 3
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .948
|
| 1947
| CLE
| A
| 1B
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1947
| CLE
| A
| OF
| 119
| 0
| 0
| 349
| 2
| 4
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .989
|
| 1949
| CHI
| A
| OF
| 87
| 0
| 0
| 212
| 1
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .968
|
| 1951
| PIT
| N
| OF
| 69
| 0
| 0
| 171
| 4
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .994
|
| 1951
| PIT
| N
| 1B
| 37
| 0
| 0
| 306
| 27
| 3
| 32
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .991
|
| 1952
| PIT
| N
| OF
| 33
| 0
| 0
| 72
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1952
| PIT
| N
| 1B
| 72
| 0
| 0
| 530
| 33
| 7
| 59
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .988
|
| 1953
| PIT
| N
| 1B
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 47
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1953
| PIT
| N
| OF
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 7
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1953
| CHI
| N
| OF
| 38
| 0
| 0
| 67
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1953
| CHI
| N
| 1B
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 37
| 1
| 2
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .950
|
| 1953
| TOT
| N
| CF
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1953
| TOT
| N
| OF
| 42
| 0
| 0
| 74
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1953
| TOT
| N
| 1B
| 12
| 0
| 0
| 84
| 1
| 2
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .977
|
| 1953
| TOT
| N
| RF
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1954
| MIL
| N
| RF
| 13
| 12
| 101
| 18
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1954
| MIL
| N
| OF
| 13
| 12
| 101
| 17
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1954
| MIL
| N
| 1B
| 18
| 13
| 135
| 143
| 15
| 0
| 15
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| Total
|
|
| OF
| 644
| 12
| 101
| 1532
| 31
| 39
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .976
|
| Total
|
|
| RF
| 13
| 12
| 101
| 18
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| Total
|
|
| 1B
| 289
| 13
| 135
| 2491
| 189
| 34
| 246
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .987
|
[edit] Transactions
- Signed as an amateur free agent by Detroit Tigers (1939).
- Granted free agency (January 14, 1940).
- Signed by Boston Bees (@March, 1940).
- Sold by Boston Braves to San Francisco (PCL) for $5000 (@March, 1943).
- Traded by San Francisco (PCL) to Boston Red Sox in exchange for Dee Miles and cash (July 6, 1943).
- Sold by Boston Red Sox to Cleveland Indians (April 2, 1947).
- Traded by Cleveland Indians with $50000 to St. Louis Browns in exchange for Johnny Berardino (December 9, 1947); George Metkovich returned to Cleveland Indians (@April 20, 1948); Cleveland Indians sent $15000 (@April 20, 1948) to complete trade. Traded by Cleveland Indians with Les Webber and cash to Oakland (PCL) in exchange for Will Hafey (May 6, 1948).
- Traded by Oakland (PCL) with a player to be named later to Chicago White Sox in exchange for Jerry Scala, cash and a player to be named later (June 2, 1949); Chicago White Sox received Jerry Scala (June 11, 1949) and Oakland (PCL) received Earl Rapp (June 11, 1949).
- Sold by Chicago White Sox to Oakland (PCL) (February 28, 1950).
- Selected by Pittsburgh Pirates from Oakland (PCL) in the Rule 5 major league draft (November 16, 1950).
- Traded by Pittsburgh Pirates with Ralph Kiner, Joe Garagiola and Howie Pollet to Chicago Cubs in exchange for Toby Atwell, Bob Schultz, Preston Ward, George Freese, Bob Addis, Gene Hermanski and $150000 (June 4, 1953).
- Sold by Chicago Cubs to Milwaukee Braves (December 7, 1953).
- Released by Milwaukee Braves (March 4, 1955).
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