George Banks
[edit] Biography
George Banks (George Edward Banks) was born on September 24, 1938 in Pacolet Mills, South Carolina. He made his Major League debut on April 15, 1962 for the Minnesota Twins. Banks played for the Minnesota Twins and Cleveland Indians over the course of his 4 year career.
[edit] Statistics
[edit] Batting Stats
| 1962
| MIN
| A
| 63
| 103
| 22
| 26
| 4
| 15
| .252
| .372
| .408
| 0
| 2
| 21
| 27
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 6
|
| 1963
| MIN
| A
| 25
| 71
| 5
| 11
| 3
| 8
| .155
| .259
| .338
| 4
| 0
| 9
| 21
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 2
|
| 1964
| MIN
| A
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1964
| CLE
| A
| 9
| 17
| 6
| 5
| 2
| 3
| .294
| .478
| .706
| 1
| 0
| 6
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1964
| TOT
| A
| 10
| 18
| 6
| 5
| 2
| 3
| .278
| .458
| .667
| 1
| 0
| 6
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1965
| CLE
| A
| 4
| 5
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| .200
| .333
| .400
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1966
| CLE
| A
| 4
| 4
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 1
| .250
| .250
| .250
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
|
|
| 106
| 201
| 33
| 44
| 9
| 27
| .219
| .340
| .403
| 6
| 2
| 37
| 59
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 8
|
[edit] Fielding Stats
| 1962
| MIN
| A
| LF
| 7
| 5
| 46
| 8
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1962
| MIN
| A
| OF
| 17
| 15
| 131
| 25
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .962
|
| 1962
| MIN
| A
| 3B
| 6
| 5
| 45
| 1
| 11
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .923
|
| 1962
| MIN
| A
| RF
| 11
| 10
| 85
| 17
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .944
|
| 1963
| MIN
| A
| 3B
| 21
| 18
| 170
| 22
| 39
| 6
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .910
|
| 1964
| CLE
| A
| OF
| 3
| 3
| 26
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1964
| CLE
| A
| 2B
| 1
| 0
| 4
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1964
| CLE
| A
| LF
| 3
| 3
| 24
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1964
| CLE
| A
| 3B
| 1
| 1
| 9
| 2
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1964
| CLE
| A
| RF
| 1
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1965
| CLE
| A
| 3B
| 1
| 1
| 9
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| Total
|
|
| LF
| 10
| 8
| 70
| 14
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| Total
|
|
| 2B
| 1
| 0
| 4
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| Total
|
|
| OF
| 20
| 18
| 157
| 29
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .967
|
| Total
|
|
| 3B
| 29
| 25
| 233
| 25
| 54
| 7
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .919
|
| Total
|
|
| RF
| 12
| 10
| 87
| 17
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .944
|
[edit] Transactions
- Signed as an amateur free agent by New York Yankees (1957).
- Selected by Minnesota Twins from New York Yankees in the Rule 5 major league draft (November 27, 1961).
- Traded by Minnesota Twins with Lee Stange to Cleveland Indians in exchange for Mudcat Grant (June 15, 1964).
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