George Decker

(upload a new image)

Full Name: George A. Decker	Primary Position: 1B,OF
Height/Weight: 6' 1"/180	First Game: July 11, 1892
Birthdate: June 1, 1869	Final Game: July 12, 1899
Birthplace: York, Pennsylvania	MLB Experience: 8 years
Died: June 7, 1909
Deathplace: Patton, California
Bat/Throw: Left/Left

Rate this Player

1.80

(15 votes)

Contents

1 Biography
2 Statistics
- 2.1 Batting Stats
- 2.2 Fielding Stats
3 Transactions
4 Trivia
5 Video Gallery
6 Picture Gallery
7 See Also
8 Categories

[edit] Biography

George Decker (George A. Decker) was born on June 1, 1869 in York, Pennsylvania. He made his Major League debut on July 11, 1892 for the Chicago Colts. In 1892, his rookie year, he hit .227 with 1 home run and 28 RBI. Decker played for the Chicago Colts, St. Louis Perfectos, Louisville Colonels and Washington Senators over the course of his 8 year career.

Most people believe that George Decker's best season was 1894, when he hit for a .313 average and knocked in 92 runs.

[edit] Statistics

[edit] Batting Stats

Year	Team		G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG	OBP	SLG	2B	3B	BB	SO	HBP	SH	SB	IBB	GDP
1892	CHI	N	78	291	32	66	1	28	.227	.277	.306	6	7	20	49	0	0	9	0	0
1893	CHI	N	81	328	57	89	2	48	.271	.325	.366	9	8	24	22	2	0	22	0	0
1894	CHI	N	91	384	74	120	8	92	.313	.361	.451	17	6	24	17	5	2	23	0	0
1895	CHI	N	73	297	51	82	2	41	.276	.324	.374	9	7	17	22	4	3	11	0	0
1896	CHI	N	107	421	68	118	5	61	.280	.318	.423	23	11	23	14	0	8	20	0	0
1897	CHI	N	111	428	72	124	5	63	.290	.333	.386	12	7	24	0	4	9	11	0	0
1898	STL	N	76	286	26	74	1	45	.259	.314	.304	10	0	20	0	3	5	4	0	0
1898	LOU	N	42	148	27	44	0	19	.297	.342	.365	4	3	9	0	1	3	9	0	0
1898	TOT	N	118	434	53	118	1	64	.272	.323	.325	14	3	29	0	4	8	13	0	0
1899	WAS	N	4	9	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1899	LOU	N	38	135	13	36	1	18	.267	.336	.348	8	0	12	0	2	12	3	0	0
1899	TOT	N	42	144	13	36	1	18	.250	.316	.326	8	0	12	0	2	12	3	0	0
Total			701	2727	420	753	25	415	.276	.324	.376	98	49	173	124	21	42	112	0	0

[edit] Fielding Stats

Year	Team		POS	G	GS	INN	PO	A	ERR	DP	TP	PB	SB	CS	PkO	AVG
1892	CHI	N	2B	16	0	0	22	37	10	3	0	0	0	0	0	.855
1892	CHI	N	OF	62	0	0	73	12	12	3	0	0	0	0	0	.876
1893	CHI	N	2B	20	0	0	32	55	17	5	0	0	0	0	0	.837
1893	CHI	N	OF	33	0	0	55	10	9	2	0	0	0	0	0	.878
1893	CHI	N	SS	2	0	0	1	4	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	.714
1893	CHI	N	1B	27	0	0	245	10	5	18	0	0	0	0	0	.981
1894	CHI	N	OF	29	0	0	54	9	12	0	0	0	0	0	0	.840
1894	CHI	N	SS	1	0	0	3	1	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	.800
1894	CHI	N	3B	7	0	0	7	7	7	1	0	0	0	0	0	.667
1894	CHI	N	1B	48	0	0	429	15	12	29	0	0	0	0	0	.974
1894	CHI	N	2B	2	0	0	4	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.000
1895	CHI	N	1B	11	0	0	110	3	0	10	0	0	0	0	0	1.000
1895	CHI	N	SS	1	0	0	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.000
1895	CHI	N	3B	3	0	0	2	8	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	.833
1895	CHI	N	OF	57	0	0	98	3	10	0	0	0	0	0	0	.910
1895	CHI	N	2B	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
1896	CHI	N	OF	71	0	0	131	10	11	0	0	0	0	0	0	.928
1896	CHI	N	1B	36	0	0	351	19	6	25	0	0	0	0	0	.984
1897	CHI	N	OF	75	0	0	112	12	10	1	0	0	0	0	0	.925
1897	CHI	N	1B	38	0	0	394	23	5	22	0	0	0	0	0	.988
1897	CHI	N	2B	1	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.500
1898	STL	N	1B	75	0	0	772	17	16	31	0	0	0	0	0	.980
1898	LOU	N	1B	32	0	0	279	12	2	18	0	0	0	0	0	.993
1898	LOU	N	OF	6	0	0	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.833
1898	TOT	N	1B	107	0	0	1051	29	18	49	0	0	0	0	0	.984
1899	WAS	N	1B	2	0	0	20	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	.955
1899	WAS	N	OF	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
1899	LOU	N	1B	38	0	0	406	15	14	21	0	0	0	0	0	.968
1899	TOT	N	1B	40	0	0	426	16	15	22	0	0	0	0	0	.967
Total			1B	307	0	0	3006	115	61	175	0	0	0	0	0	.981
Total			OF	334	0	0	527	57	65	6	0	0	0	0	0	.900
Total			2B	40	0	0	59	99	28	8	0	0	0	0	0	.849
Total			SS	4	0	0	6	7	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	.813
Total			3B	10	0	0	9	15	9	1	0	0	0	0	0	.727

[edit] Transactions

Loaned to St. Louis Browns by Chicago Orphans (April 18, 1898).
Released by St. Louis Browns (@July, 1898).
Signed by Louisville Colonels (@July, 1898).

[edit] Trivia

[edit] Video Gallery

[edit] Picture Gallery

[edit] See Also

[edit] Categories

Retrieved from "http://armchairgm.wikia.com/George_Decker"

This page was last modified 16:10, 7 November 2007. Content is available under the GFDL.

Categories: Athletes | Baseball Players | Retired Athletes | Retired Baseball Players | First Basemen | Outfielders | Second Basemen | Third Basemen | Shortstops | Athletes with the Last Name Decker | Baseball Players with the Last Name Decker | Athletes with the First Name George | Baseball Players with the First Name George | Athletes Born in June | Baseball Players Born in June | Athletes Born on June 1 | Baseball Players Born on June 1 | Athletes Born in 1869 | Baseball Players Born in 1869 | Athletes Born in June 1869 | Baseball Players Born in June 1869 | Athletes Born on June 1, 1869 | Baseball Players Born on June 1, 1869 | Athletes Born in York, Pennsylvania | Baseball Players Born in York, Pennsylvania | Athletes Born in Pennsylvania | Baseball Players Born in Pennsylvania | Chicago Colts Players | St. Louis Perfectos Players | Louisville Colonels Players | Washington Senators Players | 1892 Chicago Colts Players | 1893 Chicago Colts Players | 1894 Chicago Colts Players | 1895 Chicago Colts Players | 1896 Chicago Colts Players | 1897 Chicago Colts Players | 1898 St. Louis Perfectos Players | 1898 Louisville Colonels Players | 1899 Washington Senators Players | 1899 Louisville Colonels Players | Baseball Players who bat Left Handed | Baseball Players who throw Left Handed | Athletes Who Debuted in July | Baseball Players Who Debuted in July | Athletes Who Debuted on July 11 | Baseball Players Who Debuted on July 11 | Athletes Who Debuted in 1892 | Baseball Players Who Debuted in 1892 | Athletes Who Debuted in July 1892 | Baseball Players Who Debuted in July 1892 | Athletes Who Debuted on July 11, 1892 | Baseball Players Who Debuted on July 11, 1892 | Athletes Who Played Their Last Game in July | Baseball Players Who Played Their Last Game in July | Athletes Who Played Their Last Game on July 12 | Baseball Players Who Played Their Last Game on July 12 | Athletes Who Played Their Last Game in 1899 | Baseball Players Who Played Their Last Game in 1899 | Athletes Who Played Their Last Game in July 1899 | Baseball Players Who Played Their Last Game in July 1899 | Athletes Who Played Their Last Game on July 12, 1899 | Baseball Players Who Played Their Last Game on July 12, 1899 | Baseball Players Who Debuted with Chicago Colts | Players with 5 years experience in the Major Leagues | Baseball Players with 5 years experience in the Major Leagues | Players with at least 500 At Bats | Players with at least 1000 At Bats | Players with at least 1500 At Bats | Players with at least 2000 At Bats | Players with at least 2500 At Bats | Players with at least 100 Games | Players with at least 200 Games | Players with at least 300 Games | Players with at least 400 Games | Players with at least 500 Games | Players with at least 100 Runs Scored | Players with at least 200 Runs Scored | Players with at least 300 Runs Scored | Players with at least 400 Runs Scored | Players with at least 100 Hits | Players with at least 200 Hits | Players with at least 300 Hits | Players with at least 400 Hits | Players with at least 500 Hits | Players with at least 750 Hits | Players with at least 100 Singles | Players with at least 200 Singles | Players with at least 300 Singles | Players with at least 400 Singles | Players with at least 500 Singles | Players with at least 100 RBI | Players with at least 200 RBI | Players with at least 300 RBI | Players with at least 400 RBI | Players with at least 100 Stolen Bases | Players with at least 100 Walks | Players with at least 100 Strikeouts | Baseball Players Who Debuted at age 23 | MLB Players | St. Louis Browns (NL) Players | June 1 Births | 1869 Births | June 7 Deaths | 1909 Deaths