George Washington Harper
[edit] Biography
George Harper (George Washington Harper) was born on June 24, 1892 in Arlington, Kentucky. He made his Major League debut on April 15, 1916 for the Detroit Tigers. In 1918, his rookie year, he hit .242 with 0 home runs and 16 RBI. Harper played for the Detroit Tigers, Cincinnati Reds, Philadelphia Phillies, New York Giants, St. Louis Cardinals and Boston Braves over the course of his 11 year career.
Most people believe that George Harper's best season was 1925, when he slugged 18 home runs, hit for a .349 average and knocked in 97 runs.
[edit] Statistics
[edit] Batting Stats
| 1916
| DET
| A
| 44
| 56
| 4
| 9
| 0
| 3
| .161
| .230
| .179
| 1
| 0
| 5
| 8
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1917
| DET
| A
| 47
| 117
| 6
| 24
| 0
| 12
| .205
| .290
| .231
| 3
| 0
| 11
| 15
| 3
| 5
| 2
| 0
| 0
|
| 1918
| DET
| A
| 69
| 227
| 19
| 55
| 0
| 16
| .242
| .301
| .282
| 5
| 2
| 18
| 14
| 1
| 12
| 3
| 0
| 0
|
| 1922
| CIN
| N
| 128
| 430
| 67
| 146
| 2
| 68
| .340
| .397
| .442
| 22
| 8
| 35
| 22
| 6
| 11
| 11
| 0
| 2
|
| 1923
| CIN
| N
| 61
| 125
| 14
| 32
| 3
| 16
| .256
| .316
| .392
| 4
| 2
| 11
| 9
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1924
| PHI
| N
| 109
| 411
| 68
| 121
| 16
| 55
| .294
| .361
| .504
| 26
| 6
| 38
| 23
| 5
| 9
| 10
| 0
| 0
|
| 1924
| CIN
| N
| 28
| 74
| 7
| 20
| 0
| 3
| .270
| .393
| .311
| 3
| 0
| 13
| 5
| 2
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
|
| 1924
| TOT
| N
| 137
| 485
| 75
| 141
| 16
| 58
| .291
| .366
| .474
| 29
| 6
| 51
| 28
| 7
| 10
| 11
| 0
| 0
|
| 1925
| PHI
| N
| 132
| 495
| 86
| 173
| 18
| 97
| .349
| .391
| .558
| 35
| 7
| 28
| 32
| 6
| 13
| 10
| 0
| 0
|
| 1926
| PHI
| N
| 56
| 194
| 32
| 61
| 7
| 38
| .314
| .367
| .505
| 6
| 5
| 16
| 7
| 0
| 6
| 6
| 0
| 0
|
| 1927
| NY
| N
| 145
| 483
| 85
| 160
| 16
| 87
| .331
| .435
| .495
| 19
| 6
| 84
| 27
| 5
| 21
| 7
| 0
| 0
|
| 1928
| STL
| N
| 99
| 272
| 41
| 83
| 17
| 58
| .305
| .418
| .537
| 8
| 2
| 51
| 15
| 2
| 12
| 2
| 0
| 0
|
| 1928
| NY
| N
| 19
| 57
| 11
| 13
| 2
| 7
| .228
| .353
| .351
| 1
| 0
| 10
| 4
| 1
| 3
| 1
| 0
| 0
|
| 1928
| TOT
| N
| 118
| 329
| 52
| 96
| 19
| 65
| .292
| .407
| .505
| 9
| 2
| 61
| 19
| 3
| 15
| 3
| 0
| 0
|
| 1929
| BOS
| N
| 136
| 457
| 65
| 133
| 10
| 68
| .291
| .389
| .433
| 25
| 5
| 69
| 27
| 4
| 8
| 5
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
| NL
|
| 913
| 2998
| 476
| 942
| 91
| 497
| .314
| .392
| .482
| 149
| 41
| 355
| 171
| 31
| 87
| 53
| 0
| 2
|
| Total
| AL
|
| 160
| 400
| 29
| 88
| 0
| 31
| .220
| .288
| .252
| 9
| 2
| 34
| 37
| 4
| 18
| 5
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
|
|
| 1073
| 3398
| 505
| 1030
| 91
| 528
| .303
| .380
| .455
| 158
| 43
| 389
| 208
| 35
| 105
| 58
| 0
| 2
|
[edit] Fielding Stats
| 1916
| DET
| A
| OF
| 14
| 0
| 0
| 15
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .938
|
| 1917
| DET
| A
| OF
| 31
| 0
| 0
| 48
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .980
|
| 1918
| DET
| A
| OF
| 64
| 0
| 0
| 125
| 5
| 6
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .956
|
| 1922
| CIN
| N
| RF
| 103
| 102
| 522
| 206
| 14
| 11
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .952
|
| 1922
| CIN
| N
| CF
| 5
| 4
| 0
| 13
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1922
| CIN
| N
| OF
| 109
| 106
| 522
| 220
| 15
| 11
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .955
|
| 1922
| CIN
| N
| LF
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1923
| CIN
| N
| OF
| 29
| 0
| 0
| 56
| 3
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .967
|
| 1924
| PHI
| N
| OF
| 109
| 0
| 0
| 219
| 13
| 2
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .991
|
| 1924
| CIN
| N
| OF
| 22
| 0
| 0
| 51
| 3
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .964
|
| 1924
| TOT
| N
| CF
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1924
| TOT
| N
| OF
| 131
| 0
| 0
| 270
| 16
| 4
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .986
|
| 1925
| PHI
| N
| OF
| 126
| 0
| 0
| 319
| 16
| 10
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .971
|
| 1926
| PHI
| N
| OF
| 55
| 0
| 0
| 111
| 2
| 7
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .942
|
| 1927
| NY
| N
| OF
| 142
| 0
| 0
| 299
| 13
| 8
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .975
|
| 1928
| STL
| N
| OF
| 84
| 0
| 0
| 156
| 13
| 2
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .988
|
| 1928
| NY
| N
| OF
| 18
| 0
| 0
| 40
| 4
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .957
|
| 1928
| TOT
| N
| OF
| 102
| 0
| 0
| 196
| 17
| 4
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .982
|
| 1928
| TOT
| N
| RF
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1929
| BOS
| N
| OF
| 130
| 0
| 0
| 266
| 7
| 8
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .972
|
| Total
|
|
| CF
| 5
| 4
| 0
| 13
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| Total
|
|
| RF
| 103
| 102
| 522
| 206
| 14
| 11
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .952
|
| Total
|
|
| LF
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| Total
|
|
| OF
| 933
| 106
| 522
| 1925
| 96
| 62
| 24
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .970
|
[edit] Transactions
- Traded by Cincinnati Reds to Philadelphia Phillies in exchange for Curt Walker (May 30, 1924).
- Traded by Philadelphia Phillies to New York Giants as part of 3-team trade in which Philadelphia Phillies sent Butch Henline to Brooklyn Robins; New York Giants sent Jack Scott and Fresco Thompson to Philadelphia Phillies; and Brooklyn Robins sent Burleigh Grimes to New York Giants (January 9, 1927).
- Traded by New York Giants to St. Louis Cardinals in exchange for Bob O'Farrell (May 1, 1928).
- Sold by St. Louis Cardinals to Boston Braves with Rabbit Maranville (December 8, 1928).
- Traded by Boston Braves with Art Delaney and cash to Los Angeles (PCL) in exchange for Wally Berger (November 14, 1929).
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