George Watkins
[edit] Biography
George Watkins (George Archibald Watkins) was born on June 4, 1900 in Freestone County, Texas. He made his Major League debut on April 15, 1930 for the St. Louis Cardinals. In 1930, his rookie year, he hit .373 with 17 home runs and 87 RBI. Watkins played for the St. Louis Cardinals, New York Giants, Philadelphia Phillies and Brooklyn Dodgers over the course of his 7 year career.
There is some disagreement on what was George Watkins's most productive season. Some believe that it was 1930, when he slugged 17 home runs, hit for a .373 average and knocked in 87 runs. However, others believe that it was 1931, when he hit for a .288 average and knocked in 51 runs.
[edit] Statistics
[edit] Batting Stats
| 1930
| STL
| N
| 119
| 391
| 85
| 146
| 17
| 87
| .373
| .415
| .621
| 32
| 7
| 24
| 49
| 4
| 5
| 5
| 0
| 0
|
| 1931
| STL
| N
| 131
| 503
| 93
| 145
| 13
| 51
| .288
| .336
| .477
| 30
| 13
| 31
| 66
| 5
| 2
| 15
| 0
| 0
|
| 1932
| STL
| N
| 127
| 458
| 67
| 143
| 9
| 63
| .312
| .384
| .461
| 35
| 3
| 45
| 46
| 8
| 0
| 18
| 0
| 0
|
| 1933
| STL
| N
| 138
| 525
| 66
| 146
| 5
| 62
| .278
| .342
| .371
| 24
| 5
| 39
| 62
| 12
| 9
| 11
| 0
| 7
|
| 1934
| NY
| N
| 105
| 296
| 38
| 73
| 6
| 33
| .247
| .316
| .389
| 18
| 3
| 24
| 34
| 6
| 2
| 2
| 0
| 0
|
| 1935
| PHI
| N
| 150
| 600
| 80
| 162
| 17
| 76
| .270
| .320
| .413
| 25
| 5
| 40
| 78
| 4
| 11
| 3
| 0
| 8
|
| 1936
| PHI
| N
| 19
| 70
| 7
| 17
| 2
| 5
| .243
| .293
| .386
| 4
| 0
| 5
| 13
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 1
|
| 1936
| BRO
| N
| 105
| 364
| 54
| 93
| 4
| 43
| .255
| .334
| .387
| 24
| 6
| 38
| 34
| 5
| 0
| 5
| 0
| 3
|
| 1936
| TOT
| N
| 124
| 434
| 61
| 110
| 6
| 48
| .253
| .328
| .387
| 28
| 6
| 43
| 47
| 5
| 0
| 7
| 0
| 4
|
| Total
|
|
| 894
| 3207
| 490
| 925
| 73
| 420
| .288
| .347
| .443
| 192
| 42
| 246
| 382
| 44
| 29
| 61
| 0
| 19
|
[edit] Fielding Stats
| 1930
| STL
| N
| OF
| 89
| 0
| 0
| 163
| 10
| 8
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .956
|
| 1930
| STL
| N
| 1B
| 13
| 0
| 0
| 116
| 8
| 3
| 12
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .976
|
| 1930
| STL
| N
| 2B
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1931
| STL
| N
| OF
| 129
| 0
| 0
| 263
| 12
| 12
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .958
|
| 1932
| STL
| N
| OF
| 120
| 0
| 0
| 267
| 11
| 15
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .949
|
| 1933
| STL
| N
| OF
| 135
| 0
| 0
| 295
| 9
| 15
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .953
|
| 1934
| NY
| N
| OF
| 81
| 0
| 0
| 165
| 3
| 10
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .944
|
| 1935
| PHI
| N
| OF
| 148
| 0
| 0
| 325
| 18
| 15
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .958
|
| 1936
| PHI
| N
| OF
| 17
| 0
| 0
| 23
| 1
| 3
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .889
|
| 1936
| BRO
| N
| OF
| 98
| 0
| 0
| 183
| 5
| 6
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .969
|
| 1936
| TOT
| N
| OF
| 115
| 0
| 0
| 206
| 6
| 9
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .959
|
| 1936
| TOT
| N
| LF
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| Total
|
|
| OF
| 817
| 0
| 0
| 1684
| 69
| 84
| 19
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .954
|
| Total
|
|
| 1B
| 13
| 0
| 0
| 116
| 8
| 3
| 12
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .976
|
| Total
|
|
| 2B
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
[edit] Transactions
- Traded by St. Louis Cardinals to New York Giants in exchange for Kiddo Davis (March 24, 1934).
- Traded by New York Giants with Pretzel Pezzullo, Blondy Ryan, Johnny Vergez and cash to Philadelphia Phillies in exchange for Dick Bartell (November 1, 1934).
- Released by Philadelphia Phillies (May 15, 1936).
- Signed by Brooklyn Dodgers (May 16, 1936).
- Released by Brooklyn Dodgers (February 17, 1937).
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