Greek George

Full Name: Charles Peter George	Primary Position: C
Height/Weight: 6' 2"/200	First Game: June 30, 1935
Birthdate: December 25, 1912	Final Game: September 3, 1945
Birthplace: Waycross, Georgia	MLB Experience: 5 years
Died: August 15, 1999
Deathplace: Metairie, Louisiana
Bat/Throw: Right/Right

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Greek George (Charles Peter George) was born on December 25, 1912 in Waycross, Georgia. He made his Major League debut on June 30, 1935 for the Cleveland Indians. In 1945, his rookie year, he hit .174 with 0 home runs and 11 RBI. George played for the Cleveland Indians, Brooklyn Dodgers, Chicago Cubs and Philadelphia Athletics over the course of his 5 year career.

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Year	Team		G	AB	R	H	RBI	AVG	OBP	SLG	2B	3B	BB	SO	SH	GDP
1935	CLE	A	2	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0	0
1936	CLE	A	23	77	3	15	5	.195	.279	.234	3	0	9	16	0	0
1938	BRO	N	7	20	0	4	2	.200	.200	.300	0	1	0	4	0	1
1941	CHI	N	35	64	4	10	6	.156	.182	.188	2	0	2	10	1	1
1945	PHI	A	51	138	8	24	11	.174	.265	.217	4	1	17	29	4	6
Total	NL		42	84	4	14	8	.167	.186	.214	2	1	2	14	1	2
Total	AL		76	215	11	39	16	.181	.270	.223	7	1	26	45	4	6
Total			118	299	15	53	24	.177	.248	.221	9	2	28	59	5	8

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Year	Team		POS	G	PO	A	ERR	DP	PB	AVG
1935	CLE	A	C	1	2	0	0	0	0	1.000
1936	CLE	A	C	22	164	16	1	1	3	.994
1938	BRO	N	C	7	23	5	0	1	2	1.000
1941	CHI	N	C	18	63	9	2	2	0	.973
1945	PHI	A	C	46	161	14	5	3	2	.972
Total			C	94	413	44	8	7	7	.983

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Selected by Pittsburgh Pirates from Chicago Cubs in the minor league draft (November 7, 1944).
Released by Philadelphia Athletics (June 21, 1946).

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