Tuck Stainback
[edit] Biography
Tuck Stainback (George Tucker Stainback) was born on August 4, 1911 in Los Angeles, California. He made his Major League debut on April 17, 1934 for the Chicago Cubs. In 1934, his rookie year, he hit .306 with 2 home runs and 46 RBI. Stainback played for the Chicago Cubs, St. Louis Cardinals, Philadelphia Phillies, Brooklyn Dodgers, Detroit Tigers, New York Yankees and Philadelphia Athletics over the course of his 13 year career.
Most people believe that Tuck Stainback's best season was 1934, when he hit for a .306 average.
[edit] Statistics
[edit] Batting Stats
| 1934
| CHI
| N
| 104
| 359
| 47
| 110
| 2
| 46
| .306
| .327
| .379
| 14
| 3
| 8
| 42
| 3
| 7
| 7
| 0
| 4
|
| 1935
| CHI
| N
| 47
| 94
| 16
| 24
| 3
| 11
| .255
| .271
| .394
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 13
| 2
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 3
|
| 1936
| CHI
| N
| 44
| 75
| 13
| 13
| 1
| 5
| .173
| .235
| .253
| 3
| 0
| 6
| 14
| 0
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 1
|
| 1937
| CHI
| N
| 72
| 160
| 18
| 37
| 0
| 14
| .231
| .268
| .287
| 7
| 1
| 7
| 16
| 1
| 3
| 3
| 0
| 5
|
| 1938
| STL
| N
| 6
| 10
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1938
| PHI
| N
| 30
| 81
| 9
| 21
| 1
| 11
| .259
| .294
| .333
| 3
| 0
| 3
| 3
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 1
|
| 1938
| BRO
| N
| 35
| 104
| 15
| 34
| 0
| 20
| .327
| .346
| .442
| 6
| 3
| 2
| 4
| 1
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 1
|
| 1938
| TOT
| N
| 71
| 195
| 26
| 55
| 1
| 31
| .282
| .307
| .374
| 9
| 3
| 5
| 10
| 2
| 3
| 2
| 0
| 2
|
| 1939
| BRO
| N
| 68
| 201
| 22
| 54
| 3
| 19
| .269
| .290
| .348
| 7
| 0
| 4
| 23
| 2
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1940
| DET
| A
| 15
| 40
| 4
| 9
| 0
| 1
| .225
| .262
| .275
| 2
| 0
| 1
| 9
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 2
|
| 1941
| DET
| A
| 94
| 200
| 19
| 49
| 2
| 10
| .245
| .260
| .325
| 8
| 1
| 3
| 21
| 1
| 7
| 6
| 0
| 0
|
| 1942
| NY
| A
| 15
| 10
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| .200
| .200
| .200
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1943
| NY
| A
| 71
| 231
| 31
| 60
| 0
| 10
| .260
| .285
| .325
| 11
| 2
| 7
| 16
| 1
| 4
| 3
| 0
| 3
|
| 1944
| NY
| A
| 30
| 78
| 13
| 17
| 0
| 5
| .218
| .247
| .256
| 3
| 0
| 3
| 7
| 0
| 4
| 1
| 0
| 0
|
| 1945
| NY
| A
| 95
| 327
| 40
| 84
| 5
| 32
| .257
| .289
| .352
| 12
| 2
| 13
| 20
| 2
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 4
|
| 1946
| PHI
| A
| 91
| 291
| 35
| 71
| 0
| 20
| .244
| .264
| .292
| 10
| 2
| 7
| 20
| 1
| 1
| 3
| 0
| 1
|
| Total
| NL
|
| 406
| 1084
| 142
| 293
| 10
| 126
| .270
| .296
| .351
| 44
| 7
| 30
| 118
| 10
| 17
| 14
| 0
| 15
|
| Total
| AL
|
| 411
| 1177
| 142
| 292
| 7
| 78
| .248
| .273
| .317
| 46
| 7
| 34
| 95
| 6
| 25
| 13
| 0
| 10
|
| Total
|
|
| 817
| 2261
| 284
| 585
| 17
| 204
| .259
| .284
| .333
| 90
| 14
| 64
| 213
| 16
| 42
| 27
| 0
| 25
|
[edit] Fielding Stats
| 1934
| CHI
| N
| OF
| 96
| 0
| 0
| 185
| 4
| 9
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .955
|
| 1934
| CHI
| N
| 3B
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1935
| CHI
| N
| OF
| 28
| 0
| 0
| 40
| 1
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .932
|
| 1936
| CHI
| N
| OF
| 26
| 0
| 0
| 38
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1937
| CHI
| N
| OF
| 49
| 0
| 0
| 99
| 4
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .981
|
| 1938
| STL
| N
| OF
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 8
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1938
| PHI
| N
| OF
| 25
| 0
| 0
| 47
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .980
|
| 1938
| BRO
| N
| OF
| 23
| 0
| 0
| 52
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .981
|
| 1938
| TOT
| N
| CF
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1938
| TOT
| N
| LF
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1938
| TOT
| N
| OF
| 50
| 0
| 0
| 107
| 2
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .982
|
| 1939
| BRO
| N
| OF
| 55
| 0
| 0
| 121
| 0
| 8
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .938
|
| 1940
| DET
| A
| OF
| 9
| 0
| 0
| 26
| 4
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .968
|
| 1941
| DET
| A
| OF
| 80
| 0
| 0
| 107
| 3
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .948
|
| 1942
| NY
| A
| OF
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1943
| NY
| A
| OF
| 60
| 0
| 0
| 141
| 3
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .993
|
| 1944
| NY
| A
| OF
| 24
| 0
| 0
| 44
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .957
|
| 1945
| NY
| A
| OF
| 83
| 0
| 0
| 233
| 10
| 8
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .968
|
| 1946
| PHI
| A
| OF
| 66
| 0
| 0
| 153
| 5
| 6
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .963
|
| Total
|
|
| 3B
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| Total
|
|
| OF
| 629
| 0
| 0
| 1300
| 38
| 48
| 11
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .965
|
[edit] Transactions
- Traded by Chicago Cubs with Curt Davis, Clyde Shoun and $185000 to St. Louis Cardinals in exchange for Dizzy Dean (April 16, 1938).
- Claimed on waivers by Philadelphia Phillies from St. Louis Cardinals (May 26, 1938).
- Traded by Philadelphia Phillies to Brooklyn Dodgers in exchange for Gibby Brack (July 11, 1938).
- Sold by Brooklyn Dodgers to Detroit Tigers (July 30, 1940).
- Sold by Detroit Tigers to New York Yankees with Boyd Perry (December 4, 1941).
- Released by New York Yankees (April 26, 1946).
- Signed by Philadelphia Athletics (@April 28, 1946).
- Released by Philadelphia Athletics (December 10, 1946).
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