Tuck Turner

Full Name: George A. Turner	Primary Position: OF
Height/Weight: 5' 6.5"/155	First Game: August 18, 1893
Birthdate: February 13, 1873	Final Game: June 10, 1898
Birthplace: West New Brighton, New York	MLB Experience: 6 years
Died: July 16, 1945
Deathplace: Staten Island, New York
Bat/Throw: Both/Left

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Tuck Turner (George A. Turner) was born on February 13, 1873 in West New Brighton, New York. He made his Major League debut on August 18, 1893 for the Philadelphia Phillies. In 1893, his rookie year, he hit .323 with 1 home run and 13 RBI. Turner played for the Philadelphia Phillies and St. Louis Perfectos over the course of his 6 year career.

Most people believe that Tuck Turner's best season was 1894, when he hit for a .416 average and knocked in 82 runs.

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Year	Team		G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG	OBP	SLG	2B	3B	BB	SO	HBP	SH	SB
1893	PHI	N	36	155	32	50	1	13	.323	.364	.406	4	3	9	19	1	0	7
1894	PHI	N	80	339	91	141	1	82	.416	.456	.540	21	9	23	13	2	8	11
1895	PHI	N	59	210	51	81	2	43	.386	.453	.510	8	6	25	11	1	3	14
1896	STL	N	51	203	30	50	1	27	.246	.298	.374	7	8	14	21	1	1	6
1896	PHI	N	13	32	12	7	0	0	.219	.375	.281	2	0	8	5	0	0	6
1896	TOT	N	64	235	42	57	1	27	.243	.310	.362	9	8	22	26	1	1	12
1897	STL	N	103	416	58	121	2	41	.291	.350	.404	17	12	35	0	3	7	8
1898	STL	N	35	141	20	28	0	7	.199	.280	.255	8	0	14	0	2	5	1
Total			377	1496	294	478	7	213	.320	.377	.429	67	38	128	69	10	24	53

[edit] Fielding Stats

Year	Team		POS	G	PO	A	ERR	DP	AVG
1893	PHI	N	OF	36	79	5	6	2	.933
1894	PHI	N	OF	78	134	7	13	1	.916
1894	PHI	N	P	1	0	0	0	0	.000
1895	PHI	N	OF	55	89	5	17	0	.847
1896	STL	N	OF	51	69	4	3	1	.961
1896	PHI	N	OF	8	15	4	2	0	.905
1896	TOT	N	OF	59	84	8	5	1	.948
1897	STL	N	OF	102	146	10	9	3	.945
1898	STL	N	OF	34	50	2	4	1	.929
Total			P	1	0	0	0	0	.000
Total			OF	364	582	37	54	8	.920

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Year	Team		G	GS	W	L	ERA	K	R	ER	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	HR	BB	IB	WP	HBP
1894	PHI	N	1	0	0	0	7.50	3	5	5	0	0	0	6	9	1	2	0	0	0

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Traded by Philadelphia Phillies with Joe Sullivan and cash to St. Louis Browns in exchange for Duff Cooley (June 28, 1896).

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