George Watkins Baseball player

George Watkins (June 4, 1900 – June 1, 1970) was a Major League Baseball player, born in Freestone County, Texas who owns the record for the highest batting average in his rookie season, batting .373 in his rookie year of 1930, with the St. Louis Cardinals.He went on to play until the 1936 season with the New York Giants (1934), the Philadelphia Phillies (1935-1936), and Brooklyn Dodgers (1936), never again posting a batting average over .312. On June 24, 1931, Watkins hit three home runs in one game.

Personal facts

George Watkins
Birth dateJune 04, 1900
Birth place
Texas , Freestone County Texas
Date of deathJune 01, 1970
Place of death
Texas

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Baseball player

Career startApril 15, 1930
Career endSeptember 27, 1936
batting sideLeft
former teams
Los Angeles Dodgers
St. Louis Cardinals
position
Outfielder
teams
Los Angeles Dodgers
Philadelphia Phillies
San Francisco Giants
St. Louis Cardinals
throwing sideRight

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