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George Watkins

Position: Outfielder
Bats: Left  •  Throws: Right
6-0, 175lb (183cm, 79kg)
Born: June 4, 1900 in Freestone County, TX
Died: June 1, 1970  in Austin, TX
Buried: Broyles Chapel Cemetery, Palestine, TX
Debut: April 15, 1930 (7,047th in major league history)
vs. CHC 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 1 RBI, 0 SB
Last Game: September 27, 1936
vs. NYG 4 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB
Full Name: George Archibald Watkins
View Player Info from the B-R Bullpen
View Player Bio from the SABR BioProject

 

Notable Events and Chronology for George Watkins Career

Biography

 
Watkins was 28 years old when he reached the Cardinals, having spent many of his prime years in the well-stocked St. Louis farm system. He batted .373 with 17 home runs as a rookie in 1930, and helped the Cardinals to pennants in 1930 and 1931; his Game Seven, two-run homer proved the difference in their 1931 World Series defeat of the Athletics. His batting average dropped off after his .312 season in 1932@ET-DC@eyJkeW5hbWljIjp0cnVlLCJjb250ZW50IjoicG9zdF90YWdzIiwic2V0dGluZ3MiOnsiYmVmb3JlIjoiTGVhcm4gTW9yZSBhYm91dCB0aGUgdGVhbXMsIHBsYXllcnMsIGJhbGwgcGFya3MgYW5kIGV2ZW50cyB0aGF0IGhhcHBlbmVkIG9uIHRoaXMgZGF0ZSBpbiBoaXN0b3J5IC0gLSAtIC0gLSAtIC0gIiwiYWZ0ZXIiOiIiLCJsaW5rX3RvX3Rlcm1fcGFnZSI6Im9uIiwic2VwYXJhdG9yIjoiIHwgIiwiY2F0ZWdvcnlfdHlwZSI6InBvc3RfdGFnIn19@

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