George Watkins Stats & Facts

 

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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
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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@