George Selkirk Essentials Positions: Bats: L Throws: R Height: 73 Weight: 182 Born: Saturday, January 04, 1908 in Huntsville, ON CAN Died: 1 19 1987 in Fort Lauderdale, FL USA Debut: 8/12/1934 Last Game: 9/27/1942 Full Name: George Alexander Selkirk
Baseball is the only game you can watch on the radio. Join the community today and listen to hundreds of broadcasts from baseball’s golden age! Sign Up or learn more October 2, 1941 At Ebbets Field The New York Yankees struck first in Game 2 on Spud Chandler’s RBI single in the second with…
October 1, 1938, At Wrigley Field, Game 1 of the World Series matched the New York Yankees, Red Ruffing, who had won 21 games during the season, against the Chicago Cubs’ 22-game winner Bill Lee. In the top of the second inning, Lou Gehrig walked and moved to third on a single by…
October 5, 1936 World Series Game 5 The New York Giants struck first with back-to-back leadoff doubles by Jo-Jo Moore and Dick Bartell off Red Ruffing. RBI singles by Jimmy Ripple and Burgess Whitehead made it 3–0 Giants. George Selkirk’s home run off Hal Schumacher in the second put the Yankees on the board. Next…
1936 – In the World Series opener, Carl Hubbell scatters 7 hits and limits the Yankees to a solo home run by George Selkirk. The Giants take a decisive 6 – 1 win.
1934 – Yankee CF Earle Combs crashes into the wall at Sportsman’s Park in St. Louis and suffers a fractured skull. New York calls up George Selkirk but learns he broke his arm the same day playing for Newark.
Sponsor this Page January 4, 1908, All-Star outfielder George “Twinkletoes” Selkirk, is born in Huntsville, Canada the man who replaced Babe Ruth in the Yankees’ outfield. Over his 9 year career all with the Yankees he will hit .290 with 101 homeruns. He will make the All Star team in 1936 and 1939 and…