| George Watkins | |
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| Outfielder | |
| Born:(1900-06-04)June 4, 1900 Freestone County, Texas, U.S. | |
| Died: June 1, 1970(1970-06-01) (aged 69) Houston, Texas, U.S. | |
Batted: Left Threw: Right | |
| MLB debut | |
| April 15, 1930, for the St. Louis Cardinals | |
| Last MLB appearance | |
| September 27, 1936, for the Brooklyn Dodgers | |
| MLB statistics | |
| Batting average | .288 |
| Home runs | 73 |
| Runs batted in | 420 |
Stats atBaseball Reference  | |
| Teams | |
| Career highlights and awards | |
George Archibald Watkins (June 4, 1900 – June 1, 1970) was aMajor League Baseball player, born inFreestone County,Texas[1] who owns the National League record for the highestbatting average in hisrookie season, batting .373 in his rookie year of1930,[2] with theSt. Louis Cardinals.
Watkins went on to play until the1936 season with theNew York Giants (1934), thePhiladelphia Phillies (1935-1936), andBrooklyn Dodgers (1936), never again posting a batting average over .312.[3] On June 24,1931, he hit three home runs in one game.
In 894games played, Watkins compiled a .288batting average (925-3207) with 490runs scored, 73home runs, 420RBI, a .347on-base percentage and a .443slugging percentage in seven major league seasons. He posted a career .956fielding percentage. In nineWorld Series games, he batted .231 (6-26), scoring six runs, with two home runs and three RBI. he died in Houston Texas on June 1 1970 3 days before his 70th birthday.
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