| George Whiteman | |
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| Outfielder | |
| Born:(1884-12-23)December 23, 1884 Peoria, Illinois | |
| Died: February 10, 1947(1947-02-10) (aged 62) Houston, Texas | |
Batted: Right Threw: Right | |
| MLB debut | |
| September 13, 1907, for the Boston Americans | |
| Last MLB appearance | |
| September 2, 1918, for the Boston Red Sox | |
| MLB statistics | |
| Batting average | .271 |
| Home runs | 1 |
| Runs batted in | 31 |
Stats atBaseball Reference  | |
| Teams | |
| Career highlights and awards | |
George (Lucky) Whiteman (December 23, 1884 – February 10, 1947) was anoutfielder inMajor League Baseball, playing mainly as aleft fielder for theBoston Americans / Red Sox (1907, 1918) andNew York Yankees (1913) between1907 and1918. Listed at 5' 7", 160 lb., Whiteman batted and threw right-handed. He was born inPeoria, Illinois.
In a three-season career, Whiteman posted a .271batting average with onehome run and 31runs batted in in 85games played.
A 35-year-oldminor league journeyman, Whiteman filled in outfield for the Boston Red Sox wheneverBabe Ruth was pitching. Prior to the 1918 season, he had played in only 15 major league games since 1907 before becoming the surprise hero of theWorld Champion Boston team. Although Ruth andCarl Mays won two games apiece in the World Series, Whiteman batted just .250 (5-for-20) against theChicago Cubs but delivered some key hits and made several run-saving catches in the outfield, specially in the eighth inning of the final game won by the Red Sox, 2–1, atFenway Park. He never appeared in another major league game after the Series.
Whiteman died inHouston, Texas, at the age of 62.