George Altman
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| George Altman | |
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| Outfielder | |
| Born: March 20, 1933 Goldsboro, North Carolina |
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| Batted: Left | Threw: Right |
| MLB debut | |
| April 11, 1959 for the Chicago Cubs | |
| Last MLB appearance | |
| October 1, 1967 for the Chicago Cubs | |
| Career statistics | |
| Batting average | .269 |
| Home runs | 101 |
| Runs batted in | 403 |
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George Lee Altman (born March 20, 1933 in Goldsboro, North Carolina) is a former outfielder in Major League Baseball and Nippon Professional Baseball. From 1959 through 1967, Altman played for the Chicago Cubs (1959-1962, 1965-1967), St. Louis Cardinals (1963) and New York Mets (1964). He batted left-handed and threw right-handed.
In a nine-season MLB career, Altman was a .269 hitter with 101 home runs and 403 RBI in 991 games played.
From 1968 through 1975, Altman played in Japan for the Lotte Orions and the Hanshin Tigers. He posted a .309 average with 205 HR, and credited martial arts training for his improvement.
An alumnus of Tennessee State University,[1] Altman currently resides in O'Fallon, MO.
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[edit] Highlights
- Made a leaping catch of a ninth-inning line drive to help preserve Don Cardwell's no-hitter against the St. Louis Cardinals (May 15, 1960)
- Twice National League All-Star (1961-1962)
- Led NL in triples (1961, 12)
- First player to hit two home runs off Sandy Koufax in the same game (August 4, 1961)
- Had a pinch homer in an All-Star Game (1961)
- Named Player of the Month for June 1961
- Only player in 19-year span (1955-1973) other than Ernie Banks, Billy Williams, and Ron Santo to lead Cubs in RBI in one season (1961). (Altman 96, B.Williams 86, Santo 83, Banks 80)
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ "NAIA Players in the Pros". The National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics. 2005-09-10. http://naia.cstv.com/sports/m-basebl/spec-rel/091005aaa.html. Retrieved 2008-09-02.
[edit] External links
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference, or Fangraphs, or The Baseball Cube
- Baseball Library
- Japanese Baseball
- MLB 1961 All-Star Game
- NY Mets Database
| Preceded by Joey Jay |
Major League Player of the Month June, 1961 |
Succeeded by Frank Robinson |
Categories:
- 1933 births
- Living people
- African American baseball players
- American expatriate baseball players in Japan
- Baseball players from North Carolina
- Hanshin Tigers players
- Chicago Cubs players
- Lotte Orions players
- Major League Baseball outfielders
- National League All-Stars
- New York Mets players
- Nippon Professional Baseball outfielders
- People from Goldsboro, North Carolina
- People from O'Fallon, Missouri
- St. Louis Cardinals players
- Tennessee State Tigers baseball players
- Tennessee State Tigers men's basketball players
- Tokyo Orions players
