George Van Haltren
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| George Van Haltren | |
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| Outfielder/Pitcher | |
| Born: March 30, 1866 St. Louis, Missouri |
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| Died: September 29, 1945 (aged 79) Oakland, California |
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| Batted: Left | Threw: Left |
| MLB debut | |
| June 27, 1887 for the Chicago White Stockings | |
| Last MLB appearance | |
| September 26, 1903 for the New York Giants | |
| Career statistics | |
| Batting average | .316 |
| Hits | 2532 |
| Runs batted in | 1014 |
| Stolen bases | 583 |
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George Edward Martin Van Haltren (March 30, 1866 – September 29, 1945) was an American center fielder in Major League Baseball who also pitched and occasionally played shortstop. He batted and threw left-handed. Van Haltren played with the Chicago Cubs for the first three years of his career, the last ten with the New York Giants and several teams in between.
He was born in St. Louis, Missouri.
His career statistics included a .316 batting average with 69 home runs and 1014 RBIs. He also ended his career with 2532 hits and 583 stolen bases. He shared the lead in triples in 1896, with Tom McCreery, each hitting 21.
He died in Oakland, California at the age of 79.
[edit] See also
- List of major league players with 2,000 hits
- List of Major League Baseball players with 100 triples
- List of Major League Baseball players with 1000 runs
- List of Major League Baseball players with 1000 RBI
- List of Major League Baseball leaders in career stolen bases
- List of Major League Baseball saves champions
- List of Major League Baseball stolen base champions
- List of Major League Baseball triples champions
- List of Major League Baseball player–managers
[edit] Sources
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference, or Baseball-Reference (Minors)
| Preceded by Billy Barnie |
Baltimore Orioles (NL) Managers 1892 |
Succeeded by John Waltz |
| Preceded by Bob Glenalvin |
Detroit Tigers Manager 1895 |
Succeeded by Con Strouthers |
| Preceded by Jimmy Sheckard |
National League Stolen Base Champion 1900 (with Patsy Donovan) |
Succeeded by Honus Wagner |
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- 1866 births
- 1945 deaths
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- Major League Baseball center fielders
- Baseball players from Missouri
- 19th-century baseball players
- Chicago Cubs players
- Brooklyn Ward's Wonders players
- Baltimore Orioles (AA) players
- Baltimore Orioles (NL) players
- Baltimore Orioles (19th century) managers
- Pittsburgh Pirates players
- New York Giants (NL) players
- Minor league baseball managers
- Oakland (minor league baseball) players
- Stockton (minor league baseball) players
- San Jose Dukes players
- Oakland Colonels players
- Oakland Morans players
- Seattle Siwashes players
- Oakland Oaks (baseball) players
- Major League Baseball player–managers
