Alex George (baseball)

Alex George
Alex George
	Shortstop
	Born: September 27, 1938 (age 85); Kansas City, Missouri
	Batted: Left Threw: Right
MLB debut
	September 16, 1955, for the Kansas City Athletics
Last MLB appearance
	September 25, 1955, for the Kansas City Athletics
MLB statistics
Batting average	.100
Home runs	0
Runs batted in	0
Teams
	Kansas City Athletics (1955);

Alex Thomas M. George (born September 27, 1938 at Kansas City, Missouri) is a retired American professional baseball player. He appeared in five Major League Baseball games as a shortstop and pinch hitter for the Kansas City Athletics during the 1955 season. George batted left-handed, threw right-handed, stood 5 feet 11 inches (1.80 m) tall and weighed 170 pounds (77 kg).

He was signed by the Athletics during their first season in Kansas City out of Rockhurst, a local Jesuit high school. All of his Major League appearances took place before his 17th birthday — making him the second youngest non-pitcher to debut in MLB since 1944.^[1] He struck out in his first Major League plate appearance against relief pitcher Al Papai of the Chicago White Sox,^[2] but four days later, on September 20, playing as the A's starting shortstop, he collected his only big league hit, a bunt single off Duke Maas of the Detroit Tigers.^[3]

Sent to the minor leagues in 1956 for more experience, George never returned to the Majors. His playing career extended through 1963, mostly in the Kansas City system, where he played second base and outfield as well as shortstop and reached double figures in home runs four times in eight seasons.^[4]

References

External links

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[1] BleacherReport.com

[2] 1955-9-16 box score from Retrosheet

[3] 1955-9-20 box score from Retrosheet

[4] Minor league statistics from Baseball Reference

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