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Alex George
Shortstop
Born: (1938-09-27) September 27, 1938 (age 86)
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 runs0
Runs batted in0
Stats at Baseball Reference Edit this at Wikidata
Teams

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

  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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