George Player
George Henry Player
Born: August 1, 1934
Primary Position: Pitcher
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6'0"
Weight: 180
Career: 1953-1961
George Player compiled a career record of 85 wins and 53 losses and a 3.56 ERA in his 228-game pitching career with the Wellsville Braves, Quebec Braves, Evansville Braves, Cedar Rapids Braves, Yakima Bears, Knoxville Smokies, Victoria Rosebuds and Birmingham Barons. He began playing during the 1953 season and last took the field during the 1961 campaign.
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Pitching:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | W | L | W% | ERA | G | GS | GF | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | IBB | SO | HBP | BK | WP | BF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1953 | D | NYPL | Wellsville Braves | 14 | 14 | .500 | 4.57 | 37 | 31 | 242.0 | 273 | 160 | 123 | 126 | |||||||||||
| 1954 | B | IIIL | Evansville Braves | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 2 | 0 | 3.0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||||||||||||
| 1954 | C | PROV | Quebec Braves | 7 | 6 | .538 | 3.72 | 34 | 8 | 121.0 | 114 | 64 | 50 | 8 | 64 | ||||||||||
| 1956 | D | NYPL | Wellsville Braves | 13 | 5 | .722 | 3.42 | 25 | 21 | 13 | 1 | 163.0 | 146 | 75 | 62 | 18 | 90 | 124 | 2 | 0 | 4 | ||||
| 1957 | D | NYPL | Wellsville Braves | 11 | 1 | .917 | 2.53 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 1 | 114.0 | 90 | 39 | 32 | 4 | 61 | 72 | 2 | 0 | 3 | ||||
| 1958 | B | IIIL | Cedar Rapids Braves | 7 | 5 | .583 | 6.28 | 17 | 14 | 5 | 0 | 86.0 | 97 | 76 | 60 | 11 | 57 | 69 | 3 | 0 | 4 | ||||
| 1959 | B | NORW | Yakima Bears | 15 | 7 | .682 | 2.66 | 28 | 22 | 15 | 2 | 179.0 | 147 | 76 | 53 | 13 | 71 | 143 | 2 | 1 | 4 | ||||
| 1960 | A | SALL2 | Knoxville Smokies | 5 | 1 | .833 | 2.49 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 43.3 | 41 | 23 | 12 | 4 | 12 | 3 | 18 | 2 | 0 | 2 | |||
| 1960 | AA | SOUA | Birmingham Barons | 3 | 2 | .600 | 3.80 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 42.7 | 41 | 19 | 18 | 4 | 16 | 1 | 32 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |||
| 1960 | AA | TL | Victoria Rosebuds | 0 | 1 | .000 | 9 | 0.0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
| 1961 | A | SALL2 | Knoxville Smokies | 10 | 11 | .476 | 2.68 | 31 | 18 | 9 | 1 | 178.0 | 133 | 69 | 53 | 7 | 56 | 4 | 90 | 2 | 0 | 6 | |||
| Totals | 85 | 53 | .616 | 3.56 | 228 | 131 | 0 | 55 | 5 | 0 | 1172.0 | 1083 | 602 | 463 | 69 | 555 | 8 | 548 | 14 | 1 | 24 | 0 |
Batting:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1953 | D | NYPL | Wellsville Braves | 44 | 107 | 107 | 24 | 7 | 0 | 0 | .224 | .224 | .290 | .514 | 31 | |||||||||||
| 1954 | C | PROV | Quebec Braves | 35 | 44 | 44 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | .227 | .227 | .295 | .523 | 13 | |||||||||||
| 1956 | D | NYPL | Wellsville Braves | 27 | 77 | 70 | 8 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 8 | .200 | .222 | .257 | .479 | 18 | 0 | 5 | 0 | |||
| 1957 | D | NYPL | Wellsville Braves | 16 | 55 | 53 | 5 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .170 | .170 | .264 | .434 | 14 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |||
| 1958 | B | IIIL | Cedar Rapids Braves | 18 | 37 | 34 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 7 | .235 | .257 | .382 | .639 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |||
| 1959 | B | NORW | Yakima Bears | 28 | 78 | 75 | 11 | 18 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 8 | .240 | .247 | .360 | .607 | 27 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||
| 1960 | AA | SOUA | Birmingham Barons | 19 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .100 | .100 | .100 | .200 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1960 | AA | TL | Victoria Rosebuds | 9 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | |||||||||||
| 1960 | A | SALL2 | Knoxville Smokies | 12 | 17 | 17 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .118 | .118 | .176 | .294 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1961 | A | SALL2 | Knoxville Smokies | 36 | 70 | 64 | 4 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 5 | .219 | .265 | .281 | .546 | 18 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 244 | 504 | 482 | 33 | 100 | 27 | 1 | 3 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 35 | .207 | .220 | .286 | .506 | 138 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 1 | 0 |
Fielding:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1953 | D | NYPL | Wellsville Braves | P | 37 | .000 | |||||
| 1954 | C | PROV | Quebec Braves | P | 34 | .000 | |||||
| 1954 | B | IIIL | Evansville Braves | P | 2 | .000 | |||||
| 1956 | D | NYPL | Wellsville Braves | P | 25 | 8 | 36 | 1 | 1 | .978 | 1.760 |
| 1957 | D | NYPL | Wellsville Braves | P | 14 | 9 | 15 | 3 | 0 | .889 | 1.714 |
| 1958 | B | IIIL | Cedar Rapids Braves | P | 17 | 1 | 18 | 1 | 3 | .950 | 1.118 |
| 1959 | B | NORW | Yakima Bears | P | 28 | 11 | 21 | 1 | 1 | .970 | 1.143 |
| 1960 | AA | TL | Victoria Rosebuds | P | 9 | .000 | |||||
| 1960 | AA | SOUA | Birmingham Barons | P | 19 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .421 |
| 1960 | A | SALL2 | Knoxville Smokies | P | 12 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .833 |
| 1961 | A | SALL2 | Knoxville Smokies | P | 31 | 10 | 16 | 2 | 1 | .929 | .839 |
| Totals | 228 | 43 | 120 | 8 | 6 | .953 | .715 |
Minor League Service:
| Year | Level | League | Team | Affiliation | First Appearance | Final Appearance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1953 | D | PONY League | Wellsville Braves | ML1 | ||
| 1954 | C | Provincial League | Quebec Braves | ML1 | ||
| 1954 | B | Illinois-Indiana-Iowa League | Evansville Braves | ML1 | ||
| 1956 | D | PONY League | Wellsville Braves | ML1 | ||
| 1957 | D | New York-Pennsylvania League | Wellsville Braves | ML1 | ||
| 1958 | B | Illinois-Indiana-Iowa League | Cedar Rapids Braves | ML1 | ||
| 1959 | B | Northwest League | Yakima Bears | ML1 | ||
| 1960 | A | South Atlantic League | Knoxville Smokies | DET | ||
| 1960 | AA | Texas League | Victoria Rosebuds | DET | ||
| 1960 | AA | Southern Association | Birmingham Barons | DET | ||
| 1961 | A | South Atlantic League | Knoxville Smokies | DET |
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