George Watkins (baseball)

George Watkins
George Watkins
	Outfielder
	Born: June 4, 1900; Freestone County, Texas, U.S.
	Died: June 1, 1970 (aged 69); Houston, Texas, U.S.
	Batted: Left Threw: Right
MLB debut
	April 15, 1930, for the St. Louis Cardinals
Last MLB appearance
	September 27, 1936, for the Brooklyn Dodgers
MLB statistics
Batting average	.288
Home runs	73
Runs batted in	420
	Stats at Baseball Reference
Teams
	St. Louis Cardinals (1930–1933); New York Giants (1934); Philadelphia Phillies (1935–1936); Brooklyn Dodgers (1936);
Career highlights and awards
	World Series champion (1931);

George Archibald Watkins (June 4, 1900 – June 1, 1970) was a Major League Baseball player, born in Freestone County, Texas^[1] who owns the National League record for the highest batting average in his rookie season, batting .373 in his rookie year of 1930,^[2] with the St. Louis Cardinals.

Watkins went on to play until the 1936 season with the New York Giants (1934), the Philadelphia Phillies (1935-1936), and Brooklyn Dodgers (1936), never again posting a batting average over .312.^[3] On June 24, 1931, he hit three home runs in one game.

In 894 games played, Watkins compiled a .288 batting average (925-3207) with 490 runs scored, 73 home runs, 420 RBI, a .347 on-base percentage and a .443 slugging percentage in seven major league seasons. He posted a career .956 fielding percentage. In nine World Series games, he batted .231 (6-26), scoring six runs, with two home runs and three RBI.

References

^ "George Watkins Player page". Sports Illustrated. September 15, 2006. Archived from the original on August 22, 2003. Retrieved January 4, 2007.
^ "Batting Average Records". Baseball Almanac. Retrieved January 4, 2007.
^ "George Watkins Statistics". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved January 4, 2007.

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