| George Watkins | |
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| Outfielder | |
| Born:
June 4, 1900 Freestone County, Texas |
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| Died:
June 1, 1970 (aged 69) Houston, Texas |
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| Batted: Left | Threw: Right |
| MLB debut | |
| April 15, 1930 for the St. Louis Cardinals | |
| Last MLB appearance | |
| September 27, 1936 for the Brooklyn Dodgers | |
| Career statistics | |
| Batting average | .288 |
| Home runs | 73 |
| Runs batted in | 420 |
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George Watkins (June 4, 1900 - June 1, 1970) was a Major League Baseball player, born in Freestone County, Texas[1] who owns the record for the highest batting average in their rookie season, batting .373 in his rookie year of 1930[2], with the St. Louis Cardinals.
He 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, Watkins hit three home runs in one game.
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  | Biography - The Ballplayers - George Watkins | BaseballLibrary.com |
| | George Watkins Statistics - George Watkins Statistics and History - Baseball-Reference.com |
| | George Watkins Player page - George Watkins - Stats, Bio - MLB Baseball - SI.com |
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