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George Altman
George Lee Altman (Big George)

Bats Left, Throws Right
Height 6' 4", Weight 200 lb.
School Tennessee State University

Debut April 11, 1959
  vs. LAD 3 AB, 2 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB
Final Game October 1, 1967
Born March 20, 1933 in Goldsboro, NC

Signed by the Chicago Cubs as an amateur free agent in 1955. (All Transactions)

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Batting  Glossary /
Gamelogs: / Splits: / HR Log / PI Finders:Game / Streak / Event / PI vs. Pitcher
/ Neutralize Stats
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  G   AB    R    H   2B 3B  HR  RBI  SB CS  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG *OPS+  TB   SH  SF IBB HBP GDP 
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 1959 26 CHC NL 135  420   54  103  14  4  12   47   1  0  34  80  .245  .312  .383   85  161   6   1   4   7   8
 1960 27 CHC NL 119  334   50   89  16  4  13   51   4  3  32  67  .266  .330  .455  114  152   2   3   6   1   4
 1961 28 CHC NL 138  518   77  157  28 12  27   96   6  2  40  92  .303  .353  .560  137  290   4   7   3   4   4 MVP-14,AS
 1962 29 CHC NL 147  534   74  170  27  5  22   74  19  7  62  89  .318  .393  .511  137  273   0   2  14   5   8 AS
 1963 30 STL NL 135  464   62  127  18  7   9   47  13  4  47  93  .274  .339  .401  104  186   2   6   2   2   7
 1964 31 NYM NL 124  422   48   97  14  1   9   47   4  2  18  70  .230  .262  .332   69  140   2   2   4   1   8
 1965 32 CHC NL  90  196   24   46   7  1   4   23   3  2  19  36  .235  .302  .342   80   67   1   0   2   0   1
 1966 33 CHC NL  88  185   19   41   6  0   5   17   2  2  14  37  .222  .276  .335   69   62   2   0   3   0   3
 1967 34 CHC NL  15   18    1    2   2  0   0    1   0  0   2   8  .111  .200  .222   19    4   0   0   0   0   0
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 9 Seasons      991 3091  409  832 132 34 101  403  52 22 268 572  .269  .329  .432  106 1335  19  21  38  20  43
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 162 Game Avg        505   67  136  22  6  17   66   9  4  44  94  .269  .329  .432  106  218   3   3   6   3   7
 Career High    147  534   77  170  28 12  27   96  19  7  62  93  .318  .393  .560  137  290   6   7  14   7   8
Special Batting  Glossary
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  PA  Outs  RC  RC/G   AIR    BA *lgBA   OBP *lgOBP  SLG *lgSLG  OPS *lgOPS*OPS+  OWP *BtRns BtWin SB% 
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 1959 26 CHC NL  468  332   51   4.1   104| .245  .269| .312  .335| .383  .416| .695  .751|  85  .446  -9.7  -1.0 100%
 1960 27 CHC NL  372  257   51   5.4    98| .266  .262| .330  .328| .455  .402| .785  .730| 114  .592   5.9   0.6  57%
 1961 28 CHC NL  573  378  105   7.4   106| .303  .271| .353  .338| .560  .422| .913  .760| 137  .701  26.0   2.5  75%
 1962 29 CHC NL  603  381  110   7.7   106| .318  .275| .393  .342| .511  .417| .904  .759| 137  .724  29.4   2.9  73%
 1963 30 STL NL  521  356   66   5.0    97| .274  .265| .339  .328| .401  .396| .740  .725| 104  .610   3.4   0.4  76%
 1964 31 NYM NL  445  339   35   2.8    91| .230  .260| .262  .317| .332  .386| .594  .703|  69  .329 -18.3  -1.9  66%
 1965 32 CHC NL  216  154   21   3.7    95| .235  .260| .302  .324| .342  .394| .644  .718|  80  .446  -5.4  -0.6  60%
 1966 33 CHC NL  201  151   17   3.0    97| .222  .266| .276  .325| .335  .400| .611  .725|  69  .353  -8.2  -0.8  50%
 1967 34 CHC NL   20   16    1   1.7    94| .111  .264| .200  .327| .222  .387| .422  .714|  19  .173  -1.9  -0.2   0%
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 9 Seasons      3419 2364  457   5.2   100| .269  .267| .329  .331| .432  .406| .761  .737| 106  .580  21.2   1.9  70%

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)
Fielding  Glossary / Sort by Position, then Year
 Year Ag Tm  Lg Pos   G     PO    A    E   DP    FP   lgFP  RFg  lgRFg  RF9  lgRF9  GS   Inn  
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+
+---- Fielding Sorted by Year ------+
1959 26 CHC NL OF 121 278 7 3 2 .990 .977 2.36 1.90 2.70 2.21 103 949.0 CF 120 275 7 3 2 .989 .980 2.35 2.24 2.70 2.63 102 941.0 RF 1 3 0 0 0 1.000 .968 3.00 1.60 3.38 1.91 1 8.0 1960 27 CHC NL OF 79 144 2 1 0 .993 .978 1.85 1.92 2.19 2.20 65 600.0 CF 30 65 1 0 0 1.000 .981 2.20 2.32 2.58 2.59 25 230.0 LF 27 39 0 0 0 1.000 .975 1.44 1.55 1.78 1.99 20 197.3 RF 24 33 1 1 0 .971 .980 1.42 1.76 1.77 1.98 20 172.7 1B 21 164 14 1 15 .994 .990 8.48 8.20 9.54 9.57 18 168.0 1961 28 CHC NL OF 130 258 11 6 2 .978 .977 2.07 1.86 2.11 2.16 128 1145.3 AS RF 115 197 11 4 2 .981 .974 1.81 1.60 1.88 1.93 114 998.0 AS CF 25 58 0 2 0 .967 .981 2.32 2.28 3.75 2.63 13 139.3 AS 1B 3 20 1 0 3 1.000 .991 7.00 8.57 9.95 9.81 3 19.0 AS LF 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.00 1.50 1.12 1.91 1 8.0 AS 1962 29 CHC NL OF 129 234 8 7 3 .972 .974 1.88 1.79 1.93 2.07 127 1128.0 AS RF 125 230 7 6 4 .975 .975 1.90 1.65 1.96 1.90 124 1091.0 AS 1B 16 121 8 0 13 1.000 .990 8.06 8.04 9.29 9.79 13 125.0 AS CF 6 6 0 1 0 .857 .984 1.00 2.27 1.46 2.48 3 37.0 AS 1963 30 STL NL OF 124 220 8 5 1 .979 .977 1.84 1.75 1.97 2.01 118 1039.3 RF 116 199 8 4 1 .981 .976 1.78 1.61 1.93 1.83 111 966.3 LF 13 19 0 1 0 .950 .969 1.46 1.38 2.34 1.80 7 73.0 1964 31 NYM NL OF 109 202 12 7 3 .968 .973 1.96 1.72 2.13 1.99 105 905.0 LF 95 182 8 7 2 .964 .965 2.00 1.34 2.18 1.71 91 785.3 RF 14 22 4 0 0 1.000 .974 1.86 1.62 1.95 1.90 14 119.7 1965 32 CHC NL OF 45 66 0 4 0 .943 .975 1.47 1.75 1.75 2.00 43 339.7 LF 44 68 0 4 0 .944 .966 1.55 1.38 1.81 1.72 42 338.7 1B 2 12 0 0 1 1.000 .992 6.00 8.60 13.01 9.98 1 8.3 RF 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.70 0.00 1.80 1 1.0 1966 33 CHC NL OF 42 42 4 2 0 .958 .975 1.10 1.78 1.37 2.03 34 302.3 LF 41 41 4 2 0 .957 .964 1.10 1.35 1.38 1.74 33 294.3 1B 4 27 2 0 1 1.000 .990 7.25 8.50 10.04 9.90 3 26.0 RF 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.00 1.70 1.12 1.91 1 8.0 1967 34 CHC NL OF 4 2 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 0.50 1.80 0.95 2.04 1 19.0 LF 3 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 0.33 1.50 0.69 1.73 0 13.0 1B 1 2 0 0 1 1.000 1.000 2.00 8.80 9.00 9.90 0 2.0 RF 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.00 1.80 1.50 2.10 1 6.0
+---- Fielding Sorted by Position --+
1960 27 CHC NL 1B 21 164 14 1 15 .994 .990 8.48 8.20 9.54 9.57 18 168.0 1961 28 CHC NL 1B 3 20 1 0 3 1.000 .991 7.00 8.57 9.95 9.81 3 19.0 1962 29 CHC NL 1B 16 121 8 0 13 1.000 .990 8.06 8.04 9.29 9.79 13 125.0 1965 32 CHC NL 1B 2 12 0 0 1 1.000 .992 6.00 8.60 13.01 9.98 1 8.3 1966 33 CHC NL 1B 4 27 2 0 1 1.000 .990 7.25 8.50 10.04 9.90 3 26.0 1967 34 CHC NL 1B 1 2 0 0 1 1.000 1.000 2.00 8.80 9.00 9.90 0 2.0 1959 26 CHC NL CF 120 275 7 3 2 .989 .980 2.35 2.24 2.70 2.63 102 941.0 1960 27 CHC NL CF 30 65 1 0 0 1.000 .981 2.20 2.32 2.58 2.59 25 230.0 1961 28 CHC NL CF 25 58 0 2 0 .967 .981 2.32 2.28 3.75 2.63 13 139.3 1962 29 CHC NL CF 6 6 0 1 0 .857 .984 1.00 2.27 1.46 2.48 3 37.0 1960 27 CHC NL LF 27 39 0 0 0 1.000 .975 1.44 1.55 1.78 1.99 20 197.3 1961 28 CHC NL LF 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.00 1.50 1.12 1.91 1 8.0 1963 30 STL NL LF 13 19 0 1 0 .950 .969 1.46 1.38 2.34 1.80 7 73.0 1964 31 NYM NL LF 95 182 8 7 2 .964 .965 2.00 1.34 2.18 1.71 91 785.3 1965 32 CHC NL LF 44 68 0 4 0 .944 .966 1.55 1.38 1.81 1.72 42 338.7 1966 33 CHC NL LF 41 41 4 2 0 .957 .964 1.10 1.35 1.38 1.74 33 294.3 1967 34 CHC NL LF 3 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 0.33 1.50 0.69 1.73 0 13.0 1959 26 CHC NL OF 121 278 7 3 2 .990 .977 2.36 1.90 2.70 2.21 103 949.0 1960 27 CHC NL OF 79 144 2 1 0 .993 .978 1.85 1.92 2.19 2.20 65 600.0 1961 28 CHC NL OF 130 258 11 6 2 .978 .977 2.07 1.86 2.11 2.16 128 1145.3 1962 29 CHC NL OF 129 234 8 7 3 .972 .974 1.88 1.79 1.93 2.07 127 1128.0 1963 30 STL NL OF 124 220 8 5 1 .979 .977 1.84 1.75 1.97 2.01 118 1039.3 1964 31 NYM NL OF 109 202 12 7 3 .968 .973 1.96 1.72 2.13 1.99 105 905.0 1965 32 CHC NL OF 45 66 0 4 0 .943 .975 1.47 1.75 1.75 2.00 43 339.7 1966 33 CHC NL OF 42 42 4 2 0 .958 .975 1.10 1.78 1.37 2.03 34 302.3 1967 34 CHC NL OF 4 2 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 0.50 1.80 0.95 2.04 1 19.0 1959 26 CHC NL RF 1 3 0 0 0 1.000 .968 3.00 1.60 3.38 1.91 1 8.0 1960 27 CHC NL RF 24 33 1 1 0 .971 .980 1.42 1.76 1.77 1.98 20 172.7 1961 28 CHC NL RF 115 197 11 4 2 .981 .974 1.81 1.60 1.88 1.93 114 998.0 1962 29 CHC NL RF 125 230 7 6 4 .975 .975 1.90 1.65 1.96 1.90 124 1091.0 1963 30 STL NL RF 116 199 8 4 1 .981 .976 1.78 1.61 1.93 1.83 111 966.3 1964 31 NYM NL RF 14 22 4 0 0 1.000 .974 1.86 1.62 1.95 1.90 14 119.7 1965 32 CHC NL RF 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.70 0.00 1.80 1 1.0 1966 33 CHC NL RF 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.00 1.70 1.12 1.91 1 8.0 1967 34 CHC NL RF 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.00 1.80 1.50 2.10 1 6.0
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+ Position Total OF* 783 1446 52 35 11 .977 .976 1.91 1.81 2.10 2.09 724 6427.7 224 181 398# RF* 398 686 31 15 7 .980 .975 1.80 1.63 1.91 1.89 387 3370.7 LF* 224 351 12 14 2 .963 .966 1.62 1.38 1.91 1.75 194 1709.7 CF* 181 404 8 6 2 .986 .980 2.28 2.26 2.75 2.62 143 1347.3 1B* 47 346 25 1 34 .997 .990 7.89 8.22 9.59 9.70 38 348.3 +--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+ Overall Total 830 1792 77 36 45 .981 .979 2.25 2.18 2.48 2.48 762 6776
# indicates breakdown of outfield by position games played is for entire career.
An Important note about our fielding stats

All-Star Game Batting 

 Year   Tm  Lg  GS  AB  R   H  2B 3B HR RBI  BB  SO  SB CS  SH  SF HBP
+------+---+--+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+---+--+---+---+---+---------+
 1961-1 CHC NL       1   1   1  0  0  1   1   0   0   0  0   0   0   0           
 1961-2 CHC NL       1   0   0  0  0  0   0   0   0   0  0   0   0   0           
 1962-2 CHC NL       1   0   0  0  0  0   0   0   0   0  0   0   0   0           
+------+---+--+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+---+--+---+---+---+---------+
 Played 3/3      0   3   1   1  0  0  1   1   0   0   0  0   0   0   0  .333  .333 1.333 
+-------------+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+---+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+
Appearances on Leaderboards and Awards   Glossary

Awards are Year-League-Award, Stats are Year-Value-Rank, (Pos) for All-Star indicates starter & * indicates they played.

All-Star
1961-1 *
1961-2 *
1962-2 *

MVP (YrLg-Rk-Shr)
1961-NL-14-0.04
Car-1135-0.04 shares

Batting Average
1961 NL-.303-10
1962 NL-.318-6

On-base %
1962 NL-.393-4

Slugging %
1961 NL-.560-6
1962 NL-.511-9

OPS
1961 NL-.913-10
1962 NL-.904-7

Total Bases
1961 NL-290-10

Doubles
1961 NL-28-7

Triples
1961 NL-12-1

Home Runs
1961 NL-27-9

RBI
1961 NL-96-7

Strikeouts
1961 NL-92-5

Stolen Bases
1962 NL-19-6

Adjusted OPS+
1961 NL-137-9
1962 NL-137-7

Runs Created
1961 NL-105-10
1962 NL-110-6

Adjusted Batting Runs
1962 NL-29-8

Batting Wins
1962 NL-2.9-7

Extra-Base Hits
1961 NL-67-6

Offensive Win%
1961 NL-.701-8
1962 NL-.724-5

Hit By Pitch
1959 NL-7-2

Sac. Flies
1961 NL-7-6
1963 NL-6-9

Intentional Walks
1962 NL-14-3

Power/Speed Number
1962 NL-20.4-7

At Bats per Home Run
1961 NL-19.2-10

Black Ink: Batting - 1 (721) (Average HOFer ≈ 27)
Gray Ink: Batting - 27 (836) (Average HOFer ≈ 144)
HOF Standards: Batting - 8.0 (1913) (Average HOFer ≈ 50)
HOF Monitor: Batting - 15.0 (920) (Likely HOFer > 100)
Overall Rank in parentheses.

Act.- Denotes rank among active players, Car. - Denotes career rank
Click on the Car, Act or Year to see the career, active, or league leaderboard.


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Transactions 

August 19, 1955: Signed by the Chicago Cubs as an amateur free agent.

October 17, 1962: Traded by the Chicago Cubs with Don Cardwell and Moe Thacker to the St. Louis Cardinals for Larry Jackson, Lindy McDaniel, and Jimmie Schaffer.

November 4, 1963: Traded by the St. Louis Cardinals with Bill Wakefield to the New York Mets for Roger Craig.

January 15, 1965: Traded by the New York Mets to the Chicago Cubs for Billy Cowan.


The transaction information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by RetroSheet. Last transaction is September 30, 2007.
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