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George Banks
George Edward Banks

Bats Right, Throws Right
Height 5' 11", Weight 185 lb.

Debut April 15, 1962
  vs. LAA 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB
Final Game May 7, 1966
Born September 24, 1938 in Pacolet Mills, SC
Died March 1, 1985 in Spartanburg, SC

Signed by the New York Yankees as an amateur free agent in 1957. (All Transactions)

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Batting  Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons /
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 
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 1962 23 MIN AL  63  103   22   26   0  2   4   15   0  0  21  27  .252  .372  .408  107   42   1   4   0   1   6
 1963 24 MIN AL  25   71    5   11   4  0   3    8   0  0   9  21  .155  .259  .338   65   24   0   0   1   1   2
 1964 25 TOT AL  10   18    6    5   1  0   2    3   0  0   6   7  .278  .458  .667  211   12   0   0   0   0   0
         MIN AL   1    1    0    0   0  0   0    0   0  0   0   1  .000  .000  .000 -100    0   0   0   0   0   0
         CLE AL   9   17    6    5   1  0   2    3   0  0   6   6  .294  .478  .706  227   12   0   0   0   0   0
 1965 26 CLE AL   4    5    0    1   1  0   0    0   0  1   1   3  .200  .333  .400  107    2   0   0   0   0   0
 1966 27 CLE AL   4    4    0    1   0  0   0    1   0  0   0   1  .250  .250  .250   45    1   0   0   0   0   0
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 5 Seasons      106  201   33   44   6  2   9   27   0  1  37  59  .219  .340  .403  101   81   1   4   1   2   8
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 162 Game Avg        307   50   67   9  3  14   41   0  2  57  90  .219  .340  .403  101  124   2   6   2   3  12
 Career High     63  103   22   26   4  2   4   15   0  1  21  27                          42   1   4   1   1   6
Special Batting  Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  PA  Outs  RC  RC/G   AIR    BA *lgBA   OBP *lgOBP  SLG *lgSLG  OPS *lgOPS*OPS+  OWP *BtRns BtWin SB% 
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 1962 23 MIN AL  130   88   16   4.9   106| .252  .268| .372  .341| .408  .417| .780  .758| 107  .532   1.9   0.2   0%
 1963 24 MIN AL   81   62    6   2.6    96| .155  .258| .259  .324| .338  .398| .597  .722|  65  .295  -3.4  -0.4   0%
 1964 25 TOT AL   24   13    6  12.4    95| .278  .255| .458  .323| .667  .396|1.125  .718| 211  .877   3.1   0.3   0%
         MIN AL    1    1    0   0.0    97| .000  .257| .000  .325| .000  .399| .000  .724|-100  .000  -0.3   0.0   0%
         CLE AL   23   12    6  13.5    95| .294  .254| .478  .323| .706  .395|1.184  .718| 227  .892   3.4   0.3   0%
 1965 26 CLE AL    6    5    0   0.0    93| .200  .252| .333  .322| .400  .386| .733  .708| 107  .000   0.1   0.0   0%
 1966 27 CLE AL    4    3    0   0.0    90| .250  .248| .250  .315| .250  .383| .500  .698|  45  .000  -0.3   0.0   0%
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 5 Seasons       245  171   28   4.4   101| .219  .262| .340  .332| .403  .407| .743  .739| 101  .502   1.4   0.1   0%

* 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 ------+
1962 23 MIN AL OF 17 25 0 1 0 .962 .980 1.47 1.92 1.72 2.19 15 131.0 RF 11 17 0 1 0 .944 .977 1.55 1.71 1.80 2.00 10 85.0 LF 7 8 0 0 0 1.000 .976 1.14 1.61 1.57 2.02 5 46.0 3B 6 1 11 1 1 .923 .952 2.00 2.78 2.40 3.08 5 45.0 1963 24 MIN AL 3B 21 22 39 6 4 .910 .947 2.90 2.85 3.23 3.02 18 170.0 1964 25 CLE AL LF 3 6 0 0 0 1.000 .968 2.00 1.47 2.25 1.80 3 24.0 OF 3 4 0 0 0 1.000 .976 1.33 1.80 1.38 2.04 3 26.0 3B 1 2 2 0 0 1.000 .952 4.00 2.80 4.00 3.00 1 9.0 2B 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.00 4.50 2.25 5.17 0 4.0 RF 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.60 0.00 1.80 0 2.0 1965 26 CLE AL 3B 1 0 2 0 1 1.000 .952 2.00 2.90 2.00 3.10 1 9.0
+---- Fielding Sorted by Position --+
1964 25 CLE AL 2B 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.00 4.50 2.25 5.17 0 4.0 1962 23 MIN AL 3B 6 1 11 1 1 .923 .952 2.00 2.78 2.40 3.08 5 45.0 1963 24 MIN AL 3B 21 22 39 6 4 .910 .947 2.90 2.85 3.23 3.02 18 170.0 1964 25 CLE AL 3B 1 2 2 0 0 1.000 .952 4.00 2.80 4.00 3.00 1 9.0 1965 26 CLE AL 3B 1 0 2 0 1 1.000 .952 2.00 2.90 2.00 3.10 1 9.0 1962 23 MIN AL LF 7 8 0 0 0 1.000 .976 1.14 1.61 1.57 2.02 5 46.0 1964 25 CLE AL LF 3 6 0 0 0 1.000 .968 2.00 1.47 2.25 1.80 3 24.0 1962 23 MIN AL OF 17 25 0 1 0 .962 .980 1.47 1.92 1.72 2.19 15 131.0 1964 25 CLE AL OF 3 4 0 0 0 1.000 .976 1.33 1.80 1.38 2.04 3 26.0 1962 23 MIN AL RF 11 17 0 1 0 .944 .977 1.55 1.71 1.80 2.00 10 85.0 1964 25 CLE AL RF 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.60 0.00 1.80 0 2.0
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+ Position Total 3B* 29 25 54 7 6 .919 .948 2.72 2.83 3.05 3.03 25 233.0 OF* 20 29 0 1 0 .967 .980 1.45 1.90 1.66 2.17 18 157.0 10 0 12# RF* 12 17 0 1 0 .944 .977 1.42 1.70 1.76 2.00 10 87.0 LF* 10 14 0 0 0 1.000 .972 1.40 1.57 1.80 1.94 8 70.0 2B* 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.00 4.50 2.25 5.17 0 4.0 +--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+ Overall Total 50 55 54 8 6 .932 .957 2.18 2.49 2.49 2.71 43 394
# indicates breakdown of outfield by position games played is for entire career.
An Important note about our fielding stats


Transactions 

Before 1957 Season: Signed by the New York Yankees as an amateur free agent.

November 27, 1961: Drafted by the Minnesota Twins from the New York Yankees in the 1961 rule 5 draft.

June 15, 1964: Traded by the Minnesota Twins with Lee Stange to the Cleveland Indians for Mudcat Grant.


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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