George Canale
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George Anthony Canale IV
- Bats Left, Throws Right
- Height 6' 1", Weight 190 lb.
- School Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University
- Debut September 3, 1989
- Final Game October 5, 1991
- Born August 11, 1965 in Memphis, TN USA
[edit] Biographical Information
George Canale hit 76 career home runs in college, which currently (2009) places him 7th all-time in NCAA Division I. He played for Team USA in the 1985 Intercontinental Cup. He was signed as a 6th round pick in the 1986 amateur draft by the Milwaukee Brewers and scout Ken Califano.
Canale played three years in the majors, but had a minor league career that stretched from 1986 to 1998. He had over 150 home runs in the minors. He also won a home run title in the Italian Serie A1 in 1996 and hit .331/.405/.585 with 20 homers in 91 games in Taiwan in 1997, finishing 4th in average, homers and slugging.
