George Washburn
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George Edward Washburn
- Bats Left, Throws Right
- Height 6' 1", Weight 175 lb.
- Debut May 4, 1941
- Final Game May 4, 1941
- Born October 6, 1914 in Solon, ME USA
- Died January 5, 1979 in Baton Rouge, LA USA
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At the end of his 16-year minor league career which peaked with his one-game appearance for the Yankees in 1941, Washburn managed three different teams in the Evangeline League starting in 1947, when he took over the reins of the Houma Indians and continuing through 1952, when he finished the season managing the Alexandria Aces. He was at the helm of Houma for four seasons and moved to the Baton Rouge Red Sticks in 1951.
