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George Binks
George Alvin Binks (Bingo)
Bats: Left , Throws: Left
Height: 6' 0" , Weight: 175 lb.

Born: July 11, 1914 in Chicago, IL (All Transactions)
Debut: September 23, 1944
Final Game: July 3, 1948
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Year Age Tm Lg G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB Pos Awards
1944 29 WSH AL 5 12 12 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .250 .250 .250 .500 45 3 0 0 0 /O
1945 30 WSH AL 145 594 550 62 153 32 6 6 81 11 7 34 52 .278 .324 .391 .715 114 215 11 3 7 *O3 MVP-21
1946 31 WSH AL 65 141 134 13 26 3 0 0 12 1 0 6 16 .194 .229 .216 .445 28 29 3 0 1 O
1947 32 PHA AL 104 363 333 33 86 19 4 2 34 8 2 23 36 .258 .308 .357 .665 83 119 6 1 6 O3
1948 33 TOT AL 32 71 64 4 9 1 0 0 3 1 0 4 3 .141 .191 .156 .347 -7 10 1 0 3 O/3
1948 33 PHA AL 17 44 41 2 4 1 0 0 2 1 0 2 2 .098 .140 .122 .261 -30 5 1 0 1 O
1948 33 SLB AL 15 27 23 2 5 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 1 .217 .280 .217 .497 32 5 0 0 2 /O3
5 Seasons 351 1181 1093 112 277 55 10 8 130 21 9 67 108 .253 .299 .344 .643 85 376 21 4 17
162 Game Avg. 162 545 504 52 128 25 5 4 60 10 4 31 50 .253 .299 .344 .643 85 174 10 2 8
WSH (3 yrs) 215 747 696 75 182 35 6 6 93 12 7 40 69 .261 .304 .355 .659 96 247 14 3 8
PHA (2 yrs) 121 407 374 35 90 20 4 2 36 9 2 25 38 .241 .290 .332 .622 70 124 7 1 7
SLB (1 yr) 15 27 23 2 5 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 1 .217 .280 .217 .497 32 5 0 0 2

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Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG LF-CF-RF Awards
1944 WSH AL 29 OF 3 4 4 0 0 0 1.000 1.33 .975 2.33 0-0-3
1945 WSH AL 30 OF 128 342 321 13 8 4 .977 2.61 .978 2.27 27-79-26 MVP-21
1945 WSH AL 30 1B 20 177 164 12 1 13 .994 8.80 .989 9.81 MVP-21
1946 WSH AL 31 OF 28 69 68 1 0 0 1.000 2.46 .977 2.24 15-9-5
1947 PHA AL 32 OF 75 171 157 8 6 1 .965 2.20 .980 2.35 25-0-51
1947 PHA AL 32 1B 13 90 82 7 1 4 .989 6.85 .990 9.34
1948 TOT AL 33 OF 19 26 25 1 0 0 1.000 1.37 .973 2.36 4-0-15
1948 PHA AL 33 OF 14 19 18 1 0 0 1.000 1.36 .974 2.36 2-0-12
1948 SLB AL 33 OF 5 7 7 0 0 0 1.000 1.40 .971 2.36 2-0-3
1948 SLB AL 33 1B 4 10 10 0 0 1 1.000 2.50 .990 9.18
5 Seasons OF 253 612 575 23 14 5 .977 2.36 .978 2.30 71-88-100
3 Seasons 1B 37 277 256 19 2 18 .993 7.43 .989 9.58
5 Seasons TOT 290 889 831 42 16 23 .982 3.01 .964 3.23 71-88-100

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank, Glossary

MVP (yr-lg-rk-shr)
1945-AL-21-3%
0.03 Career Shares (1221st)

Hits s c a p y
1945 AL--153--8th

Total Bases s c a p y
1945 AL--215--10th

Doubles s c a p y
1945 AL--32--2nd

Runs Batted In s c a p y
1945 AL--81--5th

Stolen Bases s c a p y
1945 AL--11--6th

Extra Base Hits s c a p y
1945 AL--44--8th

Hit By Pitch s c a p y
1945 AL--3--10th

Caught Stealing s c a p y
1945 AL--7--9th

Power-Speed # s c a p y
1945 AL--7.8--6th

                           

Hall Of Fame Statistics

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Gray InkBatting - 11 (1315), Average HOFer ≈ 144
Hall of Fame StandardsBatting - 1 (3944), Average HOFer ≈ 50

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  4. Wayne Kirby (969)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C

Transactions

August, 1944: Traded by Milwaukee (American Association) to the Washington Senators for cash and 2 players.

February 14, 1947: Traded by the Washington Senators to the Philadelphia Athletics for Lou Knerr.

June 4, 1948: Traded by the Philadelphia Athletics with $20,000 to the St. Louis Browns for Ray Coleman.

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