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George Decker
George A. Decker (Gentleman George)
Bats: Left , Throws: Left
Height: 6' 1" , Weight: 180 lb.

Born: June 1, 1869 in York, PA (All Transactions)
Debut: July 11, 1892
Final Game: July 12, 1899
Died: June 7, 1909 in Patton, CA
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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
1892 23 CHC NL 78 311 291 32 66 6 7 1 28 9 20 49 .227 .277 .306 .582 81 89 0 O4
1893 24 CHC NL 81 354 328 57 89 9 8 2 48 22 24 22 .271 .325 .366 .691 81 120 2 O34/6
1894 25 CHC NL 91 413 384 74 120 17 6 8 92 23 24 17 .313 .361 .451 .811 90 173 5 3O/546
1895 26 CHC NL 73 321 297 51 82 9 7 2 41 11 17 22 .276 .324 .374 .698 75 111 4 3 O3/546
1896 27 CHC NL 107 452 421 68 118 23 11 5 61 20 23 14 .280 .318 .423 .740 91 178 0 8 O3
1897 28 CHC NL 111 465 428 72 124 12 7 5 63 11 24 .290 .333 .386 .719 86 165 4 9 O3/4
1898 29 TOT NL 118 475 434 53 118 14 3 1 64 13 29 .272 .323 .325 .648 85 141 4 8 *3/O
1898 29 STL NL 76 314 286 26 74 10 0 1 45 4 20 .259 .314 .304 .618 76 87 3 5 3
1898 29 LOU NL 42 161 148 27 44 4 3 0 19 9 9 .297 .342 .365 .707 103 54 1 3 3/O
1899 30 TOT NL 42 170 144 13 36 8 0 1 18 3 12 .250 .316 .326 .643 76 47 2 12 3/O
1899 30 LOU NL 38 161 135 13 36 8 0 1 18 3 12 .267 .336 .348 .684 87 47 2 12 3
1899 30 WHS NL 4 9 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 /3O
8 Seasons 701 2961 2727 420 753 98 49 25 415 112 173 124 .276 .324 .376 .700 84 1024 21 40
162 Game Avg. 162 684 630 97 174 23 11 6 96 26 40 .276 .324 .376 .700 84 237 5
CHC (6 yrs) 541 2316 2149 354 599 76 46 23 333 96 132 124 .279 .325 .389 .714 85 836 15 20
LOU (2 yrs) 80 322 283 40 80 12 3 1 37 12 21 .283 .339 .357 .696 95 101 3 15
WHS (1 yr) 4 9 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0
STL (1 yr) 76 314 286 26 74 10 0 1 45 4 20 .259 .314 .304 .618 76 87 3 5

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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
1892 CHC NL 23 OF 62 97 73 12 12 3 .876 1.37 .915 1.86 0-0-62
1892 CHC NL 23 2B 16 69 22 37 10 3 .855 3.69 .935 5.59
1893 CHC NL 24 OF 33 74 55 10 9 2 .878 1.97 .919 2.14 23-0-10
1893 CHC NL 24 1B 27 260 245 10 5 18 .981 9.44 .978 10.46
1893 CHC NL 24 2B 20 104 32 55 17 5 .837 4.35 .940 5.88
1893 CHC NL 24 SS 2 7 1 4 2 0 .714 2.50 .914 5.45
1894 CHC NL 25 1B 48 456 429 15 12 29 .974 9.25 .976 9.54
1894 CHC NL 25 OF 29 75 54 9 12 0 .840 2.17 .921 2.24 0-23-6
1894 CHC NL 25 3B 7 21 7 7 7 1 .667 2.00 .910 3.41
1894 CHC NL 25 2B 2 11 4 7 0 0 1.000 5.50 .918 5.70
1894 CHC NL 25 SS 1 5 3 1 1 2 .800 4.00 .900 5.60
1895 CHC NL 26 OF 57 111 98 3 10 0 .910 1.77 .918 2.14 25-8-24
1895 CHC NL 26 1B 11 113 110 3 0 10 1.000 10.27 .978 9.91
1895 CHC NL 26 3B 3 12 2 8 2 0 .833 3.33 .875 3.37
1895 CHC NL 26 2B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 5.60
1895 CHC NL 26 SS 1 4 2 2 0 0 1.000 4.00 .900 5.50
1896 CHC NL 27 OF 71 152 131 10 11 0 .928 1.99 .934 2.12 67-3-1
1896 CHC NL 27 1B 36 376 351 19 6 25 .984 10.28 .980 10.21
1897 CHC NL 28 OF 75 134 112 12 10 1 .925 1.65 .936 2.06 74-0-1
1897 CHC NL 28 1B 38 422 394 23 5 22 .988 10.97 .980 9.99
1897 CHC NL 28 2B 1 2 1 0 1 0 .500 1.00 .950 5.50
1898 TOT NL 29 1B 107 1098 1051 29 18 49 .984 10.09 .977 10.06
1898 STL NL 29 1B 75 805 772 17 16 31 .980 10.52 .977 10.06
1898 LOU NL 29 1B 32 293 279 12 2 18 .993 9.09 .976 10.06
1898 LOU NL 29 OF 6 6 4 1 1 0 .833 0.83 .950 2.03 0-0-6
1899 TOT NL 30 1B 40 457 426 16 15 22 .967 11.05 .977 10.21
1899 LOU NL 30 1B 38 435 406 15 14 21 .968 11.08 .977 10.21
1899 WHS NL 30 1B 2 22 20 1 1 1 .955 10.50 .977 10.20
1899 WHS NL 30 OF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 2.10 0-0-1
8 Seasons OF 334 649 527 57 65 6 .900 1.75 .926 2.07 189-34-111
7 Seasons 1B 307 3182 3006 115 61 175 .981 10.17 .978 10.04
5 Seasons 2B 40 186 59 99 28 8 .849 3.95 .937 5.74
2 Seasons 3B 10 33 9 15 9 1 .727 2.40 .897 3.40
3 Seasons SS 4 16 6 7 3 2 .813 3.25 .906 5.50
8 Seasons TOT 695 4066 3607 293 166 192 .959 5.61 .926 5.84 189-34-111
Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG LF-CF-RF Awards

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Hall of Fame StandardsBatting - 7 (2117), Average HOFer ≈ 50

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Transactions

April 18, 1898: Loaned to the St. Louis Browns by the Chicago Orphans.

July, 1898: Released by the St. Louis Browns. (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)

July, 1898: Signed as a Free Agent with the Louisville Colonels. (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)

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