George Harper

Position: Outfielder

Bats: Left • Throws: Right

5-8, 167lb (173cm, 75kg)

Born: June 24, 1892 in Arlington, KY us

Died: August 18, 1978 in Magnolia, AR

Buried: New Hope Cemetery, Magnolia, AR

High School: Fordyce HS (Fordyce, AR)

Debut: April 15, 1916 (Age 23-296d, 4,472nd in major league history)
vs. CHW 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: September 28, 1929 (Age 37-096d)
vs. PHI 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1917 season

Full Name: George Washington Harper

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

18.6

3398

1030

.303

505

RBI

530

OBP

.380

SLG

.455

OPS

.836

OPS+

118

Many detailed statistics are based on play-by-play accounts accumulated by Retrosheet. These totals may be incomplete (3.6% of all plays from 1912 to 1968 are missing or have incomplete accounts, click link for year and team summary of data completeness) for some players prior to 1969 and even complete seasons may not match the official totals due to errors in both the official totals and the play-by-play accounts.

Summary of 91 Home Runs

(For more accurate walk-off HR totals, see the Batting Event Finder)

0 leading off, 2 walk-off, 7 tying, 19 go ahead, 2 lacking some details

5 Tms
PHI	41
NYG	18
STL	17
BSN	10
CIN	5

Platoon
vs RHP	82
vs LHP	9

Home/Road
Home	52
Away	39

Outs
1	31
0	29
2	29
Unk	2

8 Opps
NYG	17
CHC	16
BRO	14
BSN	12
PHI	11
PIT	10
STL	9
CIN	2

52 Pitchers
Rube Ehrhardt	5
Dazzy Vance	4
Larry Benton	4
Ray Kremer	4
Bob Smith	3
Vic Aldridge	3
Guy Bush	3
Sheriff Blake	3
Charlie Root	3
Pat Malone	2
Augie Walsh	2
Harry Baldwin	2
Vic Keen	2
Doug McWeeny	2
Jesse Barnes	2
Bill Hubbell	2
Joe Genewich	2
Dutch Henry	2
Johnny Morrison	2
Alex Ferguson	2
Art Mills	2
Flint Rhem	2
Bill Sherdel	2
Lee Meadows	2
Pete Donohue	2
Kent Greenfield	1
Jack Scott	1
Jack Wisner	1
Tim McNamara	1
Jesse Haines	1
Ralph Head	1
Claude Willoughby	1
Kyle Graham	1
Allen Sothoron	1
Sterling Stryker	1
Burleigh Grimes	1
Elmer Jacobs	1
Grover Alexander	1
Syl Johnson	1
Ed Brandt	1
Jack Bentley	1
Hugh McQuillan	1
Art Decatur	1
Jumbo Elliott	1
Carl Mays	1
Les Sweetland	1
George Stueland	1
Garland Buckeye	1
Ernie Maun	1
Herman Bell	1
Virgil Barnes	1
Ray Benge	1

7 Parks
Baker Bowl (PHI)	35
Polo Grounds (NYC)	19
Busch Stad 1 (STL)	17
Ebbets Fld (NYC)	7
Wrigley Fld (CHI)	6
Braves Fld (BOS)	4
Forbes Fld (PIT)	3

Where Hit
9	68
7	5
89	5
8	2
78	1

5 Inside the Park

General field locations
when available.

Game Totals
1·HR gms	82
2·HR gms	3
3·HR gms	1

Gms w/ this # = 0
are not shown.

Bases
---	48
1--	17
1-3	8
12-	6
-2-	5
123	3
--3	2

153 RBI
RISP	24
0 on	48
1 on	24
2 on	14
3 on	3
Any on	41

Inning
1	8
2	10
3	8
4	14
5	3
6	17
7	10
8	10
9	9
Extra	2

1-3	26
4-6	34
7-end	31

RelScore
+4..	12
+3	7
+2	11
+1	10
Tied	14
-1	8
-2	3
-3	6
-4..	18
Unk	2

Ahead	40
Tied	14
Behind	35
Unk	2

Before event,
for batter

DefPos
RF	57
LF	20
CF	11
PH	3

OrderPos
4th	38
6th	19
7th	11
2nd	9
3rd	5
5th	5
9th	2
1st	1
8th	1

Leverage
High Lev	14
Medium Lev	26
Low Lev	40

Play By Play

WE and WPA Explanation

Play By Play
1922	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
1	1	1	1	1922-06-30	CIN	@	CHC	George Stueland	ahead 3-1	t 3	2	---	1	4	9	0.088	76%		Home Run (CF-RF)
2	2	2	1	1922-07-25	CIN	@	PHI	Bill Hubbell		t 1			2	4	9
1923	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
3	3	1	1	1923-05-12	CIN	@	PHI	Bill Hubbell		t 6			1	3	7
4	4	2	1	1923-05-14	CIN	@	PHI	Ralph Head	ahead 3-2	t 7	2	---	1	3	7	0.138	76%		Home Run (Deep RF)
5	5	3	1	1923-09-13	CIN	@	CHC	Vic Aldridge	behind 1-2	t 9	0	---	1	4	8	0.329	50%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
1924	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
6	6	1	1	1924-06-04	PHI		STL	Herman Bell	behind 1-9	b 7	2	12-	3	2	9	0.019	2%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); L. Wendell Scores; H. Sand Scores
7	7	2	1	1924-06-16	PHI		CHC	Sheriff Blake	ahead 4-0	b 2	2	---	1	2	9	0.047	90%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
8	8	3	1	1924-06-25 (1)	PHI		BSN	Sterling Stryker	tied 8-8	b 10	0	---	1	2	9			Walk-Off
9	9	4	1	1924-06-28 (1)	PHI		BRO	Dazzy Vance	behind 0-9	b 8	1	---	1	2	9	0.001	0%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF)
10	10	5	1	1924-07-12 (1)	PHI	@	PIT	Johnny Morrison	ahead 3-0	t 2	2	---	1	1	9	0.070	82%	IPHR	Inside-the-park Home Run to CF (LF-CF)
11	11	6	1	1924-07-25	PHI		CHC	Elmer Jacobs	ahead 6-4	b 8	2	123	4	2	9	0.059	100%	IPHR	Inside-the-park Home Run to CF (Line Drive); J. Wilson Scores; J. Ring Scores; H. Sand Scores
12	12	7	1	1924-08-06	PHI		CIN	Pete Donohue	tied 0-0	b 1	1	---	1	2	9	0.094	62%		Home Run (Deep RF)
13	13	8	1	1924-08-16	PHI	@	CHC	Guy Bush	tied 0-0	t 6	0	---	1	2	9	0.160	66%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
14	14	9	1	1924-08-30 (1)	PHI		BSN	Tim McNamara	ahead 2-1	b 3	0	1--	2	2	9	0.133	83%		Home Run (Deep RF); J. Mokan Scores
15	15	10	1	1924-09-02 (1)	PHI		BRO	Dazzy Vance	behind 0-1	b 1	1	12-	3	4	9	0.214	71%		Home Run; J. Schultz Scores; R. Wrightstone Scores
16	16	11	1	1924-09-04	PHI		NYG	Ernie Maun	behind 4-5	b 7	0	---	1	4	9	0.210	59%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
17	17	12	1	1924-09-05 (1)	PHI		NYG	Harry Baldwin	behind 0-6	b 4	1	---	1	4	9	0.033	9%		Home Run
18	18	13	1	1924-09-06 (1)	PHI		NYG	Virgil Barnes	ahead 3-1	b 6	1	---	1	4	9	0.073	89%		Home Run
19	19	14	1	1924-09-06 (2)	PHI		NYG	Harry Baldwin	behind 12-16	b 7	1	1--	2	4	9	0.113	20%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); C. Williams Scores
20	20	15	1	1924-09-13 (1)	PHI		CHC	Grover Alexander	behind 5-10	b 9	2	1-3	3	3	9	0.013	2%		Home Run (Deep RF); H. Sand Scores/unER; C. Williams Scores/unER; G. Harper Scores/unER
21	21	16	1	1924-09-28	PHI	@	NYG	Kent Greenfield	ahead 4-1	t 2	0	12-	3	2	9
1925	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
22	22	1	1	1925-04-25	PHI		BRO	Rube Ehrhardt	behind 5-9	b 9	1	---	1	8	PH	0.014	2%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
23	23	2	1	1925-05-08	PHI		PIT	Ray Kremer	ahead 5-1	b 2	1	-2-	2	4	8	0.062	93%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); L. Fonseca Scores/unER
24	24	3	1	1925-05-12 (1)	PHI		PIT	Vic Aldridge	ahead 5-1	b 6	1	12-	3	4	8	0.041	99%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); G. Burns Scores; C. Williams Scores
25	25	4	1	1925-05-19	PHI		STL	Jesse Haines	ahead 3-1	b 4	2	123	4	4	8	0.170	95%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); C. Mitchell Scores; G. Burns Scores; C. Williams Scores
26	26	5	1	1925-05-30 (1)	PHI	@	NYG	Hugh McQuillan	ahead 3-2	t 8	0	1-3	3	4	8
27	27	6	1	1925-06-17	PHI	@	CHC	Sheriff Blake	tied 2-2	t 6	0	---	1	4	8	0.147	65%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
28	28	7	1	1925-06-23 (1)	PHI	@	BSN	Jesse Barnes	tied 0-0	t 1	2	-2-	2	4	9	0.172	66%	IPHR	Inside-the-park Home Run to CF; H. Sand Scores
29	29	8	1	1925-06-29	PHI		BRO	Dazzy Vance	behind 0-4	b 4	2	-2-	2	4	8	0.134	29%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); R. Wrightstone Scores
30	30	9	1	1925-06-30	PHI		BRO	Rube Ehrhardt	behind 0-4	b 4	1	---	1	4	8	0.069	22%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
31	31	10	1	1925-07-04 (2)	PHI		BSN	Kyle Graham	behind 2-1	b 4	0	---	1	4	8
32	32	11	1	1925-07-06 (2)	PHI	@	NYG	Jack Bentley	tied 0-0	t 1	2	1--	2	4	9	0.175	65%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); L. Fonseca Scores
33	33	12	1	1925-07-17	PHI		CHC	Guy Bush	ahead 4-2	b 3	0	---	1	4	8	0.072	82%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
34	34	13	1	1925-07-21	PHI		PIT	Ray Kremer	tied 0-0	b 2	0	---	1	4	8	0.093	65%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
35	35	14	1	1925-08-09	PHI	@	STL	Allen Sothoron	behind 0-3	t 3	1	12-	3	4	9	0.214	47%		Home Run (Deep RF); F. Leach Scores; R. Wrightstone Scores
36	36	15	1	1925-08-16 (1)	PHI	@	BRO	Rube Ehrhardt	tied 3-3	t 5	2	1--	2	4	7	0.245	71%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); C. Williams Scores
37	37	16	1	1925-08-25	PHI		CHC	Vic Keen	ahead 1-0	b 1	0	1-3	3	4	7	0.107	84%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); F. Leach Scores; C. Williams Scores
38	38	17	1	1925-08-29 (2)	PHI		PIT	Ray Kremer	behind 0-10	b 6	2	---	1	4	7	0.002	0%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
39	39	18	1	1925-08-31	PHI		PIT	Lee Meadows	behind 2-10	b 9	0	---	1	4	7	0.001	0%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
1926	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
40	40	1	1	1926-04-28	PHI		NYG	Jack Wisner	behind 1-5	b 6	1	---	1	4	7	0.059	15%		Home Run (Deep RF)
41	41	2	1	1926-05-12	PHI	@	PIT	Lee Meadows	behind 2-13	t 8	1	---	1	4	7	0.000	0%		Home Run (Deep RF)
42	42	3	1	1926-05-21	PHI	@	STL	Flint Rhem	tied 0-0	t 1	1	1-3	3	4	7	0.183	75%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); H. Sand Scores; F. Leach Scores
43	43	4	1	1926-05-26	PHI		BSN	Larry Benton	ahead 12-7	b 7	0	---	1	3	7
44	44	5	1	1926-06-19 (1)	PHI		CIN	Pete Donohue	ahead 1-0	b 4	0	---	1	4	9	0.098	78%		Home Run (Deep RF)
45	45	6	1	1926-06-30	PHI	@	BRO	Jesse Barnes	behind 3-5	t 5	1	1-3	3	4	7	0.288	62%		Home Run (Deep RF); F. Leach Scores; J. Mokan Scores
46	46	7	2	1926-06-30	PHI	@	BRO	Rube Ehrhardt	behind 6-11	t 9	1	1--	2	4	7	0.008	1%		Home Run (Deep RF); C. Williams Scores
1927	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
47	47	1	1	1927-04-12	NYG	@	PHI	Art Decatur	ahead 12-5	t 9	0	---	1	6	9	0.001	100%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
48	48	2	1	1927-04-18	NYG	@	BSN	Art Mills	ahead 3-0	t 3	2	--3	2	6	9	0.104	91%	IPHR	Inside-the-park Home Run to CF (Deep RF); R. Hornsby Scores
49	49	3	1	1927-04-30	NYG		BSN	Joe Genewich	ahead 3-0	b 3	0	1--	2	6	9	0.076	93%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); B. Terry Scores
50	50	4	1	1927-05-07	NYG		CHC	Charlie Root	behind 2-5	b 6	1	1--	2	6	9	0.190	36%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); B. Terry Scores
51	51	5	1	1927-05-22	NYG		PIT	Vic Aldridge	behind 0-7	b 4	0	---	1	6	9	0.023	6%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep RF)
52	52	6	1	1927-05-28	NYG	@	BRO	Doug McWeeny	ahead 5-3	t 6	1	1--	2	3	9	0.131	91%	IPHR	Inside-the-park Home Run to RF; F. Lindstrom Scores
53	53	7	1	1927-07-10 (1)	NYG		STL	Bill Sherdel	ahead 4-0	b 8	0	---	1	7	9
54	54	8	1	1927-07-18 (2)	NYG		CHC	Charlie Root	behind 1-2	b 7	2	1--	2	7	9	0.448	76%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); B. Terry Scores
55	55	9	1	1927-07-31	NYG	@	STL	Bill Sherdel	tied 2-2	t 8	2	123	4	7	9	0.422	95%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); M. Ott Scores; R. Hornsby Scores; T. Jackson Scores
56	56	10	1	1927-08-01	NYG	@	STL	Flint Rhem	ahead 3-0	t 3	2	1--	2	7	9	0.116	89%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); T. Jackson Scores
57	57	11	1	1927-09-05 (2)	NYG		BSN	Bob Smith	behind 4-7	b 6	0	---	1	7	9	0.097	26%		Home Run (Deep RF)
58	58	12	2	1927-09-05 (2)	NYG		BSN	Bob Smith	tied 7-7	b 7	1	---	1	7	9	0.220	77%		Home Run (Deep RF)
59	59	13	1	1927-09-13 (2)	NYG	@	STL	Vic Keen	ahead 11-0	t 4	2	---	1	7	9	0.000	99%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
60	60	14	1	1927-09-16	NYG	@	STL	Syl Johnson	ahead 4-3	t 8	1	1--	2	7	9	0.178	92%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); T. Jackson Scores
61	61	15	1	1927-10-02	NYG		PHI	Augie Walsh	tied 0-0	b 2	2	---	1	7	9
62	62	16	2	1927-10-02	NYG		PHI	Augie Walsh	behind 4-3	b 9	1	---	1	7	9
1928	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
63	63	1	1	1928-04-29 (2)	NYG		BSN	Art Mills	ahead 9-6	b 6	2	---	1	6	9	0.046	94%		Home Run (Deep RF)
64	64	2	1	1928-05-01	NYG		BRO	Dazzy Vance	ahead 3-1	b 6	0	---	1	6	9	0.066	91%		Home Run (Deep RF)
65	65	3	1	1928-05-15	STL		BSN	Bob Smith	ahead 1-0	b 4	1	1--	2	6	9	0.160	84%		Home Run (Deep RF); J. Bottomley Scores
66	66	4	1	1928-05-21	STL		CHC	Pat Malone	behind 4-7	b 8	0	1--	2	9	PH	0.174	32%		Home Run (Deep RF); A. High Scores
67	67	5	1	1928-05-30 (2)	STL	@	PIT	Ray Kremer	ahead 2-0	t 4	0	---	1	5	9	0.084	81%		Home Run (Deep RF)
68	68	6	1	1928-07-03	STL		CHC	Guy Bush	behind 4-7	b 8	0	---	1	5	9	0.082	17%		Home Run (Deep RF)
69	69	7	1	1928-07-04 (1)	STL		CHC	Charlie Root	ahead 3-2	b 1	1	---	1	5	9
70	70	8	1	1928-07-09	STL		BSN	Ed Brandt	behind 0-2	b 4	1	1--	2	6	9	0.213	53%		Home Run (Deep RF); C. Hafey Scores
71	71	9	1	1928-07-10	STL		NYG	Joe Genewich	ahead 4-1	b 6	1	---	1	6	9	0.044	94%		Home Run (Deep RF)
72	72	10	1	1928-07-12	STL		NYG	Garland Buckeye	ahead 6-0	b 2	2	-2-	2	6	9	0.033	97%		Home Run (Deep LF); C. Hafey Scores
73	73	11	1	1928-07-13	STL		NYG	Dutch Henry	ahead 6-0	b 2	2	-2-	2	6	9	0.033	97%		Home Run (Deep RF); C. Hafey Scores
74	74	12	1	1928-07-19	STL		PHI	Ray Benge	ahead 3-1	b 4	0	---	1	6	9	0.074	86%		Home Run (Deep RF)
75	75	13	1	1928-07-20	STL		PHI	Alex Ferguson	ahead 4-0	b 7	0	---	1	6	9	0.016	98%		Home Run (Deep RF)
76	76	14	1	1928-07-26	STL	@	BRO	Rube Ehrhardt	ahead 5-0	t 9	0	---	1	6	9	0.004	100%		Home Run
77	77	15	1	1928-07-28 (1)	STL	@	PHI	Alex Ferguson	behind 1-2	t 2	1	---	1	6	9	0.099	48%		Home Run (Deep RF)
78	78	16	1	1928-09-06	STL		PIT	Burleigh Grimes	behind 2-3	b 10	1	1--	2	9	PH	0.780	100%	Walk-Off	Home Run (Deep RF); J. Wilson Scores
79	79	17	1	1928-09-20 (1)	STL	@	NYG	Larry Benton	tied 0-0	t 2	2	---	1	6	9	0.107	57%		Home Run (Deep RF)
80	80	18	2	1928-09-20 (1)	STL	@	NYG	Larry Benton	ahead 2-0	t 6	1	1-3	3	6	9	0.119	95%		Home Run (Deep RF); F. Frisch Scores; J. Bottomley Scores
81	81	19	3	1928-09-20 (1)	STL	@	NYG	Jack Scott	ahead 7-5	t 8	0	---	1	6	9	0.066	93%		Home Run (Deep RF)
1929	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
82	82	1	1	1929-04-19 (1)	BSN		BRO	Doug McWeeny	tied 0-0	b 6	2	1--	2	4	7	0.271	81%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); G. Sisler Scores
83	83	2	1	1929-04-24	BSN	@	BRO	Jumbo Elliott	ahead 2-1	t 3	0	---	1	4	7	0.094	70%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
84	84	3	1	1929-04-26	BSN	@	NYG	Carl Mays	ahead 1-0	t 5	2	12-	3	4	7	0.246	86%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF Line); J. Smith Scores; F. Maguire Scores
85	85	4	1	1929-04-30	BSN	@	PHI	Les Sweetland	ahead 12-8	t 7	2	--3	2	4	7	0.053	97%		Home Run (Deep RF); F. Maguire Scores/unER; G. Harper Scores/unER
86	86	5	1	1929-05-25	BSN	@	NYG	Larry Benton	behind 0-6	t 4	1	1-3	3	4	7	0.094	18%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); L. Richbourg Scores; G. Sisler Scores
87	87	6	1	1929-05-27 (2)	BSN	@	PHI	Claude Willoughby	behind 0-3	t 9	1	---	1	4	7	0.027	5%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
88	88	7	1	1929-06-08	BSN	@	CHC	Sheriff Blake	behind 2-4	t 7	2	1-3	3	4	7	0.420	62%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); B. James Scores/unER; G. Sisler Scores/unER; G. Harper Scores/unER
89	89	8	1	1929-06-29 (2)	BSN	@	BRO	Johnny Morrison	behind 0-4	t 4	2	---	1	5	9	0.056	16%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
90	90	9	1	1929-07-03	BSN		NYG	Dutch Henry	behind 1-9	b 6	1	---	1	7	9	0.008	2%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
91	91	10	1	1929-07-31 (2)	BSN	@	CHC	Pat Malone	behind 1-5	t 6	2	1--	2	5	7	0.109	18%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF); L. Bell Scores

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