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George Selkirk

George Alexander Selkirk (Twinkletoes)

Position: Outfielder
Bats: Left, Throws: Right
Height: 6' 1", Weight: 182 lb.

Born: January 4, 1908 in Huntsville, Ontario, Canada (All Transactions)
Debut: August 12, 1934 (Age 26)   vs. BOS 4 AB, 1 H, 0 HR, 1 RBI, 0 SB
Team: Yankees 1934-1942

Final Game: September 27, 1942 (Age 34)   vs. BOS 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB
Died: January 19, 1987 in Fort Lauderdale, FL
Buried: Siloam United Methodist Church Cemetery, Harrisonville, PA
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Career Home Runs

For all seasons after 1973, the play-by-play data is complete (summary of missing data for pre-1974). For some games from 1954 to 1973, we do not have complete play-by-play.

George Selkirk: 108 Career Home Runs

0 leading off, 2 walk-off, 0 tying, 3 go ahead, 104 lacking some details
1 Tm
NYY108
 
vs RHP91
vs LHP17
 
Home69
Away39
7 Opps
PHA26
SLB18
DET17
CHW16
CLE12
BOS10
WSH9
68 Pitchers
Ted Lyons8
Eddie Smith5
Bob Joyce4
Buck Ross4
Oral Hildebrand3
Elden Auker3
Tommy Thomas3
Roxie Lawson3
Vic Sorrell2
Pete Appleton2
George Caster2
George Blaeholder2
Lynn Nelson2
Johnny Marcum2
Nels Potter2
Denny Galehouse2
Mel Harder2
Jack Kramer2
Al Benton2
Gordon Rhodes2
9 Parks
NYC1669
STL079
DET048
CHI106
PHI115
CLE064
WAS094
BOS072
CLE071
Where Hit
Unk108
General field locations when available.
 
3 Inside the Park
 
Game Totals
1·HR gms92
2·HR gms8
Gms w/ this # = 0 are not shown.
 
OrderPos
Unk61
6th26
7th8
5th7
3rd6
Outs
Unk107
01
 
DefPos
RF60
LF43
PH4
CF1
Bases
Unk108
 
189 RBI
0 on51
1 on37
2 on16
3 on4
Any on57
Inning
17
210
38
417
516
616
712
813
97
Extra2
 
1-325
4-649
7-end34
RelScore
Tied3
-4..1
Unk104
 
Tied3
Behind1
Unk104
Before event, for batter

Play By Play

View Pitches · WE and WPA Explanation
1934 HRs #car #yr #gm Date @Bat   Pitcher Score Inn Out RBI BOP Pos WPA Notes
1 1 1 1 1934-09-08 NYY @ CHW George Earnshaw t 4 1 7 9
2 2 2 1 1934-09-09 (1) NYY @ SLB George Blaeholder tied 5-5 t 14 1 7 7
3 3 3 1 1934-09-13 NYY @ CLE Oral Hildebrand t 6 2 6 7
4 4 4 1 1934-09-23 (2) NYY BOS George Hockette b 5 1 3 7
5 5 5 1 1934-09-26 NYY @ PHA George Caster t 8 1 3 7
1935 HRs #car #yr #gm Date @Bat   Pitcher Score Inn Out RBI BOP Pos WPA Notes
6 6 1 1 1935-04-25 NYY @ BOS Gordon Rhodes t 5 3 9
7 7 2 1 1935-05-08 NYY @ CHW Sad Sam Jones t 1 1 9
8 8 3 1 1935-05-21 NYY CHW Ted Lyons b 7 1 9
9 9 4 1 1935-06-02 NYY BOS Gordon Rhodes b 6 1 9
10 10 5 1 1935-07-21 (1) NYY SLB Jim Walkup b 4 1 9
11 11 6 1 1935-08-04 NYY @ WSH Bobo Newsom t 2 1 9
12 12 7 1 1935-08-10 (1) NYY PHA George Blaeholder b 3 4 9
13 13 8 2 1935-08-10 (1) NYY PHA Al Benton b 8 3 9
14 14 9 1 1935-09-09 NYY CLE Ralph Winegarner b 6 1 9
15 15 10 1 1935-09-13 NYY DET Schoolboy Rowe behind 3-13 b 9 0 1 5 9 IPHR
16 16 11 1 1935-09-18 (2) NYY SLB Sugar Cain b 7 1 9
1936 HRs #car #yr #gm Date @Bat   Pitcher Score Inn Out RBI BOP Pos WPA Notes
17 17 1 1 1936-04-16 NYY @ WSH Pete Appleton t 3 2 3 9
18 18 2 1 1936-04-23 NYY WSH Jack Russell b 6 3 3 9
19 19 3 1 1936-05-06 NYY DET Roxie Lawson b 6 2 7 9
20 20 4 1 1936-05-16 NYY @ CHW Ted Lyons t 5 1 6 9
21 21 5 1 1936-05-25 NYY @ PHA Buck Ross t 1 1 7 9
22 22 6 1 1936-05-30 (2) NYY WSH Bobo Newsom b 4 2 5 9
23 23 7 1 1936-06-07 NYY CLE Oral Hildebrand tied 4-4 b 16 1 5 9 Walk-Off
24 24 8 1 1936-06-19 NYY @ DET Elden Auker t 1 2 6 9
25 25 9 1 1936-06-27 NYY @ SLB Tommy Thomas t 5 3 6 7 IPHR
26 26 10 1 1936-07-19 (1) NYY SLB Harry Kimberlin b 7 2 6 9
27 27 11 1 1936-07-21 NYY @ SLB Tommy Thomas t 9 1 6 7
28 28 12 1 1936-07-22 NYY @ SLB Ivy Andrews t 2 2 6 7
29 29 13 1 1936-07-23 NYY @ SLB Glenn Liebhardt t 9 2 6 7
30 30 14 1 1936-07-28 NYY @ DET Red Phillips t 7 1 5 7
31 31 15 1 1936-08-09 (1) NYY PHA Harry Kelley b 8 2 6 9
32 32 16 1 1936-08-30 (2) NYY CHW Vern Kennedy b 7 2 5 9
33 33 17 1 1936-09-11 NYY @ DET Vic Sorrell t 3 2 5 9
34 34 18 1 1936-09-23 NYY PHA Fred Archer b 8 3 5 9
1937 HRs #car #yr #gm Date @Bat   Pitcher Score Inn Out RBI BOP Pos WPA Notes
35 35 1 1 1937-05-02 NYY BOS Johnny Marcum b 6 2 9
36 36 2 1 1937-05-05 NYY @ DET Vic Sorrell t 4 1 9
37 37 3 2 1937-05-05 NYY @ DET Elden Auker t 8 2 9
38 38 4 1 1937-05-07 NYY @ CLE Denny Galehouse t 8 3 9
39 39 5 1 1937-05-10 NYY @ CHW Ted Lyons t 6 2 9
40 40 6 1 1937-05-22 NYY SLB Julio Bonetti b 4 2 9
41 41 7 1 1937-05-23 NYY CLE Denny Galehouse b 4 1 9
42 42 8 1 1937-05-26 NYY DET Slick Coffman b 2 1 9 IPHR
43 43 9 1 1937-05-29 (1) NYY PHA Buck Ross b 4 2 9
44 44 10 1 1937-05-29 (2) NYY PHA Eddie Smith b 8 2 9
45 45 11 1 1937-06-17 NYY CLE Earl Whitehill b 6 1 9
46 46 12 1 1937-06-20 (1) NYY CHW Ted Lyons b 4 3 9
47 47 13 2 1937-06-20 (1) NYY CHW Ted Lyons b 7 2 9
48 48 14 1 1937-06-24 NYY SLB Tommy Thomas b 7 1 9
49 49 15 1 1937-06-26 NYY DET Jake Wade b 5 1 9
50 50 16 1 1937-06-27 NYY DET Roxie Lawson b 3 2 9
51 51 17 1 1937-06-29 NYY @ PHA Eddie Smith t 3 1 9
52 52 18 1 1937-10-02 NYY BOS Jim Henry b 5 2 9
1938 HRs #car #yr #gm Date @Bat   Pitcher Score Inn Out RBI BOP Pos WPA Notes
53 53 1 1 1938-07-02 NYY WSH Wes Ferrell b 5 1 7 7
54 54 2 1 1938-07-17 NYY DET Elden Auker b 3 2 7
55 55 3 1 1938-07-19 NYY CLE Mel Harder b 2 1 7
56 56 4 1 1938-07-28 NYY @ SLB Oral Hildebrand t 4 1 7
57 57 5 1 1938-08-12 (1) NYY PHA Lynn Nelson b 6 1 7 7
58 58 6 1 1938-08-12 (2) NYY PHA Buck Ross b 4 3 7
59 59 7 2 1938-08-12 (2) NYY PHA Al Williams b 7 4 7
60 60 8 1 1938-08-13 NYY PHA Nels Potter b 6 1 7
61 61 9 1 1938-08-14 (1) NYY PHA Eddie Smith tied 3-3 b 9 1 7 Walk-Off
62 62 10 1 1938-09-05 (1) NYY PHA Buck Ross b 2 1 7
1939 HRs #car #yr #gm Date @Bat   Pitcher Score Inn Out RBI BOP Pos WPA Notes
63 63 1 1 1939-04-25 NYY PHA Bud Thomas b 4 3 7 7
64 64 2 1 1939-05-02 NYY @ DET Red Lynn t 5 2 6 9
65 65 3 1 1939-05-04 NYY @ CLE Bob Feller t 4 3 6 9
66 66 4 1 1939-05-10 NYY @ SLB Johnny Marcum t 1 1 6 9
67 67 5 1 1939-05-16 NYY SLB Jack Kramer b 6 2 6 9
68 68 6 1 1939-05-27 (2) NYY PHA Bob Joyce b 2 1 6 9
69 69 7 2 1939-05-27 (2) NYY PHA Bob Joyce b 5 2 6 9
70 70 8 1 1939-05-28 NYY PHA Bob Joyce b 5 1 6 9
71 71 9 2 1939-05-28 NYY PHA Bob Joyce b 7 2 6 9
72 72 10 1 1939-06-02 NYY @ CLE Joe Dobson t 5 2 6 9
73 73 11 1 1939-06-22 NYY CHW Eddie Smith b 7 1 7 7
74 74 12 1 1939-06-28 (1) NYY @ PHA Lynn Nelson t 3 2 6 7
75 75 13 1 1939-07-04 (1) NYY WSH Dutch Leonard b 9 1 3 9
76 76 14 1 1939-07-04 (2) NYY WSH Pete Appleton b 4 1 3 9
77 77 15 1 1939-07-18 (2) NYY @ SLB Jack Kramer t 4 1 6 7
78 78 16 1 1939-07-30 (1) NYY CHW Ted Lyons b 2 3 6 7
79 79 17 2 1939-07-30 (1) NYY CHW Ted Lyons b 4 1 6 7
80 80 18 1 1939-08-01 NYY DET Dizzy Trout b 2 1 6 7
81 81 19 1 1939-08-18 NYY PHA Cotton Pippen b 6 2 6 7
82 82 20 1 1939-09-20 NYY CHW Ted Lyons b 5 2 6 7
83 83 21 1 1939-09-28 (1) NYY PHA Les McCrabb b 4 1 6 7
1940 HRs #car #yr #gm Date @Bat   Pitcher Score Inn Out RBI BOP Pos WPA Notes
84 84 1 1 1940-05-03 NYY CHW Clint Brown b 8 2 7
85 85 2 1 1940-05-11 NYY BOS Emerson Dickman b 5 2 7
86 86 3 1 1940-05-22 NYY @ DET Al Benton t 5 2 7
87 87 4 1 1940-06-01 NYY SLB Emil Bildilli b 5 3 7
88 88 5 1 1940-06-02 (1) NYY SLB Bob Harris b 5 3 7
89 89 6 1 1940-06-02 (2) NYY SLB Roxie Lawson b 7 1 7
90 90 7 1 1940-06-05 NYY CHW Thornton Lee b 6 1 7
91 91 8 1 1940-06-09 NYY CLE Al Smith b 6 1 7
92 92 9 1 1940-07-01 NYY @ WSH Ken Chase t 8 1 7
93 93 10 1 1940-07-04 (1) NYY @ BOS Jack Wilson t 2 3 7
94 94 11 1 1940-07-31 NYY @ DET Tommy Bridges t 9 2 PH
95 95 12 1 1940-08-11 NYY PHA George Caster b 9 1 PH
96 96 13 1 1940-08-20 (1) NYY DET Schoolboy Rowe b 6 1 7
97 97 14 1 1940-08-21 NYY DET Hal Newhouser b 1 4 7
98 98 15 1 1940-09-18 (2) NYY @ CHW Eddie Smith t 7 3 9
99 99 16 1 1940-09-19 NYY @ CHW Jack Knott t 1 2 8
100 100 17 1 1940-09-21 NYY BOS Jim Bagby b 2 1 9
101 101 18 1 1940-09-22 NYY BOS Lefty Grove b 1 2 9
102 102 19 2 1940-09-22 NYY BOS Lefty Grove b 8 1 9
1941 HRs #car #yr #gm Date @Bat   Pitcher Score Inn Out RBI BOP Pos WPA Notes
103 103 1 1 1941-04-16 NYY PHA Nels Potter b 6 1 PH
104 104 2 1 1941-04-30 NYY @ SLB Johnny Niggeling t 3 1 9
105 105 3 1 1941-05-28 NYY @ WSH Sid Hudson t 8 4 PH
106 106 4 1 1941-06-01 (2) NYY @ CLE Mel Harder t 8 2 7
107 107 5 1 1941-09-01 (1) NYY @ PHA Lum Harris t 4 2 9
108 108 6 1 1941-09-14 (1) NYY CLE Harry Eisenstat b 8 3 7

About the SABR Home Run Encyclopedia

Much of the data on Baseball-Reference.com's Home Run Logs comes from the Tattersall/McConnell Home Run Log, a database of all homers hit in the major leagues since 1876. This project was begun in the 1940's by John C. Tattersall and was continued after Tattersall's death in 1981 by Bob McConnell, one of SABR's original 16 members. David Vincent, another SABR member, has since assumed the leadership of the project. Baseball-Reference.com has licensed this remarkable database from the Society for American Baseball Research. All credit for the data therein goes to the intrepid researchers who digitized this data from archival sources.

For years from 1916 to 2013, RetroSheet play-by-play data has been used whenever the home run occurred in a game for which we have complete play-by-play data.

There are a handful of cases where the home run logs totals do not agree with the totals on our player pages. We are working to reconcile all of those differences, but believe that in all cases the Home Run Encyclopedia is correct.