George Selkirk

Position: Outfielder

Bats: Left • Throws: Right

6-1, 182lb (185cm, 82kg)

Born: January 4, 1908 in Huntsville, Canada ca

Died: January 19, 1987 in Fort Lauderdale, FL

Buried: Siloam United Methodist Church Cemetery, Harrisonville, PA

Debut: August 12, 1934 (Age 26-220d, 7,756th in major league history)
vs. BOS 4 AB, 1 H, 0 HR, 1 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: September 27, 1942 (Age 34-266d)
vs. BOS 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1934 season

Full Name: George Alexander Selkirk

Nicknames: Twinkletoes

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

23.5

2790

810

108

.290

503

RBI

576

OBP

.400

SLG

.483

OPS

.883

OPS+

127

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	19-23 / in Starts: 12-5
Longest Hitting Streak	4 games
Longest On Base Streak	6 games
Most Games w/o HR	36 games
Most Games w/o RBI	8 games
Grand Slams	0 in 4 bases loaded PA and 4 AB
Go-Ahead Hits:	2

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 95 PAs	10
Actual Runners on Base	87 (43-27-17)
Avg. MLBer w/ 95 PAs	9
Avg. Runners on Base	61 (31-19-9)

Most Driven In
J Gordon	3
J Priddy	2
B Dickey	1
B Hassett	1
J DiMaggio	1
P Rizzuto	1
C Keller	1
F Crosetti	0

Most Driven In By
C Keller	4
P Rizzuto	3
J Gordon	2
B Dickey	1
M Russo	1
R Rolfe	1
B Rosar	1
J Lindell	1

1942 Batting Game Log

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1942 Batting Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
1	805	3 (2)	Apr 16	NYY	@	WSH	W,8-5	9-9	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	1.000	1.000	2.000	3.000	8	4.11	0.218	12.17	0.39%	1.29	PH
2	806	5 (1)	Apr 18	NYY		BOS	L,1-5	8-9	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	1.000	1.000	2.000	3.000	9	.24	0.008	.88	0.02%	0.25	PH
3	807	6	Apr 19	NYY		BOS	L,2-5	8-9	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.500	.667	1.000	1.667	8	3.22	-0.077	10.56	-0.15%	-0.57	PH
4	808	7	Apr 21	NYY	@	PHA	W,10-4	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.500	.667	1.000	1.667	3						RF
5	809	8	Apr 22	NYY		PHA	W,11-5	CG	5	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.167	.375	.333	.708	3	.46	0.019	1.41	0.03%	-0.19	RF
6	810	9	Apr 23	NYY		PHA	W,6-4	CG	5	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.111	.385	.222	.607	3	1.86	-0.024	6.06	-0.05%	-0.32	RF
7	811	10	Apr 24	NYY	@	BOS	W,8-5	CG	5	3	0	1	0	0	0	1	2	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.167	.444	.250	.694	3	2.17	0.215	8.79	0.52%	1.11	RF
8	812	11	Apr 25	NYY	@	BOS	L,2-4	CG	4	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.133	.409	.200	.609	3	.88	-0.084	3.69	-0.21%	-0.69	RF
9	813	13 (1)	Apr 28	NYY		SLB	L,1-3	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.125	.391	.188	.579	9	.52	-0.014	1.95	-0.03%	-0.10	PH
10	814	14	Apr 29	NYY		SLB	L,6-11	6-7	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.118	.375	.176	.551	9	1.48	-0.044	5.00	-0.09%	-0.58	PH
May		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
11	815	17 (2)	May 2	NYY		DET	L,1-3	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.111	.360	.167	.527	9	1.48	-0.042	4.87	-0.08%	-0.22	PH
12	816	28 (10)	May 17 (1)	NYY	@	SLB	L,2-4	9-GF	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.158	.385	.211	.595	8	1.21	0.037	5.46	0.10%	0.21	PH
13	817	30 (1)	May 20	NYY	@	CHW	W,4-1	9-9	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.150	.370	.200	.570	9	.12	-0.003	.53	-0.01%	-0.21	PH
14	818	32 (1)	May 23	NYY	@	WSH	W,8-4	7-7	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.143	.357	.190	.548	9	2.95	-0.074	13.96	-0.21%	-0.42	PH
Jun		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
15	819	52 (19)	Jun 13	NYY		SLB	W,4-3	9-10	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.136	.345	.182	.527	9	9.06	0.105	40.91	0.28%	-0.05	PH
16	820	59 (6)	Jun 19	NYY	@	CLE	L,4-5	8-8	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.130	.333	.174	.507	9	4.45	-0.119	20.12	-0.32%	-0.46	PH
17	821	61 (1)	Jun 21 (1)	NYY	@	CLE	L,2-3	7-7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.130	.333	.174	.507	6						PR
18	822	68 (6)	Jun 28 (2)	NYY	@	CHW	L,1-13	9-GF	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.167	.355	.208	.563	8	.00	0.000	.00	0.00%	0.50	PH
19	823	70 (1)	Jun 30 (2)	NYY	@	PHA	W,4-3	9-9	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.167	.355	.208	.563	7		0.000		0.00%	0.00	PR
Jul		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
20	824	92 (21)	Jul 23	NYY	@	CLE	L,2-3	10-GF(11)	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.160	.344	.200	.544	9	2.96	-0.069	6.09	-0.09%	-0.27	PH RF
21	825	99 (6)	Jul 31 (1)	NYY	@	SLB	L,8-9	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.160	.344	.200	.544	8						PR
Aug		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
22	826	101 (1)	Aug 1	NYY	@	SLB	L,3-7	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.154	.333	.192	.526	8	.33	-0.009	.34	-0.01%	-0.23	PH
23	827	104 (2)	Aug 4	NYY	@	WSH	L,3-4	7-7	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.148	.324	.185	.509	9	3.12	-0.091	2.12	-0.04%	-0.58	PH
24	828	105	Aug 6	NYY	@	WSH	L,3-6	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.143	.314	.179	.493	9	.71	-0.018	.67	-0.01%	-0.22	PH
25	829	109 (3)	Aug 11	NYY		BOS	L,2-3	9-10	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1		0	0	0	0	.143	.314	.179	.493	9	3.33	0.030	3.02	0.02%	-0.08	PH
26	830	112 (2)	Aug 15 (1)	NYY	@	PHA	L,1-3	7-7	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.138	.306	.172	.478	9	1.66	-0.037	.37	-0.01%	-0.35	PH
27	831	115 (2)	Aug 17	NYY	@	PHA	W,15-0	CG	6	4	2	1	0	0	0	2	2	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.152	.333	.182	.515	3	.52	0.013	.19	0.00%	1.04	RF
28	832	118 (2)	Aug 19 (2)	NYY	@	BOS	W,2-1	CG	4	3	0	1	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.167	.348	.194	.542	7	1.63	0.010	1.90	0.01%	0.02	RF
29	833	119	Aug 20	NYY	@	BOS	L,4-7	CG	4	4	1	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.200	.360	.250	.610	8	1.44	-0.045	.69	-0.01%	-0.29	RF
30	834	120	Aug 21	NYY		WSH	W,17-7	CG	5	5	2	2	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.222	.364	.289	.653	8	.19	0.060	.09	0.02%	1.17	RF
31	835	121	Aug 22	NYY		WSH	W,1-0	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.208	.356	.271	.627	7	1.20	-0.048	.60	-0.01%	-0.63	RF
32	836	122	Aug 23 (1)	NYY		WSH	L,6-7	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.212	.349	.269	.618	8	1.23	-0.104	.45	-0.02%	-0.16	RF
33	837	123	Aug 23 (2)	NYY		WSH	W,3-0	GS-5	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.204	.338	.259	.598	7	1.23	-0.059	.98	-0.03%	-0.53	RF
34	838	129 (5)	Aug 30 (2)	NYY		DET	W,4-3	10-GF(10)	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.218	.348	.273	.621	9	5.78	0.170	9.25	0.16%	1.00	PH
35	839	130	Aug 31	NYY		DET	W,8-3	CG	5	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.220	.352	.271	.623	3	.25	0.012	.29	0.01%	0.02	RF
Sept		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
36	840	131	Sep 2 (1)	NYY		SLB	W,3-2	CG(10)	5	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.222	.355	.270	.625	3	1.47	-0.056	1.10	-0.03%	-0.36	RF
37	841	132	Sep 2 (2)	NYY		SLB	W,6-0	CG	4	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.212	.350	.258	.608	3	1.06	-0.125	.77	-0.05%	-0.74	RF
38	842	133	Sep 5 (1)	NYY	@	WSH	W,6-2	CG	4	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.203	.345	.246	.592	3	.44	0.022	.32	0.01%	0.04	RF
39	843	134	Sep 5 (2)	NYY	@	WSH	L,0-1	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		1	0	0	0	.205	.341	.247	.587	3	1.41	-0.013	1.05	-0.01%	-0.31	RF
40	844	148 (13)	Sep 19	NYY		BOS	L,6-9	10-GF(10)	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	1	0	0	.203	.337	.243	.580	9	3.42	-0.157	.00	0.00%	-1.10	PH
41	845	150 (1)	Sep 20 (2)	NYY		BOS	L,2-3	CG(8)	4	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.195	.333	.234	.567	2	.77	-0.027	.00	0.00%	-0.27	RF
42	846	154 (3)	Sep 27	NYY	@	BOS	L,6-7	7-7	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	1	0	0	.192	.330	.231	.561	9	1.21	-0.050	.00	0.00%	-0.52	PH
							19-23		95	78	15	15	3	0	0	10	16	0	9	0	1		1	2	0	0	.192	.330	.231	.561		1.36	-0.470	2.82	0.11%	-3.81

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