George Watkins

George Archibald Watkins

Position: Outfielder
Bats: Left, Throws: Right
Height: 6' 0", Weight: 175 lb.

Born: June 4, 1900 in Freestone County, TX (All Transactions)
Debut: April 15, 1930
Teams (by GP): Cardinals/Phillies/Giants/Dodgers 1930-1936

Final Game: September 27, 1936
Died: June 1, 1970 in Austin, TX
Buried: Broyles Chapel Cemetery, Palestine, TX
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Standard Fielding

Year	Tm	Lg	Age	Pos	G	GS	CG	Inn	Ch	PO	A	E	DP	Fld%	RF/9	RF/G	lgFld%	lgRF9	lgRFG	Awards
1930	STL	NL	30	OF	89	74	71		181	163	10	8	4	.956		1.94	.968		2.40
1930	STL	NL	30	RF	84	72	69		174	158	9	7	4	.960		1.99	.966		2.41
1930	STL	NL	30	1B	13	13	12		127	116	8	3	12	.976		9.54	.990		10.22
1930	STL	NL	30	LF	3	2	2		6	4	1	1	0	.833		1.67	.968		2.00
1930	STL	NL	30	CF	2	0	0		1	1	0	0	0	1.000		0.50	.970		2.80
1930	STL	NL	30	2B	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	0			0.00			5.90
1931	STL	NL	31	OF	129	120	107		287	263	12	12	4	.958		2.13	.973		2.48
1931	STL	NL	31	RF	123	114	101		272	248	12	12	4	.956		2.11	.969		2.33
1931	STL	NL	31	CF	8	6	6		15	15	0	0	0	1.000		1.88	.974		2.88
1932	STL	NL	32	OF	120	113	104		293	267	11	15	1	.949		2.32	.976		2.52
1932	STL	NL	32	RF	56	52	46		131	117	3	11	0	.916		2.14	.969		2.32
1932	STL	NL	32	LF	42	40	39		97	93	2	2	1	.979		2.26	.975		2.28
1932	STL	NL	32	CF	24	21	19		65	57	6	2	0	.969		2.63	.982		2.97
1933	STL	NL	33	OF	135	134	127		319	295	9	15	3	.953		2.25	.977		2.43
1933	STL	NL	33	RF	134	133	126		315	292	9	14	3	.956		2.25	.975		2.23
1933	STL	NL	33	CF	1	1	1		4	3	0	1	0	.750		3.00	.980		2.80
1934	NYG	NL	34	OF	81	69	65		178	165	3	10	1	.944		2.07	.973		2.37
1934	NYG	NL	34	CF	68	61	57		160	149	2	9	1	.944		2.22	.979		2.70
1934	NYG	NL	34	LF	8	4	4		9	9	0	0	0	1.000		1.13	.969		2.19
1934	NYG	NL	34	RF	6	4	4		9	7	1	1	0	.889		1.33	.970		2.22
1935	PHI	NL	35	OF	148	148	143		358	325	18	15	4	.958		2.32	.971		2.42
1935	PHI	NL	35	LF	128	128	124		290	269	13	8	3	.972		2.20	.970		2.25
1935	PHI	NL	35	CF	20	20	19		68	56	5	7	1	.897		3.05	.974		2.83
1935	PHI	NL	35	RF	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	0			0.00			2.20
1936	TOT	NL	36	OF	115	111	99		221	206	6	9	2	.959		1.84	.973		2.38
1936	TOT	NL	36	LF	89	86	77		172	161	4	7	2	.959		1.85	.972		2.18
1936	PHI	NL	36	LF	17	17	13		27	23	1	3	1	.889		1.41	.972		2.18
1936	PHI	NL	36	OF	17	17	13		27	23	1	3	1	.889		1.41	.973		2.38
1936	BRO	NL	36	OF	98	94	86		194	183	5	6	1	.969		1.92	.973		2.38
1936	BRO	NL	36	LF	72	69	64		145	138	3	4	1	.972		1.96	.972		2.18
1936	BRO	NL	36	RF	25	24	22		47	43	2	2	0	.957		1.80	.966		2.12
1936	BRO	NL	36	CF	2	1	0		2	2	0	0	0	1.000		1.00	.980		2.85
	7 Seasons			OF	817	769	716		1837	1684	69	84	19	.954		2.15	.973		2.43
	7 Seasons			RF	429	399	368		948	865	36	47	11	.950		2.10	.970		2.30
	5 Seasons			LF	270	260	246		574	536	20	18	6	.969		2.06	.971		2.23
	7 Seasons			CF	125	110	102		315	283	13	19	2	.940		2.37	.978		2.79
	1 Season			1B	13	13	12		127	116	8	3	12	.976		9.54	.990		10.22
	1 Season			2B	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	0			0.00			5.90
	7 Seasons			TOT	831	782	728		1964	1800	77	87	31	.956		2.26	.974		2.56
Lg				Pos	G	GS	CG	Inn	Ch	PO	A	E	DP	Fld%	RF/9	RF/G	lgFld%	lgRF9	lgRFG	Awards

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Appearances

Year	Tm	Lg	Age	G	GS	Batting	Defense	1B	2B	LF	CF	RF	OF	PH	PR
1930	STL	NL	30	119	87	119	103	13	1	3	2	84	89	16	0
1931	STL	NL	31	131	120	131	129	0	0	0	8	123	129	2	0
1932	STL	NL	32	127	113	127	120	0	0	42	24	56	120	7	0
1933	STL	NL	33	138	134	138	135	0	0	0	1	134	135	3	0
1934	NYG	NL	34	105	69	105	81	0	0	8	68	6	81	17	7
1935	PHI	NL	35	150	148	150	148	0	0	128	20	1	148	2	0
1936	BRO	NL	36	105	94	105	98	0	0	72	2	25	98	6	1
1936	PHI	NL	36	19	17	19	17	0	0	17	0	0	17	2	0
	7 Seasons			894	782	894	831	13	1	270	125	429	817	55	8

Appearances table is calculated solely from full RetroSheet play-by-play data available from 1973 on. A combination of RetroSheet (starting with the 1918 season) and non-RetroSheet data is used for other seasons.

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank · Glossary

Def. Games as LF (s.1954) s c a p y 1935 NL 128 (5th)	Putouts as LF (s.1954) s c a p y 1935 NL 269 (5th)	Assists as LF (s.1954) s c a p y 1935 NL 13 (1st) 1936 NL 4 (5th)	Errors Committed as LF (s.1954) s c a p y 1935 NL 8 (3rd) 1936 NL 7 (4th)
Errors Committed as CF (s.1954) s c a p y 1934 NL 9 (2nd) 1935 NL 7 (4th)	Def. Games as RF (s.1954) s c a p y 1931 NL 123 (3rd) 1933 NL 134 (4th)	Putouts as RF (s.1954) s c a p y 1931 NL 248 (3rd) 1933 NL 292 (3rd)	Assists as RF (s.1954) s c a p y 1931 NL 12 (5th)
Errors Committed as RF (s.1954) s c a p y 1931 NL 12 (2nd) 1932 NL 11 (3rd) 1933 NL 14 (1st) Career 47 (60th)	Assists as OF s c a p y 1935 NL 18 (2nd)	Errors Committed as OF s c a p y 1931 NL 12 (4th) 1932 NL 15 (1st) 1933 NL 15 (1st) 1934 NL 10 (4th) 1935 NL 15 (2nd)	Range Factor/Game as LF (s.1954) s c a p y 1935 NL 2.20 (5th)
Fielding % as LF (s.1954) s c a p y 1935 NL .972 (5th)	Range Factor/Game as RF (s.1954) s c a p y 1931 NL 2.11 (5th) 1933 NL 2.25 (5th)	Fielding % as RF (s.1954) s c a p y 1931 NL .956 (5th)

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