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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, 7,755th 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

23.4

2790

810

108

.290

503

RBI

576

OBP

.400

SLG

.483

OPS

.883

OPS+

127

Standard Batting

Games by Position

Standard Batting
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	IBB	Pos	Awards
1932	24	STL-NYY-DET-min	AA	41	128	128		28	4	0	7						.219	.219	.414	.633		53						CLB,NWK,TTO · AA,IL
1933	25	NYY-STL-min	AA																									NWK,ROC · IL
1934	26	NYY-min	AA	106	392	392		140	23	9	10						.357	.357	.538	.895		211						NWK · IL
1934	26	NYY	AL	46	192	176	23	55	7	1	5	38	1	1	15	17	.313	.370	.449	.819	116	79		1	0	0	7/9H
1935	27	NYY	AL	128	541	491	64	153	29	12	11	94	2	7	44	36	.312	.372	.487	.859	125	239		3	3	3	*9/H
1936	28	NYY	AL	137	593	493	93	152	28	9	18	107	13	7	94	60	.308	.420	.511	.931	132	252		1	4	4	*97/H	AS
1937	29	NYY	AL	78	293	256	49	84	13	5	18	68	8	2	34	24	.328	.411	.629	1.040	156	161		2	1	2	9/H
1938	30	NYY	AL	99	407	335	58	85	12	5	10	62	9	4	68	52	.254	.384	.409	.793	99	137		3	1	3	7/H9
1939	31	NYY	AL	128	537	418	103	128	17	4	21	101	12	5	103	49	.306	.452	.517	.969	148	216	3	8	8	5	*79/H	AS
1940	32	NYY	AL	118	470	379	68	102	17	5	19	71	3	6	84	43	.269	.406	.491	.896	135	186	3	3	4	5	*79/H8
1941	33	NYY	AL	70	195	164	30	36	5	0	6	25	1	0	28	30	.220	.340	.360	.700	86	59	3	2	1	2	9H7
1942	34	NYY	AL	42	95	78	15	15	3	0	0	10	0	0	16	8	.192	.330	.231	.561	60	18	1	0	1	0	H9
1946	38	NYY-min	AAA	31	53	40	8	12	1	0	1	5	1	0	13	9	.300	.472	.400	.872		16	0	0	0			NWK · IL
1949	41	NYY-min	A	1																								BNG · EL
9 Yrs				846	3323	2790	503	810	131	41	108	576	49	32	486	319	.290	.400	.483	.883	127	1347	10	23	23	24
162 Game Avg.				162	636	534	96	155	25	8	21	110	9	6	93	61	.290	.400	.483	.883	127	258		4	4	5