#73 George Giles, First Base, 20 yrs, Cleveland Friday, 10/20/1929 |
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Position : Bats : Throws :
| George Giles
5/2/1909 20 NEGRO,LG,PLAYER 6"1 180
First Base L R
| Desire for Winner : Loyalty : Team Leader Skills : National Popularity : Local Popularity : Consistency : Clutch Performance : Injury Rating : Prospect rating :
| Average Minimal None at all 3 / 6 (Well Known) 3 / 6 (Well Known) Good Normal Normal 2.0 Stars
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Contract : Salary : Signed Through : Years of MLB Service : MLB Service Days this Year : Years on 40-Man Roster : Years of Pro Service : Arbitration Eligibility : Minor League Option Years :
| Big League Contract $ 300,000 1929 (Automatic) 1 Year(s), 0 Days (172 total Days) 172 Day(s) 1 Year(s), 0 Days (172 total Days) 2 Year(s) Not eligible 3 Option Year(s) left
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Batting | Contact | Gap | Power | Discipline/Eye | Avoid K's |
Overall | 8 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 9 |
Versus LHP | 6 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 9 |
Versus RHP | 9 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 9 |
Talent | 8 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 9 |
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Running & Bunting Ratings Running Speed : Stealing Ability : Baserunning Instincts : Sacrifice Bunt : Bunt for Hit : Hitter Type :
| 7 9 7 5 1 Spray Hitter
| Fielding Ratings 1B : 2 (Range), .991 (Fielding Pct.) Catcher Arm : 1 Infield Arm : 3 Outfield Arm : 2
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Date | Opp. | Result | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | Spot | | |
9/18 | @NYY | W 7-2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | #1 | | |
9/19 | @NYY | W 12-5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | #4 | | |
9/20 | @BOS | L 6-7 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #1 | | |
9/21 | @BOS | W 5-4 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #1 | | |
9/23 | WAS | L 5-6 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | #1 | | |
9/24 | WAS | L 2-7 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | #1 | | |
9/28 | CHA | W 4-1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | #1 | | |
9/29 | NYY | L 3-5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #1 | | |
9/30 | DET | W 6-5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #1 | | |
10/1 | @BOS | L 8-10 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | #1 | | |
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Batting | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | TAVG | ISO |
Overall | 124 | 460 | 163 | 24 | 6 | 5 | 77 | 79 | 33 | 23 | .354 | .396 | .465 | .862 | .892 | .111 |
Projected | 124 | 460 | 163 | 24 | 6 | 5 | 77 | 79 | 33 | 23 | .354 | .396 | .465 | .862 | .892 | .111 |
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Batting | GS | PA | HP | IW | CI | GDP | SH | SF | TB | EBH | SB | CS | SB% | RC | RC/27 |
Overall | 109 | 502 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 214 | 35 | 33 | 10 | 76.7 | 90.9 | 7.6 |
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| AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SF | SH | HP | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
vs. LHP | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .071 | .125 | .286 | .411 |
vs. RHP | 446 | 162 | 24 | 6 | 4 | 73 | 76 | 32 | 20 | 3 | 4 | 1 | .363 | .405 | .471 | .875 |
Close/Late | 41 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .390 | .400 | .512 | .912 |
Scoring Position | 129 | 48 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 69 | 0 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 1 | .372 | .414 | .465 | .879 |
Pinch Hitting | 10 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .400 | .385 | .400 | .785 |
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| G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
Home | 63 | 227 | 71 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 23 | 31 | 17 | 10 | .313 | .359 | .396 | .755 |
Road | 61 | 233 | 92 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 54 | 48 | 16 | 13 | .395 | .425 | .532 | .957 |
March/April | 18 | 64 | 18 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 3 | .281 | .329 | .313 | .641 |
May | 22 | 74 | 24 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 9 | 3 | 4 | .324 | .351 | .405 | .756 |
June | 21 | 73 | 26 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 9 | 9 | 4 | .356 | .417 | .425 | .841 |
July | 19 | 77 | 29 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 17 | 3 | 6 | .377 | .400 | .468 | .868 |
August | 23 | 85 | 31 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 17 | 7 | 4 | .365 | .400 | .482 | .882 |
Sept/Oct | 21 | 87 | 35 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 20 | 18 | 7 | 2 | .402 | .438 | .644 | 1.081 |
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Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | HP | SF | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | Teams |
1929 | 124 | 460 | 163 | 24 | 6 | 5 | 77 | 79 | 33 | 1 | 3 | 23 | 33 | 10 | .354 | .396 | .465 | .862 | CLE |
Total | 124 | 460 | 163 | 24 | 6 | 5 | 77 | 79 | 33 | 1 | 3 | 23 | 33 | 10 | .354 | .396 | .465 | .862 | |
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Career Minor League Batting Stats |
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Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
1927, AAA | 138 | 523 | 168 | 16 | 5 | 13 | 68 | 96 | 90 | 56 | 43 | 8 | .321 | .418 | .446 | .864 |
1928, AAA | 138 | 541 | 192 | 22 | 2 | 18 | 78 | 105 | 76 | 32 | 36 | 5 | .355 | .428 | .503 | .931 |
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Career Postseason Batting Stats |
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Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
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Position | G | GS | PO | A | DP | TC | E | PCT | INN | RANGE | PB | RSTA | RTO | RTO% |
First Base | 114 | 109 | 1126 | 86 | 107 | 1220 | 8 | .993 | 918.0 | 11.96 | | | | |
Shortstop | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 1.0 | 0.00 | | | | |
Centerfield | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 3.0 | 3.00 | | | | |
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Drafted in 1st round, 5th overall pick, by Cleveland in 1927... Had first career hit on 4/4/1929, off Syl Johnson (CHA)... Hit first career homerun on 5/6/1929, off Bobo Newsom (WAS)... Won Player of the Week award on 8/14/1929, hitting .571 with 1 HR, 4 RBI...
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