#73 George Giles, First Base, 21 yrs, Cleveland Thursday, 10/19/1930 |
 | Name : Nickname : Birthday : Age : Born in : Height : Weight :
Position : Bats : Throws :
| George Giles
5/2/1909 21 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) 2 / 6 (Fair) Good Normal Normal 1.5 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 1930 (Possible Arbitration) 2 Year(s), 0 Days (344 total Days) 172 Day(s) 2 Year(s), 0 Days (344 total Days) 3 Year(s)
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 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 7 |
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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), .990 (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 | | |
9/21 | @BOS | W 11-6 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | #1 | | |
9/23 | NYY | L 7-8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | #4 | | |
9/24 | NYY | W 4-2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | #1 | | |
9/26 | @PHA | L 5-7 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | #1 | | |
9/28 | DET | L 0-2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #1 | | |
9/29 | WAS | L 5-6 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | #1 | PoG | |
9/30 | SLA | W 8-6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #6 | | |
10/1 | @BOS | W 5-4 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | #1 | PoG | |
10/2 | CHA | L 0-5 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #1 | | |
10/4 | @CHA | W 12-4 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | #1 | PoG | |
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Batting | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | TAVG | ISO |
Overall | 149 | 583 | 199 | 22 | 6 | 11 | 69 | 99 | 38 | 30 | .341 | .380 | .456 | .837 | .822 | .115 |
Projected | 149 | 583 | 199 | 22 | 6 | 11 | 69 | 99 | 38 | 30 | .341 | .380 | .456 | .837 | .822 | .115 |
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Batting | GS | PA | HP | IW | CI | GDP | SH | SF | TB | EBH | SB | CS | SB% | RC | RC/27 |
Overall | 125 | 625 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 266 | 39 | 34 | 15 | 69.4 | 108.0 | 7.0 |
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| AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SF | SH | HP | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
vs. LHP | 32 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .281 | .265 | .375 | .640 |
vs. RHP | 551 | 190 | 19 | 6 | 11 | 62 | 95 | 38 | 27 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .345 | .386 | .461 | .847 |
Close/Late | 77 | 26 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .338 | .366 | .455 | .820 |
Scoring Position | 123 | 46 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 59 | 0 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | .374 | .404 | .553 | .957 |
Pinch Hitting | 19 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .211 | .190 | .211 | .401 |
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| G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
Home | 75 | 289 | 106 | 10 | 2 | 7 | 32 | 49 | 15 | 11 | .367 | .397 | .488 | .885 |
Road | 74 | 294 | 93 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 37 | 50 | 23 | 19 | .316 | .362 | .425 | .788 |
March/April | 23 | 85 | 31 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 14 | 7 | 7 | .365 | .409 | .471 | .879 |
May | 24 | 99 | 33 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 6 | .333 | .400 | .475 | .875 |
June | 25 | 94 | 27 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 11 | 5 | 4 | .287 | .320 | .415 | .735 |
July | 25 | 97 | 32 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 17 | 5 | 2 | .330 | .363 | .351 | .713 |
August | 25 | 103 | 35 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 18 | 4 | 6 | .340 | .358 | .379 | .736 |
Sept/Oct | 27 | 105 | 41 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 25 | 26 | 6 | 5 | .390 | .423 | .638 | 1.062 |
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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 |
1930 | 149 | 583 | 199 | 22 | 6 | 11 | 69 | 99 | 38 | 0 | 2 | 30 | 34 | 15 | .341 | .380 | .456 | .837 | CLE |
Total | 273 | 1043 | 362 | 46 | 12 | 16 | 146 | 178 | 71 | 1 | 5 | 53 | 67 | 25 | .347 | .388 | .460 | .848 | |
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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% |
Catcher | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1.000 | 6.0 | 6.00 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .0 |
First Base | 140 | 125 | 1405 | 122 | 96 | 1537 | 10 | .993 | 1128.1 | 12.26 | | | | |
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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... Had 5 hits with 3 RBI against Chicago (A) on 10/4/1930...
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Batting Leader Boards Appearances |
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AVG 1929 - .354 - 2nd
| SB 1929 - 33 - 7th
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