George Altman
| George Altman | |||
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| Outfielder | |||
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Born: March 20, 1933 Goldsboro, North Carolina | |||
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| Professional debut | |||
| MLB: April 11, 1959, for the Chicago Cubs | |||
| NPB: 1968, for the Tokyo Orions | |||
| Last appearance | |||
| MLB: October 1, 1967, for the Chicago Cubs | |||
| NPB: 1975, for the Hanshin Tigers | |||
| MLB statistics | |||
| Batting average | .269 | ||
| Home runs | 101 | ||
| Runs batted in | 403 | ||
| NPB statistics | |||
| Batting average | .309 | ||
| Home runs | 205 | ||
| Runs batted in | 656 | ||
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| Career highlights and awards | |||
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George Lee Altman (born March 20, 1933 in Goldsboro, North Carolina) is a former Major League Baseball outfielder and Nippon Professional Baseball outfielder. Altman played for the Chicago Cubs (from 1959 to 1962, and from 1965 to 1967), St. Louis Cardinals (1963), and New York Mets (1964). He batted left-handed and threw right-handed. George played three months with the Kansas City Monarchs in 1955 http://www.nlbpa.com/the-athletes/altman-george
In a nine-season MLB career, Altman had a .269 batting average with 101 home runs and 403 RBIs, in 991 games played. He played professional baseball in Japan from 1968 through 1975, for the Lotte Orions and the Hanshin Tigers, where he had a .309 batting average with 205 home runs. He credited martial arts training for baseball success in Japan.
He is an alumnus of Tennessee State University[1] and currently resides in O'Fallon, Missouri.
Major League Baseball highlights
- National League All-Star player in 1961 and 1962.
- National League leader in triples (12) in 1961.
- First player to hit two home runs off Sandy Koufax in the same game (August 4, 1961).
- Hit a pinch hit home run during an All-Star Game in 1961.
- Named NL Player of the Month for June 1961 (.355, 10 HR, 29 RBI)
- Only player in 19-year span (from 1955 to 1973) other than Ernie Banks, Billy Williams, and Ron Santo to lead Cubs in RBIs in one season: Altman-96 (1961), Billy Williams-86, Ron Santo-83, and Ernie Banks-80.
See also
References
- ↑ "NAIA Players in the Pros". The National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics. 2005-09-10. Retrieved 2008-09-02.
External links
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference, or Fangraphs, or The Baseball Cube
- Baseball Library
- Japanese Baseball
- MLB 1961 All-Star Game
- NY Mets Database
| Preceded by Joey Jay |
Major League Player of the Month June, 1961 |
Succeeded by Frank Robinson |