George Giles (baseball)

George Franklin Giles
First baseman
Born: May 2, 1909 Junction City, Kansas
Died: March 3, 1992 (aged 82) Topeka, Kansas
Batted: Left Threw: Right
Teams
Gilkerson Union Giants (1926)[1] Kansas City Monarchs (1927-1928, 1932-1934) [2][3] St. Louis Stars (1930-1931) Homestead Grays (1932) Brooklyn Eagles (1935) New York Black Yankees (1936-1937) Philadelphia Stars (1938) Pittsburgh Crawfords (1938) Satchel Paige All Stars (1939)

George Franklin Giles (May 2, 1909 – March 3, 1992) was a Negro Leagues First baseman in the latter part of the first Negro National League. He started with Gilkerson's Union Giants^[1] at the age of 17, and signed with the Kansas City Monarchs^[2] at the age of 18. The last known team he played for was the Satchel Paige All Stars of 1939.

Giles' grandson, Brian Giles, was a second baseman for the New York Mets of the National League in the early 1980s.^[4]

References

1. "Gilkerson Union Giants Swamp Knights of Columbus Nine 11 to 4" Davenport Democrat and Leader, Davenport, IA, Monday Evening, June 21, 1926, Page 7, Columns 1 and 2
2. "Miners Edge Out Win Over Monarchs" Joplin Globe, Joplin, MO, Sunday, September 11, 1927, Page 10, Columns 1 and 2
3. "Greeley Advertisers Downed by Colored Club; Score 12-1" Negro Star, Wichita, Kansas, Friday, August 10, 1934, Page 3, Columns 1 to 6
4. Holway, John (2001). The Complete Book of Baseball's Negro Leagues: The Other Half of Baseball History. Fern Park, Florida: Hastings House Publishing. p. 223. ISBN 0-8038-2007-0.

External links

• Negro league and Cuban League statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference (Negro leagues)
• "Teams list for pitcher John Donaldson"