George Burns (first baseman)

George Burns
George Burns
	First baseman
	Born: January 31, 1893; Niles, Ohio, U.S.
	Died: January 7, 1978 (aged 84); Kirkland, Washington, U.S.
	Batted: Right Threw: Right
MLB debut
	April 14, 1914, for the Detroit Tigers
Last MLB appearance
	September 26, 1929, for the Philadelphia Athletics
MLB statistics
Batting average	.307
Hits	2,018
Home runs	72
Runs batted in	954
Teams
	Detroit Tigers (1914–1917); Philadelphia Athletics (1918–1920); Cleveland Indians (1920–1921); Boston Red Sox (1922–1923); Cleveland Indians (1924–1928); New York Yankees (1928–1929); Philadelphia Athletics (1929);
Career highlights and awards
	AL MVP (1926); 3× World Series champion (1920, 1928, 1929);

George Henry Burns (January 31, 1893 – January 7, 1978), nicknamed "Tioga George", was an American first baseman in Major League Baseball (MLB) who played for five American League (AL) teams from 1914 to 1929.

One of the league's top right-handed batters of the 1920s, he was named the AL Most Valuable Player in 1926 with the Cleveland Indians after batting .358 and setting a major league record with 64 doubles. A career .307 hitter, he retired with 2,018 hits, then the third-highest total by an AL right-handed hitter. His 1,671 games at first base were the most by an AL right-handed player until 1940; he still ranks third in league history.

This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.