George Case Notable

b. November 11, 1915 · Washington Senators 1937–1945, 1947, Cleveland Indians 1946

George Case divided 11 seasons between two clubs as a right fielder: the Washington Senators from 1937, then the Washington Senators through 1947.

He stole 349 bases and scored 785 runs, with 1,415 hits and a .282 average. He finished with 21 home runs and 233 doubles.

He led the league in stolen bases six times between 1939 and 1946, topping out at 61. He led the league in runs once, in 1943, with 102. He played 1,187 games in the outfield, with 2,805 putouts and 90 errors.

He was selected to four All-Star teams between 1939 and 1945.

He was born in Trenton, NJ, USA on November 11, 1915, and died on January 23, 1989. He batted right-handed and threw right-handed.

Honors

Award	Times	Years
All-Star selection	4	1939, 1943, 1944, 1945

Batting, season by season

Year	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	AVG
1937	WSH	22	90	14	26	6	2	0	11	3	5	2	.289
1938	WSH	107	433	69	132	27	3	2	40	39	28	11	.305
1939	WSH	128	530	103	160	20	7	2	35	56	36	51	.302
1940	WSH	154	656	109	192	29	5	5	56	52	39	35	.293
1941	WSH	153	649	95	176	32	8	2	53	51	37	33	.271
1942	WSH	125	513	101	164	26	2	5	43	44	30	44	.320
1943	WSH	141	613	102	180	36	5	1	52	41	27	61	.294
1944	WSH	119	464	63	116	14	2	2	32	49	22	49	.250
1945	WSH	123	504	72	148	19	5	1	31	49	27	30	.294
1946	CLE	118	484	46	109	23	4	1	22	34	38	28	.225
1947	WSH	36	80	11	12	1	0	0	2	8	8	5	.150
Career	—	1226	5016	785	1415	233	43	21	377	426	297	349	.282

On this day & linked events

1915

Born November 11, 1915

Trenton, NJ, USA

1989

Died January 23, 1989

1937

Major-league debut: George Case

George Case made a major-league debut on September 8, 1937.

1947

Final major-league game: George Case

George Case played a final major-league game on August 3, 1947.

Image: Play Ball cards, published by Bowman Gum, public domain