George Cutshaw Notable

b. July 29, 1886 · Brooklyn Dodgers 1912, Brooklyn Superbas 1913, Brooklyn Robins 1914–1917, Pittsburgh Pirates 1918–1921, Detroit Tigers 1922–1923

George Cutshaw played for five clubs across 12 seasons as a second baseman, opening with the Brooklyn Dodgers in 1912 and closing with the Detroit Tigers in 1923.

Across 1,516 games he batted .265, with 1,487 hits and 629 runs. He finished with 25 home runs, 195 doubles, 89 triples and 271 stolen bases.

He played 1,486 games at second base, with 4,473 assists and 299 errors. He turned 635 double plays.

He was born in Wilmington, IL, USA on July 29, 1886, and died on August 22, 1973. He batted right-handed and threw right-handed.

Honors

Award	Times	Years
Baseball Magazine All-Star	1	1918

Batting, season by season

Year	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	AVG
1912	BRO	102	357	41	100	14	4	0	28	31	16	16	.280
1913	BRO	147	592	72	158	23	13	7	80	39	22	39	.267
1914	BRO	153	583	69	150	22	12	2	78	30	32	34	.257
1915	BRO	154	566	68	139	18	9	0	62	34	35	28	.246
1916	BRO	154	581	58	151	21	4	2	63	25	32	27	.260
1917	BRO	135	487	42	126	17	7	4	49	21	26	22	.259
1918	PIT	126	463	56	132	16	10	5	68	27	18	25	.285
1919	PIT	139	512	49	124	15	8	3	51	30	22	36	.242
1920	PIT	131	488	56	123	16	8	0	47	23	10	17	.252
1921	PIT	98	350	46	119	18	4	0	53	11	11	14	.340
1922	DET	132	499	57	133	14	8	2	61	20	13	11	.267
1923	DET	45	143	15	32	1	2	0	13	9	5	2	.224
Career	—	1516	5621	629	1487	195	89	25	653	300	242	271	.265

On this day & linked events

1886

Born July 29, 1886

Wilmington, IL, USA

1973

Died August 22, 1973

1912

Major-league debut: George Cutshaw

George Cutshaw made a major-league debut on April 25, 1912.

1923

Final major-league game: George Cutshaw

George Cutshaw played a final major-league game on July 5, 1923.

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