1909
Born May 2, 1909
Junction City, KS, USA
George Giles Notable
b. May 2, 1909 · Kansas City Monarchs 1927–1928, 1932–1934, St. Louis Stars 1930–1931, Homestead Grays 1932, Baltimore Sox 1933, Brooklyn Eagles 1935, New York Black Yankees 1936–1937, Philadelphia Stars 1938, Pittsburgh Crawfords 1938
George Giles played for eight clubs across 12 seasons as a first baseman, opening with the Kansas City Monarchs in 1927 and closing with the Pittsburgh Crawfords in 1938.
Across 481 games he batted .316, with 574 hits and 356 runs. He finished with 11 home runs, 102 doubles and 75 stolen bases.
He played 477 games at first base, with 4,797 putouts and 61 errors. He turned 265 double plays.
He was an All-Star in 1935.
He was born in Junction City, KS, USA on May 2, 1909, and died on March 3, 1992. He batted left-handed and threw right-handed.
Honors
| Award | Times | Years |
|---|---|---|
| Negro Leagues East-West Classic | 1 | 1935 |
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1927 | KCM | 59 | 197 | 34 | 53 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 19 | 14 | 0 | 2 | .269 |
| 1928 | KCM | 72 | 271 | 38 | 82 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 38 | 19 | 3 | 6 | .303 |
| 1930 | SLS | 84 | 350 | 87 | 126 | 22 | 5 | 5 | 69 | 40 | 1 | 18 | .360 |
| 1931 | SLS | 33 | 131 | 28 | 31 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 17 | 17 | 1 | 5 | .237 |
| 1932 | HG/KCM | 53 | 203 | 41 | 68 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 39 | 25 | 1 | 11 | .335 |
| 1933 | KCM/SOX | 8 | 27 | 7 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 5 | .519 |
| 1934* | KCM | 7 | 24 | 5 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 4 | .375 |
| 1935 | BE | 46 | 185 | 38 | 63 | 15 | 4 | 2 | 27 | 17 | 0 | 12 | .341 |
| 1936 | NBY | 33 | 124 | 16 | 34 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 12 | 0 | 6 | .274 |
| 1937 | NBY | 36 | 137 | 31 | 45 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 18 | 16 | 0 | 3 | .328 |
| 1938 | PC/PS | 50 | 167 | 31 | 49 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 22 | 23 | 0 | 3 | .293 |
| Major leagues | — | 474 | 1792 | 351 | 565 | 100 | 33 | 11 | 268 | 186 | 6 | 71 | .315 |
| All seasons | — | 481 | 1816 | 356 | 574 | 102 | 34 | 11 | 271 | 190 | 6 | 75 | .316 |
Seasons outside MLB's recognized major leagues appear in All seasons, but not in Major leagues or the leaderboards. For George Giles, that is 1934–1934. Why totals can differ.
On this day & linked events
1992