George Harper Notable

b. June 24, 1892 · Detroit Tigers 1916–1918, Cincinnati Reds 1922–1924, Philadelphia Phillies 1924–1926, New York Giants 1927–1928, St. Louis Cardinals 1928, Boston Braves 1929

George Harper played for six clubs across 14 seasons as a right fielder, opening with the Detroit Tigers in 1916 and closing with the Boston Braves in 1929.

Across 1,073 games he batted .303, with 1,030 hits and 505 runs. He finished with 91 home runs, 158 doubles and 58 stolen bases.

He played 933 games in the outfield, with 1,925 putouts and 62 errors.

He hit three home runs in a game in 1928.

He was born in Arlington, KY, USA on June 24, 1892, and died on August 18, 1978. He batted left-handed and threw right-handed.

Batting, season by season

Year	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	AVG
1916	DET	44	56	4	9	1	0	0	3	5	8	0	.161
1917	DET	47	117	6	24	3	0	0	12	11	15	2	.205
1918	DET	69	227	19	55	5	2	0	16	18	14	3	.242
1922	CIN	128	430	67	146	22	8	2	68	35	22	11	.340
1923	CIN	61	125	14	32	4	2	3	16	11	9	0	.256
1924	CIN/PHI	137	485	75	141	29	6	16	58	51	28	11	.291
1925	PHI	132	495	86	173	35	7	18	97	28	32	10	.349
1926	PHI	56	194	32	61	6	5	7	38	16	7	6	.314
1927	NYG	145	483	85	160	19	6	16	87	84	27	7	.331
1928	NYG/STL	118	329	52	96	9	2	19	65	61	19	3	.292
1929	BSN	136	457	65	133	25	5	10	68	69	27	5	.291
Career	—	1073	3398	505	1030	158	43	91	528	389	208	58	.303

On this day & linked events

1892

Born June 24, 1892

Arlington, KY, USA

1978

Died August 18, 1978

1916

Major-league debut: George Harper

George Harper made a major-league debut on April 15, 1916.

1928

George Harper's Three-Home-Run Game, 1928

George Harper hit three home runs for the St. Louis Cardinals against the New York Giants on September 20, 1928.

1929

Final major-league game: George Harper

George Harper played a final major-league game on September 28, 1929.

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