1900
Born March 31, 1900
Sparta, IL, USA
George Mitchell Notable
b. March 31, 1900 · St. Louis Stars 1924, Chicago American Giants 1925, 1930, Indianapolis ABCs 1925–1926, Kansas City Monarchs 1927, Detroit Stars 1928–1929, Indianapolis ABCs 1931, Cleveland Stars 1932, Indianapolis ABCs/Detroit Stars 1933, Akron Grays / Cleveland Giants 1933, Indianapolis ABCs 1938, St. Louis Stars 1939, St. Louis-New Orleans Stars 1940–1941
George Mitchell played for nine clubs across 18 seasons as a pitcher, opening with the St. Louis Stars in 1924 and closing with the St. Louis-New Orleans Stars in 1941.
He went 48 and 45 with a 4.50 earned run average, pitching 779.7 innings in 135 games. He struck out 305, completed 57 of his 89 starts and threw 6 shutouts. Across 242 games he batted .255, with 137 hits and 60 runs. He finished with 8 home runs, 17 doubles and 3 stolen bases.
He led the league in wins once, in 1931, with 8.
He was selected to two consecutive All-Star teams, from 1940 to 1941.
He was born in Sparta, IL, USA on March 31, 1900, and died on November 1, 1953. He batted right-handed and threw right-handed.
Honors
| Award | Times | Years |
|---|---|---|
| Negro Leagues East-West Classic | 2 | 1940, 1941 |
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1924 | SLS | 14 | 24 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .208 |
| 1925 | ABC/CAG | 12 | 28 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .071 |
| 1926 | ABC | 15 | 39 | 7 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 2 | .333 |
| 1927 | KCM | 25 | 57 | 8 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | .263 |
| 1928 | DS | 33 | 62 | 4 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | .226 |
| 1929 | DS | 25 | 47 | 7 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .234 |
| 1930 | CAG | 37 | 62 | 7 | 16 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 0 | .258 |
| 1931 | AB2 | 36 | 109 | 16 | 34 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 18 | 15 | 8 | 0 | .312 |
| 1932 | CLS | 6 | 10 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .500 |
| 1933 | ACG/ID | 19 | 68 | 5 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | .206 |
| 1938 | AB3 | 6 | 16 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | .313 |
| 1939 | SL3 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | .200 |
| 1940 | SNS | 7 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .143 |
| 1941 | SNS | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .333 |
| Career | — | 242 | 537 | 60 | 137 | 17 | 9 | 8 | 71 | 39 | 12 | 3 | .255 |
Pitching, season by season
| Year | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1924 | SLS | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 15.0 | 15 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 5.40 |
| 1925 | ABC/CAG | 1 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 0 | 70.1 | 69 | 40 | 37 | 22 | 5.12 |
| 1926 | ABC | 7 | 4 | 12 | 10 | 0 | 89.2 | 93 | 43 | 36 | 39 | 4.32 |
| 1927 | KCM | 9 | 5 | 19 | 16 | 0 | 128.2 | 122 | 35 | 42 | 42 | 2.45 |
| 1928 | DS | 13 | 8 | 30 | 18 | 2 | 153.2 | 158 | 65 | 45 | 57 | 3.81 |
| 1929 | DS | 4 | 6 | 17 | 13 | 0 | 90.2 | 107 | 71 | 58 | 36 | 7.05 |
| 1930 | CAG | 4 | 7 | 18 | 14 | 0 | 109.2 | 135 | 67 | 63 | 49 | 5.50 |
| 1931 | AB2 | 8 | 2 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 72.0 | 49 | 19 | 21 | 29 | 2.38 |
| 1932 | CLS | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 18.1 | 27 | 19 | 8 | 10 | 9.33 |
| 1933 | ACG/ID | 1 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 22.1 | 38 | 18 | 7 | 11 | 7.25 |
| 1938 | AB3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5.0 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 5.40 |
| 1940 | SNS | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2.1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3.86 |
| 1941 | SNS | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.00 |
| Career | — | 48 | 45 | 135 | 89 | 2 | 779.2 | 825 | 390 | 327 | 305 | 4.50 |
On this day & linked events
1953