George Stone Notable

b. July 9, 1946 · Atlanta Braves 1967–1972, New York Mets 1973–1975

George Stone divided nine seasons between two clubs as a pitcher: the Atlanta Braves from 1967, then the New York Mets through 1975.

He went 60 and 57 with a 3.89 earned run average, pitching 1,020.7 innings in 203 games. He struck out 590, completed 24 of his 145 starts and threw 5 shutouts. Across 209 games he batted .212, with 72 hits and 33 runs. He finished with 1 home run and 4 doubles.

He was born in Ruston, LA, USA on July 9, 1946. He batted left-handed and threw left-handed.

Batting, season by season

Year	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
1967	ATL	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
1968	ATL	17	27	2	9	0	0	7	1	7	.333
1969	ATL	36	59	7	11	0	1	8	1	19	.186
1970	ATL	35	72	9	17	2	0	5	8	8	.236
1971	ATL	30	62	7	11	2	0	6	1	14	.177
1972	ATL	33	25	2	5	0	0	2	6	6	.200
1973	NYM	28	48	4	13	0	0	5	0	8	.271
1974	NYM	15	26	0	3	0	0	4	1	5	.115
1975	NYM	13	18	2	3	0	0	2	1	5	.167
Career	—	209	339	33	72	4	1	39	19	72	.212

Pitching, season by season

Year	Team	W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
1967	ATL	0	0	2	1	0	7.1	8	4	1	5	4.91
1968	ATL	7	4	17	10	0	75.0	63	23	19	52	2.76
1969	ATL	13	10	36	20	3	165.1	166	67	48	102	3.65
1970	ATL	11	11	35	30	0	207.1	218	89	50	131	3.86
1971	ATL	6	8	27	24	0	172.2	186	69	35	110	3.60
1972	ATL	6	11	31	16	1	111.0	143	68	44	63	5.51
1973	NYM	12	3	27	20	1	148.0	157	46	31	77	2.80
1974	NYM	2	7	15	13	0	77.0	103	43	21	29	5.03
1975	NYM	3	3	13	11	0	57.0	75	32	21	21	5.05
Career	—	60	57	203	145	5	1020.2	1119	441	270	590	3.89

On this day & linked events

1946

Born July 9, 1946

Ruston, LA, USA

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