George Stovall Notable

b. November 23, 1877 · Cleveland Naps 1904–1911, St. Louis Browns 1912–1913, Kansas City Packers 1914–1915

George Stovall played for three clubs across 12 seasons as a first baseman, opening with the Cleveland Naps in 1904 and closing with the Kansas City Packers in 1915.

Across 1,414 games he batted .265, with 1,382 hits and 547 runs. He finished with 15 home runs, 231 doubles, 56 triples and 142 stolen bases.

He played 1,217 games at first base, with 12,709 putouts and 194 errors. He turned 702 double plays.

He was born in Leeds, MO, USA on November 23, 1877, and died on November 5, 1951. He batted right-handed and threw right-handed.

Batting, season by season

Year	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	AVG
1904	CLE	52	181	18	54	10	1	1	31	2	15	3	.298
1905	CLE	112	423	41	115	31	1	1	47	13	50	13	.272
1906	CLE	116	443	54	121	19	5	0	37	8	37	15	.273
1907	CLE	124	466	38	110	17	6	1	36	18	39	13	.236
1908	CLE	138	534	71	156	29	6	2	45	17	45	14	.292
1909	CLE	145	565	60	139	17	10	2	49	6	40	25	.246
1910	CLE	142	521	49	136	19	4	0	52	14	37	16	.261
1911	CLE	126	458	48	124	17	7	0	79	21	22	11	.271
1912	SLB	116	398	35	101	17	5	0	45	14	27	11	.254
1913	SLB	89	303	34	87	14	3	1	24	7	23	7	.287
1914	KCP	124	450	51	128	20	5	7	75	23	35	6	.284
1915	KCP	130	480	48	111	21	3	0	44	29	36	8	.231
Career	—	1414	5222	547	1382	231	56	15	564	172	406	142	.265

On this day & linked events

1877

Born November 23, 1877

Leeds, MO, USA

1951

Died November 5, 1951

1904

Major-league debut: George Stovall

George Stovall made a major-league debut on July 4, 1904.

1915

Final major-league game: George Stovall

George Stovall played a final major-league game on October 3, 1915.

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