1899
Born February 9, 1899
New York, NY, USA
George Toporcer Notable
b. February 9, 1899 · St. Louis Cardinals 1921–1928
George Toporcer played 1921 to 1928 for the St. Louis Cardinals as a shortstop.
Across 546 games he batted .279, with 437 hits and 223 runs. He finished with 9 home runs, 76 doubles and 22 stolen bases.
He played 249 games at shortstop, with 657 assists and 63 errors. He turned 111 double plays. He also played 105 games at second base.
He was born in New York, NY, USA on February 9, 1899, and died on May 17, 1989. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1921 | STL | 22 | 53 | 4 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | .264 |
| 1922 | STL | 116 | 352 | 56 | 114 | 25 | 6 | 3 | 36 | 24 | 18 | 2 | .324 |
| 1923 | STL | 97 | 303 | 45 | 77 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 35 | 41 | 14 | 4 | .254 |
| 1924 | STL | 70 | 198 | 30 | 62 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 24 | 11 | 14 | 2 | .313 |
| 1925 | STL | 83 | 268 | 38 | 76 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 26 | 36 | 15 | 7 | .284 |
| 1926 | STL | 64 | 88 | 13 | 22 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 1 | .250 |
| 1927 | STL | 86 | 290 | 37 | 72 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 19 | 27 | 16 | 5 | .248 |
| 1928 | STL | 8 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | .000 |
| Career | — | 546 | 1566 | 223 | 437 | 76 | 22 | 9 | 151 | 150 | 93 | 22 | .279 |
On this day & linked events
1989
Died May 17, 1989
Image: American Memory, public domain