Tuck Stainback Notable

b. August 4, 1911 · Chicago Cubs 1934–1937, St. Louis Cardinals 1938, Philadelphia Phillies 1938, Brooklyn Dodgers 1938–1939, Detroit Tigers 1940–1941, New York Yankees 1942–1945, Philadelphia Athletics 1946

Tuck Stainback played for seven clubs across 13 seasons as a left fielder, opening with the Chicago Cubs in 1934 and closing with the Philadelphia Athletics in 1946.

Across 817 games he batted .259, with 585 hits and 284 runs. He finished with 17 home runs, 90 doubles and 27 stolen bases.

He played 629 games in the outfield, with 1,300 putouts and 48 errors.

He was born in Los Angeles, CA, USA on August 4, 1911, and died on November 29, 1992. 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
1934	CHC	104	359	47	110	14	3	2	46	8	42	7	.306
1935	CHC	47	94	16	24	4	0	3	11	0	13	1	.255
1936	CHC	44	75	13	13	3	0	1	5	6	14	1	.173
1937	CHC	72	160	18	37	7	1	0	14	7	16	3	.231
1938	BRO/PHI/STL	71	195	26	55	9	3	1	31	5	10	2	.282
1939	BRO	68	201	22	54	7	0	3	19	4	23	0	.269
1940	DET	15	40	4	9	2	0	0	1	1	9	0	.225
1941	DET	94	200	19	49	8	1	2	10	3	21	6	.245
1942	NYY	15	10	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	.200
1943	NYY	71	231	31	60	11	2	0	10	7	16	3	.260
1944	NYY	30	78	13	17	3	0	0	5	3	7	1	.218
1945	NYY	95	327	40	84	12	2	5	32	13	20	0	.257
1946	PHA	91	291	35	71	10	2	0	20	7	20	3	.244
Career	—	817	2261	284	585	90	14	17	204	64	213	27	.259

On this day & linked events

1911

Born August 4, 1911

Los Angeles, CA, USA

1992

Died November 29, 1992

1934

Major-league debut: Tuck Stainback

Tuck Stainback made a major-league debut on April 17, 1934.

1946

Final major-league game: Tuck Stainback

Tuck Stainback played a final major-league game on September 29, 1946.