George Stone
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George Stone
| Born: | Sep 3, 1877 |
| Birthplace: | Lost Nation, IA |
| Hometown: | |
| Height: | 5' 9" |
| Weight: | 175 |
| Bats: | Left |
| Throws: | Left |
| Drafted: | |
| College: | n/a |
| High School: | n/a |
| Other Teams: | St. Louis Browns 1905-1910 |
| Years with Boston: | 1903 |
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Overall Career
George Robert "Silent George" Stone was born on September 3, 1876, in Lost Nation, Iowa. Stone was 26 years old when he broke into the big leagues on April 20, 1903, with the Boston Red Sox.
Stone had a seven-year career as an outfielder. He played a total of 848 games where he batted .301 with 23 HR and 268 RBI. After his playing days, he owned the Lincoln Nebraka minor league team and became a minor league president.
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Stone's Moments in the Sun
- Led the ML in batting average (.358), slugging (.501), OPs (.918), total bases (291) in 1906.
- Led in AL in on base % (.417) in 1906.
- Led AL in hits (187) and total baseab (259) in 1905.
- Tied the AL lead for singles (131) in 1908
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Trivia
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Transactions
- January 16, 1904: Purchased by the Washington Senators from the Boston Pilgrims.
- December 26, 1904: Traded by the Boston Pilgrims with cash to the St. Louis Browns for Jesse Burkett
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External Links
- Baseball-Reference.com - Career Statistics and Analysis
- Jews in Sports - Biography
