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George Selkirk
George Alexander Selkirk (Twinkletoes)

Bats Left, Throws Right
Height 6' 1", Weight 182 lb.

MLB Debut August 12, 1934
Final Game September 27, 1942
Born January 4, 1908 in Huntsville, Ontario
Died January 19, 1987 (age 79)

Batting   Glossary     Home Run Log       Vs. All Pitchers
 Year Ag Tm  Lg   G   AB    R    H   2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS  BB   SO    BA   OBP   SLG   OPS   OPS+   TB   SH  SF IBB HBP GDP 
+--------------+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+---+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+------+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 1934 26 BRN NL   27   95   11   26   2   2   1   11   0   0    4    6  .274  .300  .368  .668    92    35   0   1   0   0   3  
 1935 27 BRN NL  129  464   74  156  31  16   6   64   3   7   37   52  .336  .385  .511  .896   122   237   0   7   0   4  12  
 1936 28 BRN NL  143  520  102  155  25  14  21  117   9   7  100   86  .298  .412  .521  .933   123   271   0   5   0   4  14  MVP-7
 1937 29 BRN NL   86  278   51   91  14   9  12   58   9   5   40   29  .327  .410  .572  .982   128   159   0   3   5   1  13  
 1938 30 BRN NL   56  206   39   56   8   5   2   12   3   0   46   31  .272  .407  .388  .795   111    80   0   0   3   1   2  
         NYA AL   47   48   11   15   4   1   1    8   0   0   10    7  .312  .431  .500  .931   123    24   0   0   0   0   2  
         TOT     103  254   50   71  12   6   3   20   3   0   56   38  .280  .412  .409  .821         104   0   0   3   1   4 
 1939 31 NYA AL  128  429  100  123  22   2  26   76  17  10   97   67  .287  .417  .529  .946   124   227   4   4   6   2   5  
 1940 32 NYA AL   84  191   34   51   9   4   8   26   2   2   38   37  .267  .390  .482  .871   110    92   0   1   0   1   1  
 1941 33 NYA AL   25   24    6    3   0   0   1    3   0   0    1    5  .125  .222  .250  .472    64     6   0   0   0   2   1  
 1942 34 NYA AL    4    2    1    2   0   0   0    0   0   0    2    0 1.000 1.000 1.000 2.000   306     2   0   0   0   0   0  
+--------------+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+---+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+------+----+---+---+---+---+---+
  9 Seasons      729 2257  429  678 115  53  78  375  43  31  375  320  .300  .400  .502  .902        1133   4  21  14  15  53
 Per 600 PA           507   96  152  26  12  18   84  10   7   84   72                                 254   1   5   3   3  12
+--------------+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+---+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+------+----+---+---+---+---+---+
   With BRN      441 1563  277  484  80  46  42  262  24  19  227  204  .310  .397  .500  .897         782   0  16   8  10  44
   With NYA      288  694  152  194  35   7  36  113  19  12  148  116  .280  .407  .506  .913         351   4   5   6   5   9
+--------------+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+---+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+------+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 MLB Totals      846 2790  503  810 131  41 108  576  49  32  486  319  .290  .400  .483  .883        1347  23          23  10
+--------------+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+---+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+------+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 Categories in which this player led his league are indicated in red.

Miscellaneous Stats
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  %L  RC  RC/27  AB  PH PHR  PAvg  E   XTC  XTO  XPct  OSB  OCS SBPct  Pos  Defense  Diff Star
+--------------+---+----+-----+---+---+---+-----+---+----+----+-----+----+----+-----+----+---------+----+----+
 1934 26 BRN NL   8    9   3.7   6   1   0  .167   2    6    5  .833    0    0  .000  OF   2(0)e4   -150   
 1935 27 BRN NL  17   87   7.1  12   4   1  .333   9   43   32  .744    0    0  .000  OF   2(0)e8     37   
 1936 28 BRN NL  18  115   8.0   5   1   0  .200   9   60   48  .800    0    0  .000  OF   2(0)e9      2   
 1937 29 BRN NL   9   61   8.0   7   2   1  .286   5   24   18  .750    0    0  .000  OF   2(0)e11   -58   
 1938 30 BRN NL  17   37   6.6   0   0   0  .000   5   28   17  .607    0    0  .000  OF   3(+2)e8     2   
         NYA AL  16   10   8.1  34  12   1  .353   0    0    0  .000    0    0  .000  OF   3(+2)e8   138   
         TOT                    34  12   1  .353   5   28   17  .607    0    0  .000
 1939 31 NYA AL  27  102   8.4  13   1   0  .077   1   43   32  .744    0    0  .000  OF   2(0)e4    -22   
 1940 32 NYA AL  13   39   7.3  26  10   1  .385   4   15   13  .867    0    0  .000  OF   2(0)e12   -25   
 1941 33 NYA AL  20    1   1.5  20   3   1  .150   0    0    0  .000    0    0  .000  OF   2(-1)e12 -228   
 1942 34 NYA AL   0    2     ?   2   2   0 1.000   0    0    0  .000    0    0  .000  PH            1439   
+--------------+---+----+-----+---+---+---+-----+---+----+----+-----+----+----+-----+----+---------+----+----+
  9 Seasons          467   7.5 125  36   5  .288  35  219  165  .753    0    0  .000                  -8   0
+--------------+---+----+-----+---+---+---+-----+---+----+----+-----+----+----+-----+----+---------+----+----+

HOF Standards: Batting - 27.5 (Average HOFer ~ 50)
HOF Monitor: Batting - 19.5 (Likely HOFer ~ 100)


Traditional Fielding   (completed seasons only)

 Year Ag Tm  Lg Pos   G     PO     A     E   DP    FP    GS    Inn     RF  
+--------------+---+-----+------+-----+----+----+-----+-----+-------+------+
 1934 26 BRN NL  RF    21    49     2    2    1   .962    21   179.0   2.56
                 LF     1     1     0    0    0  1.000     0     2.0   4.50
 1935 27 BRN NL  RF    62   116     4    6    0   .952    60   540.1   2.00
                 LF    54   130     3    3    0   .978    52   455.0   2.63
                 CF     1     2     0    0    0  1.000     0     1.0  18.00
 1936 28 BRN NL  RF   138   288     7    9    3   .970   137  1215.1   2.18
 1937 29 BRN NL  CF     0     0     0    0    0   .000     0      .0      ?
                 RF     0     0     0    0    0   .000     0      .0      ?
                 LF     0     0     0    0    0   .000     0      .0      ?
 1938 30 BRN NL  RF    42    75     1    3    1   .962    42   362.0   1.89
                 LF    15    33     0    2    0   .943    14   125.2   2.36
         NYA AL  RF     3     3     0    0    0  1.000     2    20.0   1.35
                 LF     5     3     1    0    0  1.000     1    11.2   3.09
 1939 31 NYA AL  RF    72   182     4    1    0   .995    70   640.1   2.61
                 CF    30    57     3    0    1  1.000    30   269.0   2.01
                 LF    10    16     0    0    0  1.000     8    72.2   1.98
 1940 32 NYA AL  RF    35    66     1    2    0   .971    29   274.0   2.20
                 CF    15    27     1    1    0   .966    14   118.2   2.12
                 LF     5     3     0    1    0   .750     0    13.1   2.02
 1941 33 NYA AL  RF     4     3     0    0    0  1.000     0    15.0   1.80
                 CF     2     1     0    0    0  1.000     0     4.0   2.25
                 LF     1     1     0    0    0  1.000     0     3.0   3.00
+--------------+---+-----+------+-----+----+----+-----+-----+-------+------+
                               CAREER TOTALS BY POSITION
                 RF   377   782    19   23    5   .972   361  3246.0   2.22
                 LF    91   187     4    6    0   .970    75   683.1   2.52
                 CF    48    87     4    1    1   .989    44   392.2   2.09
+--------------+---+-----+------+-----+----+----+-----+-----+-------+------+

Postseason Stats   Postseason Register
 Year Round Tm  Opp  W/L   G  AB  R  H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO   BA   OBP   SLG  SB 
+------------------+-----+--+---+--+--+--+--+--+---+--+--+-----+-----+-----+--+
 1939 WS    NYA BRN   W    5  18  3  6  0  0  3   3  3  2  .333  .429  .833  0
+------------------+-----+--+---+--+--+--+--+--+---+--+--+-----+-----+-----+--+


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Managers

 Year  Tm    Record  Manager(s)
+----+-----+--------+------------------------------------------------------------+
 1934  BRN   63-91   Robert Rescigno
 1935  BRN   68-86   Robert Rescigno
 1936  BRN   63-91   Robert Rescigno
 1937  BRN   88-66   Robert Rescigno
 1938  BRN   77-77   Robert Rescigno
 1938  NYA   83-71   Billy Vanson
 1939  NYA  100-54   Billy Vanson
 1940  NYA   84-70   Billy Vanson
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