| Earl McNeely | |
| Position: | Outfielder / Coach |
| Birth Date: | 12 May 1898 |
| Birth Place: | Sacramento, California, U.S. |
| Death Place: | Sacramento, California, U.S. |
| Bats: | Right |
| Throws: | Right |
| Debutleague: | MLB |
| Debutdate: | August 9 |
| Debutyear: | 1924 |
| Debutteam: | Washington Senators |
| Finalleague: | MLB |
| Finaldate: | September 26 |
| Finalyear: | 1931 |
| Finalteam: | St. Louis Browns |
| Statleague: | MLB |
| Stat1label: | Batting average |
| Stat1value: | .272 |
| Stat2label: | Home runs |
| Stat2value: | 4 |
| Stat3label: | Runs batted in |
| Stat3value: | 213 |
| Teams: | As player
As coach |
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George Earl McNeely (May 12, 1898 – July 16, 1971) was an American professional baseball outfielder and coach. He played in Major League Baseball for the Washington Senators and St. Louis Browns. McNeely threw and batted right-handed, and was listed as 5feet tall and .[1] He was a lifelong resident of Sacramento, California.
In an eight-year major-league career, he compiled a .272 batting average (614-2254) with 369 runs, 4 home runs and 213 runs batted in during 683 games played. His on-base percentage was .335 and slugging percentage was .354. He was a member of the 1924 Washington Senators, he played in that year's World Series and hit .222 (6-27) with four runs scored and one run batted in as the Senators defeated the New York Giants in seven games.[1] McNeely's 12th-inning single in Game 7 delivered the winning blow as the American League franchise won its only World Series in Washington.[2] [3]
At the end of his playing career, he was a player-manager for the Sacramento Senators of the Pacific Coast League from 1932 to 1935, also assuming ownership of the team during his final two seasons. He also was a coach for the Browns in 1931 and the Senators from 1936 to 1937.
The next season he played in the 1925 World Series and appeared in four games as a pinch-runner, scoring two runs. The Senators lost in seven games to the Pirates.[3]