| George Watkins | |
| Bats: | Left |
| Throws: | Right |
| Birth Date: | 4 June 1900 |
| Birth Place: | Freestone County, Texas, U.S. |
| Death Place: | Houston, Texas, U.S. |
| Debutleague: | MLB |
| Debutdate: | April 15 |
| Debutyear: | 1930 |
| Debutteam: | St. Louis Cardinals |
| Finalleague: | MLB |
| Finaldate: | September 27 |
| Finalyear: | 1936 |
| Finalteam: | Brooklyn Dodgers |
| Statleague: | MLB |
| Stat1label: | Batting average |
| Stat1value: | .288 |
| Stat2label: | Home runs |
| Stat2value: | 73 |
| Stat3label: | Runs batted in |
| Stat3value: | 420 |
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George Archibald Watkins (June 4, 1900 – June 1, 1970) was a Major League Baseball player, born in Freestone County, Texas[1] who owns the National League record for the highest batting average in his rookie season, batting .373 in his rookie year of,[2] with the St. Louis Cardinals.
Watkins went on to play until the season with the New York Giants, the Philadelphia Phillies (-1936), and Brooklyn Dodgers (1936), never again posting a batting average over .312.[3] On June 24,, he hit three home runs in one game.
In 894 games played, Watkins compiled a .288 batting average (925-3207) with 490 runs scored, 73 home runs, 420 RBI, a .347 on-base percentage and a .443 slugging percentage in seven major league seasons. He posted a career .956 fielding percentage. In nine World Series games, he batted .231 (6-26), scoring six runs, with two home runs and three RBI.