Greek George | |
Position: | Catcher |
Birth Date: | 25 December 1912 |
Birth Place: | Waycross, Georgia |
Death Place: | Metairie, Louisiana |
Bats: | Right |
Throws: | Right |
Debutleague: | MLB |
Debutdate: | June 30 |
Debutyear: | 1935 |
Debutteam: | Cleveland Indians |
Finalleague: | MLB |
Finaldate: | September 3 |
Finalyear: | 1945 |
Finalteam: | Philadelphia Athletics |
Statleague: | MLB |
Stat1label: | Batting average |
Stat1value: | .177 |
Stat2label: | Home runs |
Stat2value: | 0 |
Stat3label: | Runs batted in |
Stat3value: | 24 |
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Charles Peter "Greek" George (December 25, 1912 in Waycross, Georgia – August 15, 1999 in Metairie, Louisiana) was a catcher in Major League Baseball. He played from 1935 to 1945. He attended college at Oglethorpe University. He was suspended for punching an umpire during a game in 1945 and never played again in the big leagues.