George Altman Trades and Transactions

The George Altman trades and transactions seen below include all known instances where George Altman has been involved in a trade or transaction of any type as it relates to baseball.

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George Altman

George Altman Autograph on a 1966 Topps (#146)

George Altman Autograph on a 1966 Topps (#146)
 

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Birth Name:   George Lee Altman
Nickname:   Daddy Long Legs
Born On:   03-20-1933  (Pisces)
Place of Birth Data Born In:   Goldsboro, North Carolina
Year of Death Data Died On:   Still Living
Place of Death Data Died In:   Still Living
Cemetery:   n/a
High School:   Undetermined
College:   Tennessee Agricultural and Industrial University
Batting Stances Chart Bats:   Left   Throwing Arms Chart Throws:   Right
Player Height Chart Height:   6-04   Player Weight Chart Weight:   200
First Game:   04-11-1959 (Age 26)
Last Game:   10-01-1967
Draft:   Not Applicable
George Altman

Trades & Transactions

08-19-1955: Signed as an amateur free agent by Chicago Cubs.
10-17-1962: Traded by Chicago Cubs (with Don Cardwell and Moe Thacker) to St. Louis Cardinals for Larry Jackson, Lindy McDaniel and Jimmie Schaffer.
11-04-1963: Traded by St. Louis Cardinals (with Bill Wakefield) to New York Mets for Roger Craig.
01-15-1965: Traded by New York Mets to Chicago Cubs for Billy Cowan.


Did you know that during the physical, if a team finds out that the player received during a trade is injured they may return the player to the originating team within ten days from the date the trade was made and void the entire contract?

The Baseball Almanac trades and transactions database includes Rule 5 Draft picks, free agency information, voided trades, waiver picks, expansion draft data, amateur draft data, player refusals, bonus babies, and many other types of not readily found anywhere on the Internet.

Baseball trades & transactions, like the George Altman trades and transactions seen above, are an evolving field of research where new discoveries are often found and new player debuts are added to the data set almost daily.

     

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