Greek George Trades and Transactions

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

"Greek George finally got a 90-day suspension for pushing Umpire Joe Rue, but that didn't necessarily win him his place here. I pick him for his ability to do three things at one time: catch, umpire and second guess the play of his teammates. George also was the only player who ever get me fined. I got fed up with his superior attitude about his vocabulary, and showed him I could top it. He reported what I said to his club president, who reported it to the league and I was fined twenty-five dollars. It was worth it." - Hall of Fame Umpire Bill Summers in Baseball Digest (September 1960, 'What I didn't TELL during 27 YEARS of big league umpiring', Page 37)

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Greek George
 
 
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Birth Name:   Charles Peter George
Nickname:   Greek
Born On:   12-25-1912  (Capricorn)
Place of Birth Data Born In:   Waycross, Georgia
Year of Death Data Died On:   08-15-1999
Place of Death Data Died In:   Metairie, Louisiana
Cemetery:   St. Patrick Cemetery, New Orleans, Louisiana
High School:   Glynn Academy (Brunswick, GA)
College:   Oglethorpe University
Batting Stances Chart Bats:   Right   Throwing Arms Chart Throws:   Right
Player Height Chart Height:   6-02   Player Weight Chart Weight:   200
First Game:   06-30-1935 (Age 22)
Last Game:   09-03-1945
Draft:   Not Applicable
Greek George

Trades & Transactions

11-07-1944: Selected by Pittsburgh Pirates from Chicago Cubs in the minor league draft.
06-21-1946: Released by Philadelphia Athletics.


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