George Banks Stats

George Banks was born on Saturday, September 24, 1938, in Pacolet Mills, South Carolina. Banks was 23 years old when he broke into the big leagues on April 15, 1962, with the Minnesota Twins. His biographical data, year-by-year hitting stats, fielding stats, pitching stats (where applicable), career totals, uniform numbers, salary data and miscellaneous items-of-interest are presented by Baseball Almanac on this comprehensive George Banks baseball stats page.

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George Banks

George Banks Autograph on a 1965 Topps Baseball Card (#348 | <a href='../baseball_cards/baseball_cards_oneset.php?s=1965top01' title='1965 Topps Baseball Card Checklist'>Checklist</a>)

George Banks Autograph on a 1965 Topps Baseball Card (#348 | Checklist)

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Birth Name:   George Edward Banks
Nickname:   None
Born On:   09-24-1938  (Libra)
Place of Birth Data Born In:   Pacolet Mills, South Carolina
Year of Death Data Died On:   03-01-1985 (1,000 Oldest Living)
Place of Death Data Died In:   Spartanburg, South Carolina
Cemetery:   Pacolet Memorial Gardens, Pacolet, South Carolina
High School:   Undetermined
College:   None Attended
Batting Stances Chart Bats:   Right   Throwing Arms Chart Throws:   Right
Player Height Chart Height:   5-11   Player Weight Chart Weight:   185
First Game:   04-15-1962 (Age 23)
Last Game:   05-07-1966
Draft:   Not Applicable

George Banks

George Banks Pitching Stats

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George Banks

George Banks Hitting Stats

1962 24 Twins 63 103 22 26 0 2 4 0 15 21 0 27 1 4 1 6 .252 .372 .408
1963 25 Twins 25 71 5 11 4 0 3 0 8 9 1 21 0 0 1 2 .155 .259 .338
1964 26 Twins 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000
1964 26 Indians 9 17 6 5 1 0 2 0 3 6 0 6 0 0 0 0 .294 .478 .706
1965 27 Indians 4 5 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 .200 .333 .400
1966 28 Indians 4 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .250 .250 .250
5 Years 106 201 33 44 6 2 9 0 27 37 1 59 1 4 2 8 .219 .340 .403

George Banks

George Banks Fielding Stats

1962 Twins 3B 6 5 135 13 2.2 12 1 11 1 1 n/a n/a n/a .923 2.40
1962 Twins LF 7 5 138 8 1.1 8 8 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 1.57
1962 Twins RF 11 10 255 18 1.6 17 17 0 1 0 n/a n/a n/a .944 1.80
1963 Twins 3B 21 18 510 67 3.2 61 22 39 6 4 n/a n/a n/a .910 3.23
1964 Indians LF 3 3 72 6 2.0 6 6 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 2.25
1964 Indians RF 1 0 6 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a .000 0.00
1964 Indians 2B 1 0 12 1 1.0 1 1 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 2.25
1964 Indians 3B 1 1 27 4 4.0 4 2 2 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 4.00
1965 Indians 3B 1 1 27 2 2.0 2 0 2 0 1 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 2.00
3B Totals 29 25 699 86 3.0 79 25 54 7 6 n/a n/a n/a .919 3.05
RF Totals 12 10 261 18 1.5 17 17 0 1 0 n/a n/a n/a .944 1.76
LF Totals 10 8 210 14 1.4 14 14 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 1.80
2B Totals 1 0 12 1 1.0 1 1 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 2.25
4 Years 52 43 1,182 119 2.3 111 57 54 8 6 n/a n/a n/a .933 2.54

George Banks

George Banks Miscellaneous Stats

1962 Twins 0 0 .000 42 0 n/a 25.8 3.8 6.9 - - -
1963 Twins 0 0 .000 4 1 n/a 23.7 3.4 8.9 - - -
1964 Twins 0 0 .000 1 0 n/a 0.0 1.0 0.0 - - -
1964 Indians 0 0 .000 5 0 n/a 8.5 2.8 5.7 - - -
1965 Indians 0 1 .000 3 0 n/a 0.0 1.7 0.0 - - -
1966 Indians 0 0 .000 4 0 n/a 0.0 4.0 4.0 - - -
5 Years 0 1 .000 59 1 n/a 22.3 3.4 7.4 - - -

George Banks

George Banks Miscellaneous Items of Interest

1962 Minnesota Twins 11 $6,000.00 - -
1963 Minnesota Twins 11 $8,500.00 - -
1964 Minnesota Twins 11 $9,500.00 - -
1964 Cleveland Indians 9 "     "     - -
1965 Cleveland Indians 14 $9,500.00 - -
1966 Cleveland Indians 14 $9,500.00 - -

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