George Throop (baseball)

Infobox MLB retired
name=George Throop
position=Pitcher


bats=Right
throws=Right
birthdate=birth date and age|1950|11|24
city-state|Pasadena|California
debutdate=September 7
debutyear=by|1975
debutteam=Kansas City Royals
finaldate=August 21
finalyear=by|1979
finalteam=Houston Astros
stat1label=Win-Loss record
stat1value=2-0
stat2label=ERA
stat2value=3.83
stat3label=Strikeouts
stat3value=27
teams=
*Kansas City Royals (1975, 1977-79)
*Houston Astros (1979)

George Lynford Throop is a former Major League Baseball pitcher. Throop pitched in parts of four seasons in the major leagues between by|1975 and by|1979. He was drafted by the Kansas City Royals in the 16th round of the 1972 Major League Baseball Draft, and spent nearly his entire career with the Royals organization. However, about half of his career appearances in the major leagues, and more than half of his innings pitched, came after a trade to the Houston Astros in April of 1979.

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