George Fallon (baseball player)
- George Fallon (baseball player)
Infobox MLB retired
name=George Fallon
position=Second Baseman/Shortstop
bgcolor1=black
bgcolor2=black
textcolor1=white
textcolor2=white
bats=Right
throws=Right
birthdate=July 8, 1914
deathdate=death date and age|1994|10|25|1914|7|8
debutdate= September 27
debutyear= 1937
debutteam= Brooklyn Dodgers
finaldate=July 13
finalyear=1945
finalteam=St. Louis Cardinals
stat1label=Batting average
stat1value=.216
stat2label=Home runs
stat2value=1
stat3label=Runs batted in
stat3value=21
teams=
* Brooklyn Dodgers (1937)
* St. Louis Cardinals (1943-1945)
highlights=
* 1944 World Series Championship
George Decatur Fallon (July 8, 1914 - October 25, 1994) was a backup second baseman/shortstop in Major League Baseball who played for the Brooklyn Dodgers (by|1937) and St. Louis Cardinals (by|1943-by|1945). A native of Jersey City, New Jersey, Fallon batted and threw right handed. He debuted on September 27, 1937, and played his final game on July 13, 1945.
In a four-season career, Fallon posted a .216 batting average (61-for-282) with one home run and 21 RBIs in 133 games played. One notable moment in Fallon's career -- he was the first batter to face Cincinnati Reds pitcher Joe Nuxhall when the then 15-year-old Nuxhall made his major league debut on June 10, by|1944. Nuxhall retired Fallon on a groundout.
Fallon died in Lake Worth, Florida, at age 80.
Postseason appearance
* 1944 World Series
ee also
* St. Louis Cardinals all-time roster
ources
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External links
* [http://www.baseball-reference.com/f/falloge01.shtml Baseball Reference]
* [http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/Pfallg101.htm RetroSheet]
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