George Pinkney

Infobox MLB retired
name=George Pinkney
position=Third baseman
birthdate=January 11, 1859
city-state|Orange Prairie|Illinois
deathdate=death date and age|1926|11|10|1859|1|11
city-state|Peoria|Illinois
bats=Right
throws=Right
debutdate=August 16
debutyear=by|1884
debutteam=Cleveland Blues
finaldate=September 29
finalyear=by|1893
finalteam=Louisville Colonels
stat1label=Batting average
stat2label=Hits
stat3label=Runs
stat1value=.263
stat2value=1,212
stat3value=874
teams=
*Cleveland Blues (by|1884)
*Brooklyn Grays / Bridegrooms / Grooms (by|1885-by|1891)
*St. Louis Browns (by|1892)
*Louisville Colonels (by|1893)
highlights=

George Burton Pinkney (January 11, 1859 - November 10, 1926) born in Orange Prairie, Illinois was a third baseman for the Cleveland Blues (1884), Brooklyn Grays/Brooklyn Bridegrooms/Brooklyn Grooms (1885-91), St. Louis Browns (1892) and Louisville Colonels (1893).

He helped the Bridegrooms win the 1889 American Association Pennant and the 1890 National League Pennant.

Pinkney led the American Association in games (141), at bats (597) and walks (70) in 1886.

He led the American Association in games (143), runs (134), times on base (234) and outs (419) in 1888.

In 10 seasons Pinkney played in 1,163 games and had 4,610 at bats, 874 runs, 1,212 hits, 170 doubles, 56 triples, 21 home runs, 539 RBI, 526 walks, .263 batting average, .345 on-base percentage, .338 slugging percentage and 1,557 total bases.

He died in Peoria, Illinois at the age of 67.

ee also

* List of Major League Baseball runs scored champions
*Los Angeles Dodgers all-time roster
*St. Louis Cardinals all-time roster

ources

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* [http://www.baseball-almanac.com/players/player.php?p=pinknge01 Baseball Almanac]
*cite book
title=The Dodgers
author=Glenn Stout, Richard A. Johnson, Dick Johnson
year=2004
publisher=Houghton Mifflin Books
isbn=0618213554
url=http://books.google.com/books?id=y2hzqiCMI08C&pg=PA407&lpg=PA407&dq=%22george+pinkney%22+baseball&source=web&ots=GWKIFblvJD&sig=rR1s0yc1xCzT-1fOz2i19BVwVYA