Tuck Stainback

Infobox MLB retired
name=Tuck Stainback
position=Outfielder


bgcolor1=black
bgcolor2=black
textcolor1=white
textcolor2=white
bats=Right
throws=Right
birthdate = August 4, 1911
deathdate = death date and age|1992|11|29|1911|8|4
debutdate= April 17
debutyear= 1934
debutteam= Chicago Cubs
finaldate=September 29
finalyear=1946
finalteam=Philadelphia Athletics
stat1label=Batting average
stat1value=.259
stat2label=Home runs
stat2value=17
stat3label=Runs batted in
stat3value=204
teams=
*Chicago Cubs (1934-1937)
*St. Louis Cardinals (1938)
*Philadelphia Phillies (1938)
* Brooklyn Dodgers (1938-1939)
* Detroit Tigers (1940-1941)
*New York Yankees (1942-1945)
*Philadelphia Athletics (1946)
highlights=
*1943 World Series Championship
*Participated in the 1942 World Series

George Tucker "Tuck" Stainback (August 4, 1911 - November 29, 1992) was a Major League Baseball outfielder for 13 seasons with the Chicago Cubs (1934-1937), St. Louis Cardinals (1938), Philadelphia Phillies (1938), Brooklyn Dodgers (1938-1939), Detroit Tigers (1940-1941), New York Yankees (1942-1945), and Philadelphia Athletics (1946). Born in Los Angeles, California, Stainback played in 817 games, 629 in the outfield. For his career, he had a .259 batting average and 204 RBIs. Stainback died in 1992 after suffering a stroke in Camarillo, California at age 81.

Career Highlights

* As a rookie outfielder with the Chicago Cubs in 1934, he batted .306.
* In the 1935 World Series, Stainback was on the bench for the Chicago Cubs when he began riding umpire George Moriarty, leading to the entire Cubs' dugout being cleared.
* In April 1938, after four seasons with the Cubs, Stainback was traded to the St. Louis Cardinals in a deal for pitcher Dizzy Dean.
* On May 28, 1938, after being selected off waivers by the Philadelphia Phillies, Stainback single-handedly prevented Carl Hubbell from pitching a perfect game. Stainback was the only Phillies baserunner, as he had both a walk and a single off Hubbell. [http://www.baseballlibrary.com/ballplayers/player.php?name=Carl_Hubbell_1903&page=chronology]
* Traded to the Brooklyn Dodgers on July 30, 1940, Stainback hit .327 in 104 at bats for the Dodgers.
* Stainback played four seasons for the New York Yankees from 1942-1945. He played in seven World Series games for the Yankees in 1942 and 1943, helping the Yankees to win the 1943 World Series.
* After retiring as a player, Stainback helped organize the first pension system for major league ballplayers in 1947.

ources

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* [http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9E0CEFDF173BF931A35751C1A964958260 New York Times Obituary]