George Stumpf

George Frederick Stumpf (December 15, 1910 - March 6, 1993) was a Major League Baseball player. Listed at 5' 8", 155 lb., Stumpf batted and threw left-handed. He was born in New Orleans, Louisiana.

Stumpf was 20 years old when he entered the majors in by|1931 with the Boston Red Sox, playing for them three consecutive years before joining the Chicago White Sox (by|1936). While in Boston, he was mostly used in pinch-hitting and pinch-running duties as well as a backup outfielder for Jack Rothrock (LF), Tom Oliver (CF) and Earl Webb (RF). His most productive season came in 1932, when he posted career-numbers in games (79), runs (18), extrabases (39) and RBI (18). The next season, he hit a career-high .341 with a .400 on-base percentage in just 22 games.

In a four-season career, Stumpf was a .235 hitter (61-for-260) with one home run and 32 RBI in 118 games, including 31 runs, seven doubles, three triples, and five stolen bases. In 77 outfield appearances, he recorded a collective .969 fielding percentage (four errors in 130 chances).

Stumpf died at the age of 82 in Metairie, Louisiana.

External links

* [http://www.baseball-reference.com/s/stumpge01.shtml Baseball Reference]
* [http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/S/Pstumg101.htm Retrosheet]