GEORGE WATKINS (BASEBALL PLAYER)

'George Watkins' (June 4, 1900 - June 1, 1970) was a Major League Baseball player, born in Freestone County, Texas^[1] who owns the record for the highest batting average in their rookie season, batting .373 in his rookie year of 1930^[2], with the St. Louis Cardinals.
He went on to play until the 1936 season with the New York Giants (1934), the Philadelphia Phillies (1935-1936), and Brooklyn Dodgers (1936), never again posting a batting average over .312^[3]. On June 24, 1931, Watkins hit three home runs in one game.

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See also

★ Major League Baseball hitters with three home runs in one game

Further Reading

★ Biography

References

1. George Watkins Player page
2. Batting Average Records
3. George Watkins Statistics