Chummy McNeil

George McNeil

• Born July 26, 1914 in Nova Scotia, CAN
• Died December 24, 1997 in Philadelphia, PA USA

Biographical Information

Chummy McNeil was the third baseman and manager for Great Britain in the 1938 Amateur World Series at just 24 years of age. He piloted the team to the first Amateur World Series title ever. He homered in the fourth game of the Series.

He played for the Leeds Oaks in the Yorkshire-Lancashire League.

He also played ice hockey for the Richmond Hawks, Brighton Tigers and Earls Court Rangers in the English National League and for the Dundee Tigers in the Scottish National League. He was player-coach for the Tigers between 1946 and 1949 and for the Falkirk Lions between 1949 and 1954 when he retired. He was inducted to the British Ice Hockey Hall of Fame in 1956

Source: Great Britain Baseball Scorers Association