George Fields

George S. Fields

• Bats Unknown, Throws Unknown
• Height 5' 5½", Weight 179 lb.

• Debut May 2, 1872
• Born July 26, 1852 in Waterbury, CT USA
• Died September 22, 1933 in Waterbury, CT USA

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Biographical Information

George Fields, from Waterbury, CT, was the regular third baseman for the 1872 Middletown Mansfields. He was 18 at the time but not the youngest player on the team (Frank McCarton was only 17 during his time with the club that year).

Fields was the weakest hitter among the regulars, with a .241 average on a team which hit .288.

He had previously played shortstop for the Mansfields in 1870 when it was an amateur team.