George Hausmann

George John Hausmann

• Bats Right, Throws Right
• Height 5' 5", Weight 145 lb.

• Debut April 18, 1944
• Final Game September 8, 1949
• Born February 11, 1916 in St. Louis, MO USA
• Died June 16, 2004 in Boerne, TX USA

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Biographical Information

George Hausmann was the regular second baseman for the New York Giants of 1944 and 1945. Hausmann got a chance to play because the Giants' previous second baseman, Mickey Witek, was in the service during those two seasons. George had been playing in the minors since 1938. In 1943 he hat hit .298 with the New Orleans Pelicans.

At 5' 5" tall, he was one of baseball's shortest players. He led the National League in sacrifice hits in 1944 and set a Mexican League record with 27 sacrifice hits in 1947.

Hausmann was one of the players recruited to play in Mexico in 1946, and was suspended by Major League Baseball as a result. The suspension was lifted and he played in the majors in 1949 playing 33 games for the Giants. His total of sacrifices in 1947 would remain a Mexican League record for 49 years before Arnoldo Castro topped it in 1996.

He continued to play minor league ball from 1950-1956.

Oddly, the only other major leaguer (through 2008) with the last name Hausmann, Clem Hausmann, also played in the majors in 1944-1945 and 1949.

Year-by-Year Managerial Record

Year	Team	League	Record	Finish	Organization	Playoffs	Notes
1952	Anderson Rebels	Tri-State League	67-72	4th	St. Louis Browns	Lost in 1st round
1953	Wichita Indians	Western League	18-30	--	St. Louis Browns	--	replaced by George Kovach (1-1) on June 6
	York White Roses	Piedmont League	43-43	5th	St. Louis Browns		replaced Bill Enos (3-4) on June 12
1954	Austin Pioneers	Big State League	79-67	4th	none	Lost in 1st round
1955	Austin Pioneers	Big State League	58-85	6th	none
1956	Winston-Salem Twins	Carolina League	43-59	--	New York Yankees	--	replaced by Lee Peterson (16-32) on July 20