George Treadway

George B. Treadway

• Bats Left, Throws Unknown
• Height 6' 0", Weight 185 lb.

• Debut April 27, 1893
• Final Game June 21, 1896
• Born November 11, 1866 in Greenup County, KY USA
• Died November 5, 1928 in Riverside, CA USA

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Biographical Information

". . . the writers . . . compared Joe (Jackson) to Treadway . . . but they did not mention that Treadway had been driven out of baseball by opposing players and fans who bombarded him with taunts and slurs about his alleged or real Negro blood." - from Say It Ain't So, Joe!: The True Story of Shoeless Joe Jackson

"There never was but one man in the League who could throw as well as Ryan, and that man, left-handed, like Jimmy, was George Tredway." - a correspondent to Sporting Life, July 30, 1898

George Treadway, who played four years in the majors, had a notable year in 1894 when he drove in 102 runs for the 1894 Brooklyn Grooms. His triples that year were third in the league.

There have been two other major leaguers with the last name "Treadway".

The book Touching Base: Professional Baseball and American Culture states that Treadway was "suspected of passing for white". The book The Old Ball Game states that Treadway was traded from the Orioles to Brooklyn because he was razzed so often about his alleged race. Interestingly, when he was traded, it was with another player in exchange for future Hall of Famers Dan Brouthers and Willie Keeler. Brouthers was near the end of his career but still able to play well, while Keeler was near the start of his career but had already shown he could hit.

Notable Achievements

• 100 RBI Seasons: 1 (1894)
• 100 Runs Scored Seasons: 1 (1894)