George Watkins

Position: Outfielder

Bats: Left • Throws: Right

6-0, 175lb (183cm, 79kg)

Born: June 4, 1900 in Freestone County, TX us

Died: June 1, 1970 in Austin, TX

Buried: Broyles Chapel Cemetery, Palestine, TX

Debut: April 15, 1930 (Age 29-315d, 7,048th in major league history)
vs. CHC 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 1 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: September 27, 1936 (Age 36-115d)
vs. NYG 4 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1930 season

Full Name: George Archibald Watkins

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1931 World Series

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

10.3

3207

925

.288

490

RBI

420

OBP

.347

SLG

.443

OPS

.790

OPS+

106

Many detailed statistics are based on play-by-play accounts accumulated by Retrosheet. These totals may be incomplete (3.6% of all plays from 1912 to 1968 are missing or have incomplete accounts, click link for year and team summary of data completeness) for some players prior to 1969 and even complete seasons may not match the official totals due to errors in both the official totals and the play-by-play accounts.

Summary of 73 Home Runs

(For more accurate walk-off HR totals, see the Batting Event Finder)

0 leading off, 1 walk-off, 8 tying, 24 go ahead

4 Tms
STL	44
PHI	19
NYG	6
BRO	4

Platoon
vs RHP	68
vs LHP	5

Home/Road
Home	42
Away	31

Outs
1	30
2	22
0	21

8 Opps
PHI	16
BSN	12
BRO	12
PIT	9
CHC	9
CIN	7
NYG	5
STL	3

49 Pitchers
Phil Collins	6
Freddie Fitzsimmons	3
Ben Cantwell	3
Ray Benge	3
Dutch Leonard	3
Bob Smith	2
Erv Brame	2
Flint Rhem	2
Charlie Root	2
Guy Bush	2
Mace Brown	2
Steve Swetonic	2
Bruce Cunningham	2
Hal Elliott	2
Si Johnson	2
Ray Kolp	2
Tex Carleton	1
Ed Brandt	1
Sheriff Blake	1
Curt Davis	1
Ray Moss	1
Larry Benton	1
Joe Heving	1
Hal Schumacher	1
Tiny Chaplin	1
Ed Heusser	1
Jumbo Elliott	1
Ownie Carroll	1
Jesse Haines	1
Pat Malone	1
Lon Warneke	1
Paul Derringer	1
Ray Kremer	1
Don Brennan	1
Huck Betts	1
Ed Holley	1
Phil Page	1
Watson Clark	1
Cy Moore	1
Ray Phelps	1
Hap Collard	1
Fred Frankhouse	1
George Earnshaw	1
Boom-Boom Beck	1
Van Mungo	1
Lou Koupal	1
Heinie Meine	1
Bill Swift	1
Eppa Rixey	1

7 Parks
Busch Stad 1 (STL)	25
Baker Bowl (PHI)	17
Polo Grounds (NYC)	10
Ebbets Fld (NYC)	9
Wrigley Fld (CHI)	4
Braves Fld (BOS)	4
Forbes Fld (PIT)	4

Where Hit
9	58
7	3
89	3
78	1

2 Inside the Park

General field locations
when available.

Game Totals
1·HR gms	58
2·HR gms	6
3·HR gms	1

Gms w/ this # = 0
are not shown.

Bases
---	36
1--	22
12-	6
-2-	3
--3	2
-23	2
1-3	2

121 RBI
RISP	15
0 on	35
1 on	28
2 on	10
Any on	38

Inning
1	8
2	7
3	7
4	9
5	6
6	6
7	8
8	10
9	11
Extra	1

1-3	22
4-6	21
7-end	30

RelScore
+4..	10
+3	3
+2	3
+1	8
Tied	17
-1	10
-2	8
-3	7
-4..	7

Ahead	24
Tied	17
Behind	32

Before event,
for batter

DefPos
RF	34
LF	25
CF	10
PH	2
1B	2

OrderPos
2nd	29
3rd	18
6th	14
5th	5
9th	3
7th	2
1st	1
4th	1

Leverage
High Lev	17
Medium Lev	18
Low Lev	29

Play By Play

WE and WPA Explanation

Play By Play
1930	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
1	1	1	1	1930-04-26	STL	@	PIT	Erv Brame	behind 5-9	t 9	0	1--	2	9	8	0.053	9%		Home Run (Deep RF); P. Martin Scores
2	2	2	1	1930-05-07	STL		PHI	Lou Koupal	behind 0-3	b 2	0	---	1	4	3	0.081	38%		Home Run (Deep RF)
3	3	3	1	1930-06-05	STL	@	PHI	Hap Collard	behind 3-10	t 9	2	---	1	6	9	0.000	0%		Home Run (Deep RF)
4	4	4	1	1930-06-23	STL		BSN	Bob Smith	ahead 5-4	b 4	2	---	1	3	9	0.099	73%		Home Run (Deep RF)
5	5	5	1	1930-06-24	STL		BSN	Bruce Cunningham	ahead 4-3	b 2	2	-2-	2	3	9	0.141	77%		Home Run (Deep RF); S. Adams Scores
6	6	6	2	1930-06-24	STL		BSN	Bruce Cunningham	ahead 7-3	b 4	1	1--	2	3	9	0.061	95%		Home Run (Deep RF); S. Adams Scores
7	7	7	1	1930-07-08	STL		PIT	Ray Kremer	behind 1-5	b 4	0	---	1	3	9	0.074	26%		Home Run (Deep RF)
8	8	8	1	1930-07-16	STL	@	PHI	Phil Collins	behind 3-9	t 6	0	---	1	3	9	0.028	7%		Home Run (Deep RF)
9	9	9	1	1930-07-17	STL	@	NYG	Joe Heving	behind 6-12	t 9	2	1--	2	3	9	0.001	0%		Home Run (Deep RF); S. Adams Scores
10	10	10	1	1930-07-20	STL	@	BRO	Ray Moss	ahead 11-3	t 5	0	---	1	3	9	0.008	99%		Home Run (Deep RF)
11	11	11	1	1930-08-06	STL		CHC	Sheriff Blake	behind 2-3	b 7	1	1--	2	9	PH	0.330	74%	IPHR	Inside-the-park Home Run to CF (Deep CF-RF); C. Gelbert Scores
12	12	12	1	1930-08-15	STL		BSN	Fred Frankhouse	tied 0-0	b 1	2	---	1	3	3	0.086	60%		Home Run (Deep RF)
13	13	13	1	1930-08-29	STL	@	CHC	Guy Bush	ahead 2-0	t 3	2	---	1	6	9	0.085	73%		Home Run (Deep RF)
14	14	14	1	1930-09-07 (1)	STL		CIN	Si Johnson	ahead 8-2	b 5	1	--3	2	6	9
15	15	15	1	1930-09-13	STL	@	BSN	Bob Smith	ahead 3-2	t 8	2	---	1	6	9	0.141	81%		Home Run (Deep CF-RF)
16	16	16	1	1930-09-20 (1)	STL	@	PHI	Hal Elliott	tied 2-2	t 7	0	---	1	6	9	0.159	66%		Home Run (Deep RF)
17	17	17	1	1930-09-26	STL		PIT	Erv Brame	behind 0-2	b 4	0	-23	3	6	9	0.159	67%		Home Run (Deep RF); J. Bottomley Scores; C. Hafey Scores
1931	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
18	18	1	1	1931-05-17	STL	@	NYG	Freddie Fitzsimmons	tied 0-0	t 1	1	---	1	2	9	0.101	58%		Home Run (Deep RF)
19	19	2	2	1931-05-17	STL	@	NYG	Freddie Fitzsimmons	ahead 2-1	t 6	0	---	1	2	9	0.121	78%		Home Run (Deep RF)
20	20	3	1	1931-05-30 (1)	STL		CIN	Ray Kolp	ahead 5-4	b 6	1	12-	3	2	9	0.174	94%		Home Run; J. Wilson Scores; S. Adams Scores
21	21	4	2	1931-05-30 (1)	STL		CIN	Eppa Rixey	ahead 11-4	b 8	0	---	1	2	9	0.001	100%		Home Run
22	22	5	1	1931-06-16	STL		PHI	Ray Benge	behind 0-1	b 9	1	---	1	2	9	0.466	58%		Home Run (Deep RF)
23	23	6	1	1931-06-24 (2)	STL	@	PHI	Phil Collins	tied 0-0	t 4	0	1--	2	3	9	0.180	72%		Home Run (Deep RF); F. Frisch Scores
24	24	7	2	1931-06-24 (2)	STL	@	PHI	Phil Collins	tied 2-2	t 6	2	---	1	3	9	0.168	61%		Home Run (Deep RF)
25	25	8	3	1931-06-24 (2)	STL	@	PHI	Jumbo Elliott	ahead 3-2	t 9	1	---	1	3	9	0.101	91%		Home Run (Deep RF)
26	26	9	1	1931-07-03 (2)	STL	@	PHI	Phil Collins	ahead 5-1	t 2	1	---	1	3	9	0.053	88%		Home Run (Deep RF)
27	27	10	1	1931-07-11	STL		CIN	Ray Kolp	tied 0-0	b 1	2	---	1	3	9	0.100	61%		Home Run (Deep RF)
28	28	11	1	1931-07-16	STL		BRO	Ray Phelps	ahead 2-0	b 3	1	---	1	2	9	0.079	82%		Home Run (Deep RF)
29	29	12	1	1931-07-25	STL		PHI	Ray Benge	tied 0-0	b 1	1	---	1	2	9	0.098	62%		Home Run (Deep RF)
30	30	13	1	1931-08-07	STL		CHC	Pat Malone	ahead 4-0	b 2	2	1--	2	2	9	0.074	94%		Home Run (Deep RF); S. Adams Scores
1932	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
31	31	1	1	1932-04-30	STL	@	CHC	Lon Warneke	behind 2-3	t 6	0	---	1	3	8	0.160	50%		Home Run (Deep RF)
32	32	2	1	1932-05-01	STL	@	CHC	Guy Bush	ahead 1-0	t 3	0	1--	2	3	8	0.149	80%		Home Run (Deep RF); F. Frisch Scores
33	33	3	1	1932-05-28	STL	@	PIT	Steve Swetonic	behind 1-6	t 7	2	1-3	3	5	9	0.095	12%		Home Run (Deep RF); H. Hendrick Scores; R. Collins Scores
34	34	4	1	1932-06-26 (2)	STL		CHC	Charlie Root	behind 1-3	b 7	1	--3	2	5	9	0.266	55%	IPHR	Inside-the-park Home Run to CF; R. Collins Scores
35	35	5	1	1932-07-09	STL		PHI	Flint Rhem	behind 0-3	b 2	0	---	1	5	7	0.088	35%		Home Run (Deep RF)
36	36	6	1	1932-07-10 (2)	STL		PHI	Hal Elliott	tied 0-0	b 3	2	1--	2	2	7
37	37	7	1	1932-07-12	STL		PHI	Phil Collins	behind 5-6	b 9	2	1--	2	2	7	0.897	100%	Walk-Off	Home Run; J. Wilson Scores
38	38	8	1	1932-07-28 (2)	STL	@	BRO	Cy Moore	tied 2-2	t 3	1	1--	2	2	7	0.195	70%		Home Run (Deep RF); J. Reese Scores
39	39	9	1	1932-08-19	STL		PHI	Ed Holley	behind 2-3	b 4	1	1--	2	6	9	0.228	66%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); J. Bottomley Scores
1933	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
40	40	1	1	1933-04-25	STL		PIT	Steve Swetonic	behind 0-2	b 1	0	1--	2	2	9	0.168	55%		Home Run (Deep RF); E. Orsatti Scores
41	41	2	1	1933-06-14	STL		PIT	Heinie Meine	behind 1-2	b 4	0	---	1	5	9	0.140	56%		Home Run (Deep RF)
42	42	3	1	1933-08-20 (2)	STL	@	BRO	Boom-Boom Beck	ahead 3-0	t 8	1	1--	2	2	9	0.042	99%		Home Run (Deep RF); P. Martin Scores
43	43	4	1	1933-08-23	STL	@	BSN	Huck Betts	behind 1-4	t 9	0	---	1	2	9	0.034	6%		Home Run (Deep RF)
44	44	5	1	1933-08-27 (1)	STL	@	NYG	Hal Schumacher	tied 0-0	t 1	0	-2-	2	2	9
1934	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
45	45	1	1	1934-05-01	NYG		BRO	Dutch Leonard	behind 0-1	b 2	1	1--	2	6	8	0.190	64%		Home Run (Deep LF); T. Jackson Scores/unER
46	46	2	2	1934-05-01	NYG		BRO	Phil Page	ahead 8-1	b 5	1	---	1	6	8	0.006	99%		Home Run (Deep RF)
47	47	3	1	1934-06-02	NYG		PHI	Phil Collins	behind 2-4	b 8	2	-2-	2	6	8	0.397	53%		Inside-the-park Home Run (LF-CF); T. Jackson Scores
48	48	4	1	1934-06-07	NYG		BSN	Ed Brandt	ahead 11-5	b 8	2	12-	3	6	8	0.002	100%		Home Run (Deep RF); M. Ott Scores/unER; T. Jackson Scores/unER; G. Watkins Scores/unER
49	49	5	1	1934-08-09	NYG		BRO	Ownie Carroll	ahead 13-3	b 8	2	12-	3	1	7	0.000	100%		Home Run (Deep RF); G. Mancuso Scores/unER; J. Vergez Scores/unER; G. Watkins Scores/unER
50	50	6	1	1934-09-29	NYG		BRO	Van Mungo	behind 0-3	b 7	1	---	1	6	8	0.081	18%		Home Run (Deep RF)
1935	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
51	51	1	1	1935-04-18	PHI		BRO	Dutch Leonard	behind 6-9	b 9	2	12-	3	3	8	0.493	54%		Home Run (Deep RF); E. Boland Scores; L. Chiozza Scores
52	52	2	1	1935-04-19	PHI		NYG	Freddie Fitzsimmons	ahead 4-2	b 3	0	1--	2	3	8	0.104	88%		Home Run (Deep RF); L. Chiozza Scores
53	53	3	1	1935-05-22	PHI	@	STL	Jesse Haines	behind 1-3	t 7	2	---	1	7	7	0.105	24%		Home Run (Deep RF)
54	54	4	1	1935-06-01 (1)	PHI	@	BRO	Watson Clark	behind 3-5	t 8	1	---	1	2	7	0.101	20%		Home Run (Deep RF)
55	55	5	1	1935-06-12 (2)	PHI		CHC	Tex Carleton	tied 2-2	b 4	2	12-	3	2	7	0.274	83%		Home Run; L. Chiozza Scores; E. Allen Scores
56	56	6	1	1935-06-17	PHI		PIT	Bill Swift	behind 0-1	b 1	1	---	1	2	7
57	57	7	1	1935-06-23 (1)	PHI		CIN	Don Brennan	behind 4-6	b 9	1	---	1	9	PH	0.076	13%		Home Run (Deep RF)
58	58	8	1	1935-06-26	PHI		CIN	Paul Derringer	tied 4-4	b 7	1	1--	2	2	7	0.270	86%		Home Run (Deep RF); E. Allen Scores
59	59	9	2	1935-06-26	PHI		CIN	Si Johnson	ahead 7-4	b 8	1	1-3	3	2	7	0.019	100%		Home Run (Deep RF); B. Ryan Scores; E. Allen Scores
60	60	10	1	1935-06-30 (2)	PHI	@	BSN	Ben Cantwell	behind 1-2	t 3	1	---	2	2	7
61	61	11	1	1935-07-04 (2)	PHI	@	BRO	George Earnshaw	tied 2-2	t 8	0	---	1	2	7	0.243	74%		Home Run (Deep LF)
62	62	12	2	1935-07-04 (2)	PHI	@	BRO	Dutch Leonard	tied 4-4	t 10	1	---	1	2	7	0.377	82%		Home Run
63	63	13	1	1935-07-06 (2)	PHI		BSN	Larry Benton	ahead 8-0	b 5	1	-23	3	2	7
64	64	14	1	1935-07-24 (2)	PHI	@	PIT	Mace Brown	behind 1-4	t 8	1	1--	2	2	7
65	65	15	1	1935-08-28 (1)	PHI		STL	Ed Heusser	tied 0-0	b 1	1	---	1	2	7	0.093	62%		Home Run (Deep RF)
66	66	16	1	1935-09-05	PHI	@	CHC	Charlie Root	behind 0-2	t 6	1	---	1	3	7	0.113	31%		Home Run
67	67	17	1	1935-09-22 (2)	PHI		BSN	Ben Cantwell	behind 2-3	b 7	1	1--	2	2	7
1936	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
68	68	1	1	1936-04-23	PHI	@	BSN	Ben Cantwell	ahead 3-2	t 9	2	1--	2	2	7	0.141	96%		Home Run (Deep RF); L. Chiozza Scores
69	69	2	1	1936-04-30	PHI	@	PIT	Mace Brown	behind 3-6	t 9	2	1--	2	2	7	0.026	4%		Home Run (Deep RF); C. Sheerin Scores
70	70	3	1	1936-06-21 (1)	BRO		CHC	Curt Davis	behind 1-6	b 5	0	---	1	6	7
71	71	4	1	1936-07-12 (1)	BRO	@	STL	Flint Rhem	tied 0-0	t 2	0	1--	2	5	7	0.159	70%		Home Run (CF-RF); B. Hassett Scores
72	72	5	1	1936-08-15	BRO		BSN	Tiny Chaplin	tied 1-1	b 4	2	1--	2	6	7	0.227	76%		Home Run (Deep RF); B. Phelps Scores
73	73	6	1	1936-08-22	BRO		PHI	Ray Benge	ahead 4-1	b 5	1	12-	3	7	7	0.078	97%		Home Run (Deep RF); B. Phelps Scores; B. Hassett Scores

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