George Altman

Positions: Outfielder and First Baseman

Bats: Left • Throws: Right

6-4, 200lb (193cm, 90kg)

Born: March 20, 1933 in Goldsboro, NC us

School: Tennessee State University (Nashville, TN)

Debut: April 11, 1959 (Age 26-022d, 11,612th in major league history)
vs. LAD 3 AB, 2 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: October 1, 1967 (Age 34-195d)
vs. CIN 3 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1959 season

Full Name: George Lee Altman

Nicknames: Big George

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3x All-Star

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

13.0

3091

832

101

.269

409

RBI

403

OBP

.329

SLG

.432

OPS

.761

OPS+

106

Fielding stats are given overall and by position. In some cases, they will be identical.

1962 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1962 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	1	Apr 10	CHC	@	HOU	L,2-11	CG	40	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
2	2	Apr 11	CHC	@	HOU	L,0-2	CG	33	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
3	3	Apr 12	CHC	@	HOU	L,0-2	CG	30	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
4	4	Apr 13	CHC		STL	L,5-8	CG	61	15.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
5	5	Apr 14	CHC		STL	L,4-7	GS	40	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF CF
6	6	Apr 16	CHC		PIT	L,5-6	CG	43	9.0	1	0	1	2	0	CF
7	7	Apr 17	CHC		PIT	L,6-10	GS	45	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF CF
8	8	Apr 18	CHC		HOU	W,3-2	CG	40	10.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
9	9	Apr 19	CHC		HOU	L,0-6	CG	46	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
10	10	Apr 21	CHC	@	STL	L,0-8	CG	39	8.0	4	1	0	5	1	RF
11	14 (3)	Apr 25	CHC		LAD	W,9-6	CG	38	9.0	3	0	1	4	0	RF
12	15	Apr 26	CHC		LAD	L,5-12	CG	45	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
13	16	Apr 27	CHC	@	SFG	L,4-5	CG	37	8.2	1	0	0	1	0	RF
14	17	Apr 28	CHC	@	SFG	L,2-11	CG	41	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
15	18	Apr 29 (1)	CHC	@	SFG	L,0-7	CG	38	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
16	19	Apr 29 (2)	CHC	@	SFG	L,0-6	CG	35	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
17	20	Apr 30	CHC	@	LAD	L,1-3	CG	36	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
18	21	May 1	CHC	@	LAD	L,5-6	CG	71	15.1	1	0	0	1	0	RF
19	22	May 2	CHC	@	LAD	W,3-1	CG	33	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
20	23	May 4	CHC		SFG	L,6-11	CG	45	9.0	2	1	0	3	0	RF
21	24	May 5	CHC		SFG	W,12-8	CG	40	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
22	25	May 6	CHC		SFG	L,3-7	CG	36	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
23	26	May 8	CHC		NYM	L,1-3	CG	39	9.0	0	0	1	1	0	RF
24	27	May 11	CHC		PHI	L,2-12	CG	47	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
25	28	May 12	CHC		PHI	W,9-8	CG	43	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
26	29	May 13 (1)	CHC		PHI	W,8-7	CG	39	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
27	30	May 13 (2)	CHC		PHI	W,8-5	CG	43	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
28	31	May 15	CHC	@	NYM	L,5-6	CG	63	12.2	2	0	0	2	0	RF
29	32	May 16	CHC	@	NYM	L,5-6	CG	48	10.1	2	0	0	2	0	RF
30	33	May 18	CHC	@	PHI	W,11-8	CG	43	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
31	34	May 19	CHC	@	PHI	L,5-7	CG	37	8.0	1	0	1	2	0	RF
32	35	May 20 (1)	CHC	@	PHI	W,6-4	CG	37	9.0	2	1	0	3	0	RF
33	36	May 20 (2)	CHC	@	PHI	W,11-2	CG	33	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	RF
34	37	May 21	CHC	@	PIT	L,4-8	CG	39	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
35	38	May 22	CHC	@	PIT	W,3-1	CG	35	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
36	39	May 23	CHC	@	MLN	L,2-4	CG	31	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
37	40	May 24	CHC	@	MLN	W,4-3	CG	36	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
38	41	May 25	CHC	@	CIN	L,1-2	CG	30	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
39	42	May 26	CHC	@	CIN	L,6-11	CG	42	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
40	43	May 27	CHC	@	CIN	L,0-10	CG	41	8.0	7	0	0	7	1	1B
41	44	May 28	CHC		MLN	W,2-1	CG	34	9.0	7	2	0	9	1	1B
42	45	May 29	CHC		MLN	L,9-11	CG	44	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
43	46	May 30	CHC		HOU	L,6-8	CG	63	14.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
44	47	May 31	CHC		HOU	L,6-10	CG	44	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
45	48	Jun 1	CHC		CIN	L,2-5	CG	36	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
46	49	Jun 2	CHC		CIN	L,2-3	CG	34	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
47	50	Jun 3	CHC		CIN	W,6-3	CG	38	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
48	51	Jun 5	CHC		SFG	L,4-11	CG	44	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	RF
49	52	Jun 6	CHC		SFG	W,4-3	CG	36	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
50	54 (1)	Jun 8 (1)	CHC		NYM	L,3-4	CG	40	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	RF
51	55	Jun 8 (2)	CHC		NYM	W,3-2	CG	36	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
52	56	Jun 9	CHC		NYM	L,6-11	CG	50	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
53	57	Jun 10 (1)	CHC		NYM	L,1-2	CG	37	9.0	9	0	0	9	2	1B
54	58	Jun 10 (2)	CHC		NYM	W,5-4	GS	37	10.0	9	1	0	10	1	1B RF
55	59	Jun 11	CHC		PIT	L,1-6	CG	40	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
56	60	Jun 12	CHC		PIT	L,3-4	CG	35	9.0	0	0	1	1	0	RF
57	61	Jun 13	CHC		PIT	L,4-6	CG	43	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	RF
58	66 (4)	Jun 17 (2)	CHC	@	NYM	W,4-3	GF	23	5.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
59	67	Jun 19	CHC	@	PHI	W,9-5	GS	39	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
60	70 (2)	Jun 23	CHC	@	PIT	L,3-4	CG	34	8.1	4	0	0	4	0	RF
61	71	Jun 24 (1)	CHC	@	PIT	W,4-3	CG	36	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
62	72	Jun 24 (2)	CHC	@	PIT	W,8-4	CG	40	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
63	73	Jun 25	CHC		STL	L,4-6	CG	39	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
64	74	Jun 26	CHC		STL	L,3-15	CG	45	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
65	75	Jun 27 (1)	CHC		STL	L,0-4	CG	36	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
66	76	Jun 27 (2)	CHC		STL	L,0-8	CG	44	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
67	77	Jun 28	CHC		STL	W,7-2	CG	36	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	RF
68	78	Jun 29	CHC	@	MLN	W,4-0	CG	32	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
69	79	Jun 30	CHC	@	MLN	L,3-5	CG	34	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
70	80	Jul 1	CHC	@	MLN	L,0-1	CG	29	8.0	0	0	0	0	0
71	81	Jul 2 (1)	CHC	@	CIN	W,6-5	CG	42	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
72	82	Jul 2 (2)	CHC	@	CIN	L,3-4	CG	32	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
73	83	Jul 3	CHC	@	CIN	L,1-6	CG	34	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	RF
74	84	Jul 4	CHC	@	CIN	L,6-8	CG	40	8.0	5	0	1	6	0	RF
75	85	Jul 6	CHC		MLN	L,3-5	CG	41	10.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
76	86	Jul 7	CHC		MLN	W,2-1	CG	42	10.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
77	87	Jul 8 (1)	CHC		MLN	W,7-5	CG	41	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
78	88	Jul 8 (2)	CHC		MLN	L,3-5	CG	42	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
79	89	Jul 12	CHC		CIN	L,4-8	CG	45	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
80	90	Jul 13	CHC		CIN	W,1-0	CG	29	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
81	91	Jul 14	CHC		CIN	W,6-3	CG	36	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
82	92	Jul 15 (1)	CHC	@	HOU	L,4-5	CG	32	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
83	93	Jul 15 (2)	CHC	@	HOU	W,4-1	GS	35	9.0	7	1	0	8	1	RF 1B
84	94	Jul 17	CHC	@	STL	L,6-8	CG	41	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
85	95	Jul 18	CHC	@	STL	L,1-2	CG	31	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
86	96	Jul 19	CHC	@	STL	L,4-5	CG	36	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
87	97	Jul 20	CHC		LAD	L,2-8	CG	42	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
88	98	Jul 21	CHC		LAD	L,1-3	CG	38	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	RF
89	99	Jul 22	CHC		LAD	L,6-13	CG	37	7.0	4	0	0	4	0	RF
90	100	Jul 23	CHC		PHI	L,3-5	CG	42	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	RF
91	101	Jul 24	CHC		PHI	W,5-3	CG	37	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
92	102	Jul 25	CHC		PHI	W,5-2	CG	40	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
93	103	Jul 27	CHC		HOU	W,5-1	CG	34	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
94	104	Jul 29 (1)	CHC		HOU	W,4-2	CG	35	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
95	105	Jul 29 (2)	CHC		HOU	L,1-3	CG	40	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
96	106	Aug 1	CHC	@	SFG	W,3-2	CG	41	10.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
97	107	Aug 2	CHC	@	SFG	L,3-4	CG	36	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
98	108	Aug 3	CHC	@	LAD	L,3-8	CG	41	8.0	1	0	1	2	0	RF
99	109	Aug 4	CHC	@	LAD	L,3-5	CG	36	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
100	110	Aug 5 (1)	CHC	@	LAD	L,3-4	CG	57	13.1	5	1	0	6	1	RF
101	111	Aug 5 (2)	CHC	@	LAD	W,4-2	CG	31	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	RF
102	112	Aug 6	CHC	@	MLN	L,1-4	CG	35	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
103	113	Aug 7	CHC	@	MLN	L,1-4	CG	32	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
104	114	Aug 8	CHC	@	MLN	W,12-4	CG	37	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	RF
105	115	Aug 9	CHC	@	MLN	L,0-1	CG	29	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
106	116	Aug 10	CHC		PIT	W,7-6	CG	43	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
107	117	Aug 11	CHC		PIT	L,6-10	CG	42	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
108	118	Aug 12	CHC		PIT	L,4-5	CG	40	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
109	119	Aug 14	CHC		SFG	L,2-9	CG	41	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
110	120	Aug 15	CHC		SFG	W,7-5	CG	38	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
111	121	Aug 16	CHC		SFG	W,6-0	CG	35	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
112	122	Aug 17	CHC	@	HOU	L,2-3	CG	36	8.1	1	0	0	1	0	RF
113	123	Aug 18 (1)	CHC	@	HOU	L,1-2	CG	35	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
114	124	Aug 18 (2)	CHC	@	HOU	W,6-5	CG	45	9.0	10	2	0	12	0	1B
115	125	Aug 19	CHC	@	HOU	W,4-3	CG	36	9.0	10	0	0	10	1	1B
116	126	Aug 21	CHC		CIN	L,0-2	CG	37	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
117	127	Aug 22	CHC		CIN	L,5-9	GS	47	10.0	4	0	0	4	0	RF 1B
118	128	Aug 23	CHC		CIN	L,3-14	CG	56	9.0	5	1	0	6	0	1B
119	129	Aug 24	CHC		MLN	W,7-2	CG	37	9.0	9	0	0	9	0	1B
120	130	Aug 25	CHC		MLN	L,1-10	CG	40	9.0	13	0	0	13	0	1B
121	131	Aug 26	CHC		MLN	W,4-1	CG	36	9.0	13	0	0	13	2	1B
122	132	Aug 28	CHC	@	PIT	L,6-7	CG	37	8.0	6	0	0	6	1	1B
123	133	Aug 29	CHC	@	PIT	L,2-5	CG	36	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
124	134	Aug 30	CHC	@	PIT	L,3-5	CG	37	8.0	4	1	0	5	1	RF
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
125	135	Sep 1	CHC		HOU	W,4-3	CG	35	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
126	136	Sep 2	CHC		HOU	L,1-3	CG	37	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	RF
127	137	Sep 3 (1)	CHC	@	STL	W,6-2	CG	37	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
128	138	Sep 3 (2)	CHC	@	STL	W,5-2	CG	35	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
129	139	Sep 4	CHC	@	STL	L,1-7	CG	35	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
130	140	Sep 5 (1)	CHC	@	CIN	L,5-7	CG	43	9.0	9	0	0	9	1	1B
131	141	Sep 5 (2)	CHC	@	CIN	L,3-10	CG	44	8.0	5	0	0	5	0	RF
132	142	Sep 7	CHC	@	SFG	L,5-6	CG	35	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
133	143	Sep 8	CHC	@	SFG	L,2-7	GS	36	7.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
134	145 (1)	Sep 10	CHC	@	LAD	L,1-8	GF	3	1.0	2	0	0	2	1	PH 1B
135	146	Sep 11	CHC	@	LAD	L,1-3	CG	36	8.0	7	1	0	8	0	1B
136	147	Sep 14	CHC		LAD	L,7-13	CG	45	9.0	2	1	0	3	1	RF
137	148	Sep 15	CHC		LAD	L,4-6	GS	39	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
138	158 (9)	Sep 26	CHC		PHI	L,5-6	CG	38	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
139	159	Sep 27	CHC		PHI	L,0-7	CG	41	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
140	160	Sep 28	CHC		NYM	W,3-2	CG	38	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
141	161	Sep 29	CHC		NYM	L,1-2	CG	35	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
142	162	Sep 30	CHC		NYM	W,5-1	CG	33	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
							147gm		1253.0	360	15	7	382	17