George Watkins (baseball player)
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George Watkins was a Major League Baseball
player, born in Freestone County, Texas
who owns the record for the highest batting average
in their rookie
season, batting .373 in his rookie year of , with the St. Louis Cardinals
.
He went on to play until the season with the New York Giants
, the Philadelphia Phillies
(-), and Brooklyn Dodgers , never again posting a batting average over .312. On June 24, , Watkins hit three home runs in one game.
Major League Baseball
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player, born in Freestone County, Texas
Texas
Texas is the second largest U.S. state by both area and population, and the largest state by area in the contiguous United States.The name, based on the Caddo word "Tejas" meaning "friends" or "allies", was applied by the Spanish to the Caddo themselves and to the region of their settlement in...
who owns the record for the highest batting average
Batting average
Batting average is a statistic in both cricket and baseball that measures the performance of cricket batsmen and baseball hitters. The two statistics are related in that baseball averages are directly descended from the concept of cricket averages.- Cricket :...
in their rookie
Rookie
Rookie is a term for a person who is in his or her first year of play of their sport or has little or no professional experience. The term also has the more general meaning of anyone new to a profession, training or activity Rookie is a term for a person who is in his or her first year of play of...
season, batting .373 in his rookie year of , with the St. Louis Cardinals
St. Louis Cardinals
The St. Louis Cardinals are a professional baseball team based in St. Louis, Missouri. They are members of the Central Division in the National League of Major League Baseball. The Cardinals have won eleven World Series championships, the most of any National League team, and second overall only to...
.
He went on to play until the season with the New York Giants
San Francisco Giants
The San Francisco Giants are a Major League Baseball team based in San Francisco, California, playing in the National League West Division....
, the Philadelphia Phillies
Philadelphia Phillies
The Philadelphia Phillies are a Major League Baseball team. They are the oldest continuous, one-name, one-city franchise in all of professional American sports, dating to 1883. The Phillies are a member of the Eastern Division of Major League Baseball's National League...
(-), and Brooklyn Dodgers , never again posting a batting average over .312. On June 24, , Watkins hit three home runs in one game.