George Watkins (baseball)
George Archibald Watkins was a Major League Baseball player, born in Freestone County, Texas who owns the National League record for the highest batting average in his 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.
In 894 games played, Watkins compiled a.288 batting average with 490 runs scored, 73 home runs, 420 RBI, a.347 on-base percentage and a.443 slugging percentage in 7 major league seasons. He posted a career.956 fielding percentage. In 9 World Series games, he batted.231, scoring 6 runs, with 2 home runs and 3 RBI.
