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George Washington (baseball)

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George Washington
Washington, circa 1935
Outfielder
Born: (1907-06-04)June 4, 1907
Linden, Texas, U.S.
Died: February 17, 1985(1985-02-17) (aged 77)
Linden, Texas, U.S.
Batted: Left
Threw: Right
MLB debut
April 17, 1935, for the Chicago White Sox
Last MLB appearance
June 11, 1936, for the Chicago White Sox
MLB statistics
Batting average.268
Home runs9
Runs batted in52
Teams

Sloan Vernon "George" Washington (June 4, 1907 – February 17, 1985) was an American professional baseball outfielder. He played all of 1935 and part of 1936 in Major League Baseball for the Chicago White Sox.

Washington's minor league baseball career spanned twenty seasons, from 1931 until 1950. He served as player-manager of the Texarkana Bears of the Big State League in 1947-48. In 1949, while playing for the Gladewater Bears, Washington won the Class-C East Texas League batting title at age 42.

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