What years did Lefty George play?

Lefty George played in Major League Baseball from 1911 to 1918.

Was Lefty George a pitcher?

Yes. Lefty George pitched in the major leagues, recording 7 wins and 74 strikeouts.

How many home runs did Lefty George hit?

Lefty George hit 0 career home runs with 14 hits.

Lefty George

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1911-1918)

W–L 7–21

ERA 3.85

WHIP 1.58

SO 74

Pitcher PIV -3423.4

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: L / L
Height / Weight: 6'0" / 155 lb
Born: 8/13/1886 in Pittsburgh, PA, USA
Died: 5/13/1955 in York, PA, USA
MLB Debut: 1911-04-14
Last Game: 1918-08-24

Full name: Thomas Edward George

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Career Pitching Statistics

W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
7	21	52	26	14	2	0	243.0	285	104	5	98	74	3.85	-3423.4

Career ERA 3.85 vs. league average 3.10 across their career seasons — 24.3% worse than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Year	Team	Lg	W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA	Lg ERA	Pitcher PIV
1911	SLA	AL	4	9	27	13	6	1	116.3	136	54	51	23	4.18	3.37 (-24%)	-2660.3
1912	CLE	AL	0	5	11	5	2	0	44.3	69	24	18	18	4.87	3.36 (-45%)	-377.1
1915	CIN	NL	2	2	5	3	2	1	28.0	24	12	8	11	3.86	2.90 (-33%)	-414.5
1918	BSN	NL	1	5	9	5	4	0	54.3	56	14	21	22	2.32	2.83 (+18%)	28.5
Career · 4 seasons			7	21	52	26	14	2	243.0	285	104	98	74	3.85	—	-3,423

Lg columns show the league average for that season, with the player's figure as a percentage above or below it. Career totals the seasons listed above.

Career Batting Statistics

G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
55	92	5	14	1	3	0	1	0	4	16	.152	.188	.228	.416	0

Career AVG .152 vs. league average .259 across their career seasons — 41.3% below league average.

Career OBP .188 vs. league average .327 across their career seasons — 42.6% below league average.

Career SLG .228 vs. league average .343 across their career seasons — 33.4% below league average.

Career OPS .416 vs. league average .670 across their career seasons — 37.9% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	RBI	BB	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
1911	SLA	AL	27	44	1	5	0	0	0	2	11	.114	—	—	—	—	0.0
1912	CLE	AL	11	14	1	3	1	1	0	1	1	.214	—	—	—	—	0.0
1915	CIN	NL	7	12	1	4	0	2	1	0	2	.333	—	—	—	—	0.0
1918	BSN	NL	10	22	2	2	0	0	0	1	2	.091	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 4 seasons			55	92	5	14	1	3	1	4	16	.152	—	—	—	—	0

Lg columns show the league average for that season, with the player's figure as a percentage above or below it. Career totals the seasons listed above.

Game Log & Splits

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Per-game data from Retrosheet (regular season, through 2025).

Batting — Home / Away

Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	34	41	4	7	0	1	.171
Away	22	50	2	7	0	0	.140

Pitching — Home / Away

Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	31	122.2	155	60	47	41	4.40
Away	21	120.0	130	52	53	33	3.90

Last 10 Games — Batting

Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB	R	H	BB	SO
1918-08-24	BSN	CIN	L	4	1	0	1	1
1918-08-21	BSN	PIT	L	0	0	0	0	0
1918-08-20	BSN	CHC	L	2	0	1	0	1
1918-08-18	BSN	CHC	W	4	0	1	0	0
1918-08-17	BSN	STL	L	1	0	0	0	0
1918-08-13	BSN	NY1	L	3	0	0	0	0
1918-08-03	BSN	PIT	L	3	0	0	0	0
1918-07-31	BSN	CHC	L	0	0	0	0	0
1918-07-27	BSN	CHC	L	2	1	0	0	0
1918-07-25	BSN	CIN	L	3	0	0	0	0

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
1918-08-24	BSN	CIN	L	9.0	11	7	4	5	4	0
1918-08-20	BSN	CHC	L	4.1	7	1	1	0	2	0
1918-08-18	BSN	CHC	W	9.0	6	1	1	4	2	0
1918-08-17	BSN	STL	—	1.0	0	0	0	1	0	0
1918-08-13	BSN	NY1	L	7.0	7	5	5	3	2	0
1918-08-03	BSN	PIT	L	9.0	9	4	3	4	6	0
1918-07-31	BSN	CHC	—	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	0
1918-07-27	BSN	CHC	—	5.0	3	0	0	1	3	0
1918-07-25	BSN	CIN	L	9.0	12	5	1	3	3	0
1915-09-27	CIN	CHC	L	8.0	9	7	5	2	3	1

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
P	52	0	7	79	7	3

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year	Team	Pos	G	PO	A	E	DP
1911	SLA	P	27	5	30	5	2
1912	CLE	P	11	0	15	2	0
1915	CIN	P	5	0	11	0	0
1918	BSN	P	9	2	23	0	1

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

Circle size = games played at each position.

Position	Games
Pitcher	52

College History

School Name	City	State	Years Attended
Washington and Lee University	Lexington	VA	1908

Frequently Asked Questions about Lefty George

What years did Lefty George play?: Lefty George played in Major League Baseball from 1911 to 1918.
Was Lefty George a pitcher?: Yes. Lefty George pitched in the major leagues, recording 7 wins and 74 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Lefty George hit?: Lefty George hit 0 career home runs with 14 hits.