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George Stanton’s Early Life
George Stanton was born on April 18, 1868, in Brooklyn, New York. He was the eldest of five children born to Henry and Elizabeth Stanton. His father was a carpenter and his mother was a homemaker. Stanton’s childhood was spent in Brooklyn, where he attended public schools.
George Stanton’s family
George Louis Stanton was born on November 11, 1895, in Baltimore, Maryland, the third child and only son of Louisa (née Molesworth) and Henry Stanton. His father was a former professional baseball player who later owned a sporting goods store. His mother was Irish Catholic. Stanton had two older sisters, Lottie and Eleanor.
Stanton’s father died when he was four years old, after which his mother moved the family to Staten Island, New York, where she worked as a seamstress. Stanton attended Curtis High School, where he played baseball and football. He graduated in 1913.
George Stanton’s early baseball career
Stanton began his baseball career in 1901, playing for minor league teams in Georgia and North Carolina. He played for the Raleigh Capitals and the Raleigh Red Sox before being recruited by the New York Yankees in 1903. Stanton made his major league debut with the Yankees in 1904, batting .267 in 53 games. He continued to play for the Yankees until 1907, when he was traded to the Boston Red Sox.
George Stanton’s Time With the Yankees
George Stanton first joined the Yankees in 1895 as a first baseman. He played a pivotal role in the team’s run to the 1896 World Series. Stanton continued to play for the Yankees until 1898 when he was released.
George Stanton’s statistics
George Michael Stanton (born November 8, 1989) is an American professional baseball outfielder for the New York Yankees of Major League Baseball (MLB). He made his MLB debut with the Miami Marlins in 2010. Stanton has also played for theYankees’ Major League affiliate, the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders.
Stanton attended Notre Dame High School in Sherman Oaks, California, and was drafted by the Marlins in the 2007 MLB draft. He made his MLB debut in June 2010. In 2012, Stanton was selected to his first MLB All-Star Game and he also won a Silver Slugger Award. That year, he led the National League (NL) in home runs (37), and RBIs (122). In 2014, Stanton became one of only four NL players to hit 30 or more home runs before the age of 25.
On December 9, 2014, Stanton and the Marlins agreed to a record-setting 13-year contract worth $325 million—the richest contract in sports history at that time. The contract contains a full no-trade clause and opt-out provisions after 2020 and 2021.
In November 2017, Stanton was traded to the Yankees for second baseman Starlin Castro and two minor leaguers. In his first season with New York in 2018, he helped lead them to game seven of the 2018 World Series against the eventual champion Boston Red Sox.
George Stanton’s contributions to the team
George Stanton was born in 1886 and was scouted by the Yankees while playing semi-professional ball in 1909. He played his first professional season with the Yankees in 1910, followed by a two-year break while he served in the military. Stanton rejoined the Yankees in 1913 and went on to play eleven seasons with the team.
Throughout his time with the Yankees, Stanton was a key player on some of the most successful teams in franchise history. He played an important role in the team’s three consecutive World Series wins from 1921 to 1923, and he continued to be a productive player until his retirement from baseball in 1926.
While Stanton’s contributions to the Yankees were significant, he was never able to achieve individual success at the major league level. He never played in an All-Star game, and his best season came in 1922 when he hit .293 with 12 home runs and 81 RBIs. Nevertheless, Stanton’s name is still recognized by Yankee fans today as one of the key members of some of the greatest teams in franchise history.
George Stanton’s Later Life
George Stanton joined the Yankees in 1908, after a successful career with the Boston Red Sox. He was one of the most popular players on the team, and helped the Yankees win the World Series in 1909. Stanton’s career with the Yankees was short-lived, however, as he was traded to the Cleveland Indians in 1910.
George Stanton’s post-baseball career
After his playing career ended, Stanton became a minor league manager and coach. He was also the head baseball coach at Yale University from 1909 to 1912. In 1913, he joined the New York Yankees as a scout. He remained with the Yankees for over 50 years, until his death in 1966. He was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1976.
George Stanton’s later years
George Stanton played professional baseball for 19 years, including parts of four seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB) with the New York Yankees. He also had a long career in minor league baseball, playing for 23 different teams from 1909 to 1931.
Stanton’s MLB career began in 1921, when he was 33 years old. He appeared in 37 games for the Yankees, primarily as a pinch hitter, and had 22 hits in 81 at bats (.272 batting average). In 1922, he played for the Yankees’ Triple-A affiliate, the Newark Bears. He batted .340 with 16 home runs and 97 RBIs in 133 games.
Stanton’s minor league career came to an end in 1931, when he was 42 years old. He played his final season with the Williamsport Grays of the New York-Pennsylvania League. In 44 games, he batted .289 with one home run and 15 RBIs.
After his playing career ended, Stanton worked as a scout for the Yankees from 1932 to 1934. He was also a coach for the Yankees’ Triple-A affiliate, the Newark Bears, from 1935 to 1937.
George Stanton died on February 18, 1940, at the age of 50.
