George Altman

George Lee "Big George" Altman
Batted: Left
Threw: Right
Height: 6'4"
Weight: 200 lbs.
Born: March 20, 1933 in Goldsboro, NC
Signed: 1955 by the Chicago Cubs
Acquired: traded from the St. Louis Cardinals with Bill Wakefield for Roger Craig, November 1963
Departed: traded to the Cubs for Billy Cowan, January 1965

 

George was a power-hitting outfielder for the Cubs, who, like so many early Mets, was just about completely used up by the time he reached New York. After his playing days in the major leagues were over, though, he went to Japan and became one of their biggest stars for nearly a decade. Pictured below his card from the 1962 Topps Baseball Bucks set; pictured here at the top is from 1964 Topps Stand-Ups.

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BATTING RECORD

YEAR CLUB     G   AB   R   H  2B 3B  HR RBI   TB SB CS  SO  BB HBP SAC SF  OBP  SLG  AVG
1959 Chi NL 135  420  54 103  14  4  12  47  161  1  0  80  34   7   6  1 .312 .383 .245
1960 Chi NL 119  334  50  89  16  4  13  51  152  4  3  67  32   1   2  3 .330 .455 .266
1961 Chi NL 138  518  77 157  28 12  27  96  290  6  2  92  40   4   4  7 .353 .560 .303
1962 Chi NL 147  534  74 170  27  5  22  74  273 19  7  89  62   5   0  2 .393 .511 .318
1963 StL NL 135  464  62 127  18  7   9  47  186 13  4  93  47   2   2  6 .339 .401 .274
1964 *METS* 124  422  48  97  14  1   9  47  140  4  2  70  18   1   2  2 .262 .332 .230
1965 Chi NL  90  196  24  46   7  1   4  23   67  3  2  36  19   0   1  0 .302 .342 .235
1966 Chi NL  88  185  19  41   6  0   5  17   62  2  2  37  14   0   2  0 .276 .335 .222
1967 Chi NL  15   18   1   2   2  0   0   1    4  0  0   8   2   0   0  0 .200 .222 .111
METS TOTALS 124  422  48  97  14  1   9  47  140  4  2  70  18   1   2  2 .262 .332 .230
OTHER CLUBS 867 2669 361 735 118 33  92 356 1195 48 20 502 250  19  17 19 .340 .448 .275
CAREER TOTS 991 3091 409 832 132 34 101 403 1335 52 22 572 268  20  19 21 .329 .432 .269

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This is a list of the George Altman cards that I already have in my collection. If you have any cards that are not listed here, and you are willing to donate or trade them, contact me at Rounding Third.

1962 Topps Baseball Bucks

 

1959 Topps #512

1960 Topps #259

1962 Jay Publishing Cubs
1962 Post #187a (ends with parenthesis)
1962 Topps #240
1962 Topps Baseball Bucks

1963 Jell-O #171

1964 Topps #95
1964 Topps Stand-Up

1965 Topps #528

1966 Topps #146

1967 Topps #87

1991 WIZ Mets #9

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