George Halas is best known for being a Hall of Fame coach and player in the NFL, primarily for the Chicago Bears. But he also had a short baseball career with the Yankees:
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| Year | Age | Tm | Lg | G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | TB | GDP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB | Pos | Awards | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1919 | 24 | NYY | AL | 12 | 22 | 22 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | .091 | .091 | .091 | .182 | -49 | 2 | 0 | 0 | /O98 | |||||
| 1 Yr | 12 | 22 | 22 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | .091 | .091 | .091 | .182 | -49 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| 162 Game Avg. | 162 | 297 | 297 | 0 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 108 | .091 | .091 | .091 | .182 | -49 | 27 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
He also played in the Minors:
| Year | Age | Tm | Lg | Lev | Aff | G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | TB | GDP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1919 | 24 | St. Paul | AA | AA | 39 | 84 | 23 | 2 | 1 | 0 | .274 | .321 | 27 | |||||||||||||||
| 1 Season | 39 | 84 | 84 | 23 | 2 | 1 | 0 | .274 | .274 | .321 | .595 | 27 | ||||||||||||||||
It is possible that Halas would have had a longer baseball career if he’s stuck with it… but considering the outfielder the Yankees acquired after the 1919 season, maybe not…
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