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George Gerken

Position: Outfielder

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

5-11, 175lb (180cm, 79kg)

Born: July 28, 1903 in Chicago, IL us

Died: October 23, 1977 in Arcadia, CA

Buried: Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Covina, CA

Debut: April 19, 1927 (Age 23-265d, 6,540th in major league history)
vs. DET 0 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: September 30, 1928 (Age 25-064d)
vs. BOS 3 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1928 season

Full Name: George Herbert Gerken

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

-0.5

129

.225

RBI

OBP

.301

SLG

.310

OPS

.611

OPS+

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	2-4 / in Starts: 2-1
Longest Hitting Streak	2 games
Longest On Base Streak	2 games
Most Games w/o HR	5 games
Most Games w/o RBI	3 games
Grand Slams	0 in 1 bases loaded PA and 1 AB
Go-Ahead Hits:	0

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 15 PAs	2
Actual Runners on Base	15 (7-4-4)
Avg. MLBer w/ 15 PAs	2
Avg. Runners on Base	10 (4-3-1)

Most Driven In
J Sewell	1
G Burns	1

Most Driven In By
L Sewell	1

1927 Batting Game Log

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1927 Batting Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
1	1	7 (6)	Apr 19	CLE		DET	L,5-8	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0					5						PR
2	2	11 (3)	Apr 25	CLE		SLB	W,9-1	CG	4	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.250	.250	.250	.500	6	1.55	-0.158	3.23	-0.20%	-0.45	CF
3	3	12	Apr 26	CLE		SLB	W,6-2	CG	4	3	0	2	0	0	0	2	1	0	1	0	0		0		0	0	.429	.500	.429	.929	6	.57	0.110	1.34	0.16%	1.29	CF
4	4	13	Apr 27	CLE		SLB	L,2-4	GS-8	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.300	.364	.300	.664	6	.93	-0.075	2.36	-0.12%	-0.90	CF
May		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
5	5	17 (3)	May 1	CLE	@	DET	L,0-7	8-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0	0	.273	.333	.273	.606	6	.03	-0.001	.06	0.00%	-0.26	LF
6	6	25 (7)	May 13	CLE		BOS	L,0-7	4-GF	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0	0	.214	.267	.214	.481	6	.17	-0.015	.29	-0.02%	-0.63	LF
							2-4		15	14	1	3	0	0	0	2	1	0	3	0	0		0		0	0	.214	.267	.214	.481		.79	-0.139	1.75	-0.17%	-0.96

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