George Pinkney
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George Burton Pinkney (January 11, 1859 - November 10, 1926) born in Orange Prairie, Illinois was a third baseman for the Cleveland Blues (1884), Brooklyn Grays/Brooklyn Bridegrooms/Brooklyn Grooms (1885-91), St. Louis Browns (1892) and Louisville Colonels (1893).
He helped the Bridegrooms win the 1889 American Association Pennant and the 1890 National League Pennant.
Pinkney led the American Association in games (141), at bats (597) and walks (70) in 1886.
He led the American Association in games (143), runs (134), times on base (234) and outs (419) in 1888.
In 10 seasons Pinkney played in 1,163 games and had 4,610 at bats, 874 runs, 1,212 hits, 170 doubles, 56 triples, 21 home runs, 539 RBI, 526 walks, .263 batting average, .345 on-base percentage, .338 slugging percentage and 1,557 total bases.
He died in Peoria, Illinois at the age of 67.
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- Baseball-Reference.com - career statistics and analysis
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