George Theodore

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George Basil Theodore (born November 13, 1947 in Salt Lake City, Utah) is a retired Major League Baseball player. Nicknamed "The Stork," Theodore played outfield for the New York Mets in 1973 and 1974. Probably best remembered for a brutal outfield collision with Don Hahn in a game against the Atlanta Braves at Shea Stadium in 1973, in which Theodore fractured his hip.

Today, Theodore serves as a youth baseball coach and gives counsel to elementary school students.

[edit] Trivia

• The back of one of his baseball cards says that George "likes marshmallow milkshakes."^{[citation needed]}
• He is the only player in Mets history to be born in the state of Utah.

[edit] External links

• Baseball Reference