George Van Haltren
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George Edward Martin Van Haltren (March 30, 1866 - September 29, 1945) was an American center fielder in Major League Baseball who also pitched and played shortstop infrequently. He batted and threw left-handed. Van Haltren played with the Chicago Cubs for the first 3 years of his career, and played the last 10 with the New York Giants. He played with a number of teams in between.
He was born in St. Louis, Missouri.
His career statistics include a .316 batting average with 69 home runs and 1014 RBIs. He also ended his career with 2532 hits and 583 stolen bases. He was tied for the lead in triples in 1896, with Tom McCreery. They had 21.
He died in Oakland, California at the age of 79.
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- Baseball-Reference.com - career statistics and analysis
| Preceded by Bob Glenalvin |
Detroit Tigers Manager 1895 |
Succeeded by Con Strothers |
Categories: 1866 births | 1945 deaths | Major league center fielders | Major league players from Missouri | 19th century baseball players | Chicago Cubs players | Brooklyn Ward's Wonders players | Baltimore Orioles (AA) players | Baltimore Orioles (NL) players | Baltimore Orioles (19th century) managers | Pittsburgh Pirates players | New York Giants baseball players | Baseball player-managers
