George Herman Spriggs (May 22, 1937 – December 22, 2020) was an American outfielder in Major League Baseball who played for the Pittsburgh Pirates and the Kansas City Royals in parts of four seasons spanning 1965–1970.
| George Spriggs | |
|---|---|
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| Outfielder | |
| Born: May 22, 1937 Jewell, Maryland, U.S. | |
| Died: December 22, 2020 (aged 83) Prince Frederick, Maryland, U.S. | |
Batted: Left Threw: Right | |
| MLB debut | |
| September 15, 1965, for the Pittsburgh Pirates | |
| Last MLB appearance | |
| October 1, 1970, for the Kansas City Royals | |
| MLB statistics | |
| At bats | 225 |
| RBI | 12 |
| Home runs | 1 |
| Batting average | .191 |
| Stats at Baseball Reference | |
| Teams | |
Spriggs was signed as an amateur free agent prior to the 1963 season by the Pittsburgh Pirates after attending Wiley H. Bates High School in Annapolis, MD.[1]
Previously, Spriggs played for various Negro league clubs, most prominently with the Detroit-New Orleans Stars in 1960.[citation needed]
In 1966, during his minor league career, Spriggs led the International League with 34 stolen bases and hit .300 for the Columbus Jets. Overall, in seasons years with the Jets he stole 170 bases.[2][3]
In 1967, he was selected by the Boston Red Sox during the Rule 5 draft, but was returned to the Pirates in April 1968 when he did not make the Red Sox major league roster. His contract then was purchased by the Kansas City Royals in the month of October from the Pirates. Afterwards, the New York Mets purchased his contract in 1971, but he never played a major league game with them.[1]
Springs won the 1970 American Association Most Valuable Player Award with the Omaha Royals.[4]
References
edit- ^ a b "George Spriggs Transactions". Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved March 9, 2009.
- ^ "The Top Rookies". Baseball Digest. 26 (3): 6. 1967.
- ^ "George Spriggs Minor & Winter Leagues Statistics & History". baseball-reference.com. sports-reference.com. Retrieved December 31, 2020.
- ^ "American Association Special Award Winners". Triple-A Baseball. Archived from the original on April 21, 2021. Retrieved May 26, 2022.
Further reading
edit- "Meet the Silver Sox". Nevada State Journal. May 11, 1963.
- Terrell, Bob (May 27, 1964). "George Spriggs: A Man Who Came to Play". The Asheville Citizen.
External links
edit- Career statistics from MLB, or Baseball Reference, or Baseball Reference (Minors), or Retrosheet, or Pelota Binaria (Venezuelan Winter League)
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