| Augie Galan | ||
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| Outfielder/Third Baseman | ||
| Born: May 23, 1912 Berkeley, California | ||
| Died: December 28, 1993 (aged 81) Fairfield, California | ||
| Batted: Both | Threw: Right | |
| MLB debut | ||
| April 29, 1934 for the Chicago Cubs | ||
| Final game | ||
| September 26, 1949 for the Philadelphia Athletics | ||
| Career statistics | ||
| Batting average | . Outfielder is a generic term applied to each of the people playing in the three defensive positions in Baseball farthest from the batter A third baseman, abbreviated 3B, is the player in Baseball whose responsibility is to defend the area nearest to third base — the third of Events 1430 - Siege of Compiègne: Joan of Arc is captured by the Burgundians while leading an army to relieve Compiègne Year 1912 ( MCMXII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year starting Berkeley is a city on the east shore of San Francisco Bay in Northern California, in the United States. California ( is a US state on the West Coast of the United States, along the Pacific Ocean. Events 1065 - Westminster Abbey is Consecrated. 1308 - The reign of Emperor Hanazono, Emperor of Year 1993 ( MCMXCIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1993 Gregorian calendar) Fairfield is a city located in the northeastern portion of the San Francisco Bay Area in Northern California, USA (See East Bay and California ( is a US state on the West Coast of the United States, along the Pacific Ocean. Events 1429 - Joan of Arc arrives to relieve the Siege of Orleans. Year 1934 ( MCMXXXIV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full 1934 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The Chicago Cubs are a Professional Baseball franchise based in Chicago, Illinois. Events 46 BC - Julius Caesar dedicates a Year 1949 ( MCMXLIX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The Oakland Athletics are a professional baseball team based in Oakland, California. Batting average is a Statistic in both Cricket and Baseball measuring the performance of cricket batsmen and baseball hitters, respectively 287 | |
| Home runs | 100 | |
| Runs batted in | 830 | |
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August John (Augie) Galan (May 23, 1912 - December 28, 1993) was a left fielder in Major League Baseball. In Baseball, a run is scored when a player advances safely around first second and third base and returns safely to Home plate, touching Events 1430 - Siege of Compiègne: Joan of Arc is captured by the Burgundians while leading an army to relieve Compiègne Year 1912 ( MCMXII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year starting Events 1065 - Westminster Abbey is Consecrated. 1308 - The reign of Emperor Hanazono, Emperor of Year 1993 ( MCMXCIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1993 Gregorian calendar) A left fielder (LF is an Outfielder in the sport of Baseball who plays defense in left field. From 1934 through 1949 , he played for the Chicago Cubs (1934-41), Brooklyn Dodgers (1941-46), Cincinnati Reds (1947-48), New York Giants (1949) and Philadelphia Athletics (1949). Year 1934 ( MCMXXXIV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full 1934 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1949 ( MCMXLIX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The Chicago Cubs are a Professional Baseball franchise based in Chicago, Illinois. The Los Angeles Dodgers are a Major League Baseball team based in Los Angeles California, USA The Cincinnati Reds are a Major League Baseball team based in Cincinnati Ohio, USA The San Francisco Giants are a Major League Baseball team based in, that currently play in the National League West Division. The Oakland Athletics are a professional baseball team based in Oakland, California. Galan threw right handed and began his career as a switch hitter. Starting in the latter part of 1943, he became left-handed hitter until the end of his career. He was born in Berkeley, California. Berkeley is a city on the east shore of San Francisco Bay in Northern California, in the United States.
In a 16-season career, Galan posted a . 287 batting average with 100 home runs and 830 RBI in 1742 games played. Batting average is a Statistic in both Cricket and Baseball measuring the performance of cricket batsmen and baseball hitters, respectively Games played (most often abbreviated as G or GP) is a Statistic used in Team sports to indicate the total number of games in which a player has Galan played in three World Series, but his teams never won. For other events named "World Series" see World Series (disambiguation. In 1935, he became the first full time player to make 649 plate appearances and not hit into a double play, though he did hit into a triple play. Augie was often injured (he broke his knee in 1940) and had a deformed arm from a childhood injury. His knee injury was what eventually made Galan give up batting from the right side of the plate.
Galan died in Fairfield, California, at 81 years of age. Fairfield is a city located in the northeastern portion of the San Francisco Bay Area in Northern California, USA (See East Bay and
See also
- List of Major League Baseball players with 1000 runs
- List of Major League Baseball runs scored champions
- List of Major League Baseball stolen base champions
Sources
| Preceded by Pepper Martin Pepper Martin | National League Stolen Base Champion 1935 1937 | Succeeded by Pepper Martin Stan Hack |
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