George Myatt George Edward Myatt Bats Left Throws Right Height 5'11 Weight 167 Born June 14, 1914 Denver, CO Died September 14, 2000 Orlando, FL

Batting  

 Year Ag Tm     G   AB    H  2B  3B  HR    R  RBI   BB    K HBP  IW  SB  CS    BA  lgBA   SLG lgSLG   TB 
+-----------+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 1938 24 BRK  154  620  195  19   2  11   94   77   53   72   5   1  23  15  .315  .272  .405  .411  251 
 1943 29 BRK   48   38   11   4   0   0   11    3    9    7   0   0   3   0  .289  .262  .395  .403   15 
 1944 30 BRK  100  105   25   2   0   2   15   18    6   14   1   0   1   1  .238  .266  .314  .402   33 
 1945 31 BRK  144  612  190  22   8   5   94   50   54   55   1   0  23  15  .310  .268  .397  .383  243 
+-----------+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+
  4 Seasons   446 1375  421  47  10  18  214  148  122  148   7   1  50  31  .306  .268  .394  .399  542
+-----------+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 154 Gm  Avg  154  475  145  16   3   6   74   51   42   51   2   0  17  11  .306  ----  .394  ----  187
 Career High  154  620  195  22   8  11   94   77   54   72   5   1  23  15  .315  ----  .405  ----  251
+-----------+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 Year Ag Tm     G   AB    H  2B  3B  HR    R  RBI   BB    K HBP  IW  SB  CS    BA  lgBA   SLG lgSLG   TB 

Appearances on Leaderboards and Awards  

Stats are Year-Value-Rank

Batting Average 1938-.315-9 1945-.310-9

Hits 1938-195-7 1945-190-5

Stolen Bases 1938-23-2 1945-23-2

At Bats 1938-620-10

Transactions January 1, 1938: Drafted 3rd round (17th overall) by Brooklyn.

Biography Myatt, nicknamed Mercury for his speed, stole 72 bases in 407 games. He had two seasons in his career in which he played regularly -- 1944 and 1945 with the Senators. In 1944, he hit .284 and stole 26 bases. In 1945, he hit .296 with 30 steals. On May 1, 1944, Myatt had 5 singles and a double in six at-bats against Boston. He played briefly with the Giants in 1938-1939 and suffered a knee injury in 1939. He returned to the majors during the War years and spent the rest of his career with the Senators. Following his career as a player, Myatt became a coach. He worked for the Senators from 1950-1954, the White Sox (1955-56), the Cubs (1957-59), the Braves (1960-61), the Tigers (1962-63) and the Phillies (1964-1972). He managed and won a single game with the Phillies in 1968. The following season, Phillies manager Bob Skinner quit over a dispute with the team's front office. Myatt became the team's manager for the remainder of the season, finishing 19-35.