George Altman

For other people named George Altman, see George Altman (disambiguation).

George Altman

Outfielder

Born: March 20, 1933
Goldsboro, North Carolina

Batted: Left

Threw: Right

Professional debut

MLB: April 11, 1959, for the Chicago Cubs

NPB: 1968, for the Tokyo Orions

Last appearance

MLB: October 1, 1967, for the Chicago Cubs

NPB: 1975, for the Hanshin Tigers

MLB statistics

.269

101

403

NPB statistics

Batting average

.309

Home runs

205

Runs batted in

656

Teams

Career highlights and awards

George Lee Altman (born March 20, 1933 in Goldsboro, North Carolina) is a former Major League Baseball outfielder and Nippon Professional Baseball outfielder. Altman played for the Chicago Cubs (from 1959 to 1962, and from 1965 to 1967), St. Louis Cardinals (1963), and New York Mets (1964). He batted left-handed and threw right-handed. George played three months with the Kansas City Monarchs in 1955 http://www.nlbpa.com/the-athletes/altman-george

In a nine-season MLB career, Altman had a .269 batting average with 101 home runs and 403 RBIs, in 991 games played. He played professional baseball in Japan from 1968 through 1975, for the Lotte Orions and the Hanshin Tigers, where he had a .309 batting average with 205 home runs. He credited martial arts training for baseball success in Japan.

He is an alumnus of Tennessee State University^[1] and currently resides in O'Fallon, Missouri.

Major League Baseball highlights

National League All-Star player in 1961 and 1962.
National League leader in triples (12) in 1961.
First player to hit two home runs off Sandy Koufax in the same game (August 4, 1961).
Hit a pinch hit home run during an All-Star Game in 1961.
Named NL Player of the Month for June 1961 (.355, 10 HR, 29 RBI)
Only player in 19-year span (from 1955 to 1973) other than Ernie Banks, Billy Williams, and Ron Santo to lead Cubs in RBIs in one season: Altman-96 (1961), Billy Williams-86, Ron Santo-83, and Ernie Banks-80.

↑ "NAIA Players in the Pros". The National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics. 2005-09-10. Retrieved 2008-09-02.

Preceded by Joey Jay	Major League Player of the Month June, 1961	Succeeded by Frank Robinson

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