George Giles (baseball)

George Giles

First baseman / Manager
Born: (1909-05-02)May 2, 1909 Junction City, Kansas, U.S.
Died: March 3, 1992(1992-03-03) (aged 82) Topeka, Kansas, U.S.
Batted: Left Threw: Right
Stats at Baseball Reference
Managerial record at Baseball Reference

Teams
As player Gilkerson's Union Giants(1926, 1929)^[1] Kansas City Monarchs (1927–1928, 1932–1934) ^[2]^[3] St. Louis Stars (1930–1931) Homestead Grays (1932) Baltimore Black Sox (1933) Brooklyn Eagles (1935) New York Black Yankees (1936–1937) Philadelphia Stars (1938) Pittsburgh Crawfords (1938) Satchel Paige All Stars (1939) As manager Brooklyn Eagles (1935)

George Franklin Giles (May 2, 1909 – March 3, 1992) was an American Negro leagues first baseman and manager. He started with Gilkerson's Union Giants^[1] at the age of 17, and signed with the Kansas City Monarchs^[2] at the age of 18. The last known team he played for was the Satchel Paige All Stars of 1939.

Giles' grandson, Brian Giles, was a second baseman for the New York Mets of the National League in the early 1980s.^[4]

References

"Gilkerson Union Giants Swamp Knights of Columbus Nine 11 to 4" Davenport Democrat and Leader, Davenport, Iowa, Monday Evening, June 21, 1926, Page 7, Columns 1 and 2
"Miners Edge Out Win Over Monarchs" Joplin Globe, Joplin, MO, Sunday, September 11, 1927, Page 10, Columns 1 and 2
"Greeley Advertisers Downed by Colored Club; Score 12-1" Negro Star, Wichita, Kansas, Friday, August 10, 1934, Page 3, Columns 1 to 6
Holway, John (2001). The Complete Book of Baseball's Negro Leagues: The Other Half of Baseball History. Fern Park, Florida: Hastings House Publishing. p. 223. ISBN 0-8038-2007-0.