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George William Cutshaw (July 29, 1886 – August 22, 1973), nicknamed "Clancy", was an American
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second baseman. He played twelve seasons in
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(MLB) from 1912 to 1923 for the Brooklyn Dodgers/Robins, Pittsburgh Pirates, and Detroit Tigers."George Cutshaw Statistics and History"
"baseball-reference.com. Retrieved June 10, 2017
In 1,516 games over 12 seasons, Cutshaw posted a .265
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(1,487-for-5,621) with 629 runs, 195 doubles, 89 triples, 25 home runs, 653 RBI, 271 stolen bases, 300 bases on balls, .305 on-base percentage and .344 slugging percentage. He finished his career with a .965 fielding percentage as a second baseman. In the
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, he hit .105 (2-for-19) with 2 runs and 2 RBI.


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List of Major League Baseball single-game hits leaders In baseball, a hit is credited to a batter when he reaches first base – or any subsequent base – safely after hitting a fair ball, without the benefit of an error or a fielder's choice. One hundred seventeen different players have record ...


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