George William Cutshaw (July 29, 1886
– August 22, 1973), nicknamed "Clancy", was an American
professional baseball
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second baseman. He played twelve seasons in
Major League Baseball
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(MLB) from 1912 to 1923 for the
Brooklyn Dodgers/Robins,
Pittsburgh Pirates, and
Detroit Tigers.
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In 1,516 games over 12 seasons, Cutshaw posted a .265
batting average
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Cricket
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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
1916 World Series
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, he hit .105 (2-for-19) with 2 runs and 2 RBI.
See also
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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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1880s births
1973 deaths
Major League Baseball second basemen
Brooklyn Dodgers players
Brooklyn Robins players
Pittsburgh Pirates players
Detroit Tigers players
Bloomington Bloomers players
Oakland Oaks (baseball) players
Seattle Indians players
Notre Dame Fighting Irish baseball players
Baseball players from Illinois
People from Wilmington, Will County, Illinois
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