George B. Treadway (November 11, 1866 – November 5, 1928) was an American

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player in the

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from 1893 to 1896. He played for the

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for one season, the

Brooklyn Grooms The Brooklyn Dodgers were a Major League Baseball team founded in 1884 as a member of the American Association before joining the National League in 1890. They remained in Brooklyn until 1957, after which the club moved to Los Angeles, Califo ...

for two seasons, and finished off his career with two games for the

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. He was a lifetime .285 hitter, with 13

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s and 227

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. He did have a solid year in 1894 with Baltimore, batting .330, hitting 26 triples, and driving in 102 runs.

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