Sloan Vernon "George" Washington (June 4, 1907 – February 17, 1985) was a

professional baseball Professional baseball is organized baseball in which players are selected for their talents and are paid to play for a specific team or club system. It is played in baseball league, leagues and associated farm teams throughout the world. Mod ...

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. He played all of and part of in

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for the

Chicago White Sox The Chicago White Sox are an American professional baseball team based in Chicago. The White Sox compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the American League (AL) Central division. The team is owned by Jerry Reinsdorf, and p ...

. Washington's minor league baseball career spanned twenty seasons, from until . He served as

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of the

Texarkana Bears The Texarkana Bears minor league baseball team played in the East Texas League in 1947 and the Big State League from 1947 to 1953. It was based in the American city of Texarkana, Texas. It was affiliated with the Chicago White Sox in 1946. In 1947 ...

of the

Big State League The Big State League was a mid-level, Class B level circuit in American minor league baseball that played for 11 seasons, from 1947 through 1957. Its member clubs were exclusively based in Texas. The Corpus Christi Clippers (1955-1956), Texark ...

in 1947-48. In , while playing for the

Gladewater Bears The Gladewater Bears were a minor league baseball team that played in the East Texas League (1936, 1949–1950) and Lone Star League (1948). The team was based in Gladewater, Texas and is the only known professional team to be based in that city. ...

, Washington won the Class-C

East Texas League The East Texas League was a Texas–based minor league baseball league that existed between 1916 to 1950. The East Texas League played as a Class D level league in 1916 and from 1923 to 1926. The league became a Class C level league from 1936 ...

batting title at age 42.

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Major League Baseball outfielders Chicago White Sox players McCook Generals players Baton Rouge Senators players Shreveport Sports players Fort Worth Cats players Indianapolis Indians players St. Paul Saints (AA) players Texarkana Bears players Gladewater Bears players Dallas Eagles players Minor league baseball managers Baseball players from Texas People from Linden, Texas 1907 births 1985 deaths {{US-baseball-outfielder-1900s-stub