George Anthony Canale (born August 11, 1965) is a retired

Major League Baseball Major League Baseball (MLB) is a professional baseball organization and the oldest major professional sports league in the world. MLB is composed of 30 total teams, divided equally between the National League (NL) and the American League (AL), ...

first baseman A first baseman, abbreviated 1B, is the player on a baseball or softball team who fields the area nearest first base, the first of four bases a baserunner must touch in succession to score a run. The first baseman is responsible for the majori ...

. He played

for three seasons with the

Milwaukee Brewers The Milwaukee Brewers are an American professional baseball team based in Milwaukee. They compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the National League (NL) National League Central, Central division. The Brewers are named for t ...

. George Canale graduated from

Cave Spring High School (Roanoke, Virginia) Cave Spring High School is a public secondary school in Roanoke, Virginia. It is under the jurisdiction of Roanoke County Public Schools. Cave Spring is one of two high schools that serve southwest Roanoke County and one of five high schools that ...

in 1983 and attended

Virginia Tech Virginia Tech (formally the Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University and informally VT, or VPI) is a Public university, public Land-grant college, land-grant research university with its main campus in Blacksburg, Virginia. It also ...

. from 1984 to 1986. George hit 76

home runs In baseball, a home run (abbreviated HR) is scored when the ball is hit in such a way that the batter is able to circle the bases and reach home plate safely in one play without any errors being committed by the defensive team. A home run i ...

during his collegiate career, currently 1st all-time at Virginia Tech and 7th all-time in Division I NCAA baseball. During the 1986 season, George Canale hit the most home runs in Division I baseball with 29 home runs. The same year, George was chosen as an All-American first baseman on the 1986 College Baseball All-America Team. His accomplishment led to his induction to the Virginia Tech Sports Hall of Fame. George was drafted by the Brewers in the 6th round of the 1986 amateur draft. Canale played his first professional season with their rookie league Helena Gold Sox in 1986, and his last with the

Pittsburgh Pirates The Pittsburgh Pirates are an American professional baseball team based in Pittsburgh. The Pirates compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the National League (NL) Central division. Founded as part of the American Associati ...

' Triple-A

Nashville Sounds The Nashville Sounds are a Minor League Baseball team of the International League and the Triple-A (baseball), Triple-A affiliate of the Milwaukee Brewers. They are located in Nashville, Tennessee, Nashville, Tennessee, and are named for the ci ...

in 1998.

References

External links

"George Canale Statistics".
''The Baseball Cube''. 23 January 2008.
"George Canale Statistics".
''Baseball-Reference''. 23 January 2008.
Career statistics and player information
from

Korea Baseball Organization The Korea Baseball Organization (KBO; ko, 한국야구위원회) is the governing body for the professional leagues of baseball in South Korea. The KBO was founded in 1981 and has governed two leagues: the KBO League ( ko, KBO 리그) and KBO ...

{{DEFAULTSORT:Canale, George 1965 births Living people All-American college baseball players American expatriate baseball players in South Korea Baseball players from Memphis, Tennessee Canton-Akron Indians players Charlotte Knights players Colorado Springs Sky Sox players Helena Gold Sox players Hyundai Unicorns players KBO League infielders Milwaukee Brewers players Major League Baseball first basemen Nashville Sounds players Virginia Tech Hokies baseball players American expatriate baseball players in Taiwan American expatriate baseball players in Italy Carolina Mudcats players Denver Zephyrs players El Paso Diablos players Leones de Yucatán players American expatriate baseball players in Mexico Memphis Chicks players Stockton Ports players Wei Chuan Dragons players

See also

References

External links