Died: January 19, 1987(1987-01-19) (aged 79) Fort Lauderdale, Florida, U.S.
Batted: Left
Threw: Right
MLB debut
August 12, 1934, for the New York Yankees
Last MLB appearance
September 27, 1942, for the New York Yankees
MLB statistics
Batting average
.290
Home runs
108
Runs batted in
576
Teams
New York Yankees (1934–1942)
Career highlights and awards
2× All-Star (1936, 1939)
5× World Series champion (1936–1939, 1941)
Member of the Canadian
Baseball Hall of Fame
Induction
1983
George Alexander Selkirk (January 4, 1908 – January 19, 1987) was a Canadian outfielder and front office executive in Major League Baseball. In 1935, Selkirk succeeded Babe Ruth as the right fielder of the New York Yankees—and also inherited Ruth's fabled No. 3 uniform (which was not retired until 1948, the year of Ruth's death).
Over the next eight seasons, Selkirk batted over .300 five times, twice drove home more than 100 RBIs, played in five World Championships (1936, 1937, 1938, 1939 and 1941), and made the American League All-Star team in 1936 and 1939.
George Selkirk was inducted into the Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame in 1983, its initial year, and was later inducted into the Ontario Sports Hall of Fame in 2005.[1]
^"Ontario Sports Hall of Fame". Archived from the original on 2019-04-07. Retrieved 2019-07-12.
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