George Dockins
Pitcher, Baseball Player
1917 – 1997
Who was George Dockins?
George Woodrow Dockins was a Major League Baseball pitcher who played for the St. Louis Cardinals and Brooklyn Dodgers. The left-hander stood 6 ft 0 in and weighed 175 lbs. George is the only Major League Baseball player from Clyde, Kansas
Dockins had a rookie season of. He made his major league debut in relief on May 5, 1945 against the Chicago Cubs at Sportsman's Park. His first major league win came twenty-five days later, also in relief, in a 12-inning 4-2 victory over the Boston Braves in the first game of a home doubleheader. He pitched his first major league shutout on August 8, 1945 vs. the New York Giants at the Polo Grounds.
After World War II was over, he got into four more big league games. Pitching four times in relief for Brooklyn in 1947, he gave up seven earned runs in 5.1 innings. From 1946 to 1949, he spent most of his professional career with the Fort Worth Cats, the Dodgers' AA affiliate. With them, he had a 12-6 record and a 2.16 ERA in 20 games in 1946.
Career totals for 35 games pitched include an 8–6 record, 5 complete games, and 2 shutouts. He allowed 52 earned runs in 131.2 innings pitched for an ERA of 3.55.
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- Born
- May 5, 1917
Clyde - Profession
- Lived in
- Clyde
- Died
- Jan 22, 1997
Clyde
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on July 23, 2013
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