#65 George "Twinkletoes" Selkirk, Rightfield, 37 yrs, Boston (A) Red Sox Monday, 10/23/1945 |
 | Name : Nickname : Birthday : Age : Born in : Height : Weight :
Position : Bats : Throws :
| George Selkirk Twinkletoes 1/4/1908 37 CAN,ON,HUNTSVILLE 6"1 197
Rightfield L R
| Desire for Winner : Loyalty : Team Leader Skills : National Popularity : Local Popularity : Consistency : Clutch Performance : Injury Rating : Overall Rating :
| Average Average Some ability 3 / 6 (Well Known) 6 / 6 (Extremely Popular) Good GREAT Normal 3.5 Stars
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Contract : Salary : Signed Through : Years of MLB Service : MLB Service Days this Year : Years on 40-Man Roster : Years of Pro Service : Arbitration Eligibility : Minor League Option Years :
| Big League Contract $ 3,650,000 1946 9 Year(s), 32 Days (1580 total Days) 172 Day(s) 11 Year(s), 0 Days (1892 total Days) 11 Year(s) Not eligible Out of Option Years
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Batting | Contact | Gap | Power | Discipline/Eye | Avoid K's |
Overall | 5 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 4 |
Versus LHP | 4 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 4 |
Versus RHP | 6 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 5 |
Talent | 5 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 5 |
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Running & Bunting Ratings Running Speed : Stealing Ability : Baserunning Instincts : Sacrifice Bunt : Bunt for Hit : Hitter Type :
| 7 3 2 3 1 Normal
| Fielding Ratings LF : 3 (Range), .991 (Fielding Pct.) RF : 9 (Range), .992 (Fielding Pct.) Catcher Arm : 1 Infield Arm : 4 Outfield Arm : 5
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Date | Opp. | Result | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | Spot | | |
9/23 | @CLE | L 4-13 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | #2 | | |
9/24 | @CLE | L 5-6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #6 | | |
9/26 | CHA | L 7-14 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | #2 | | |
9/27 | CHA | W 7-3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | #6 | | |
9/28 | WAS | L 6-15 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | #6 | | |
9/29 | @SLA | W 10-7 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #2 | | |
9/30 | @NYY | W 8-5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #6 | | |
10/1 | PHA | W 1-0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | #2 | | |
10/2 | CLE | L 12-13 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | #6 | | |
10/4 | @DET | L 0-4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | #2 | | |
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Batting | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | TAVG | ISO |
Overall | 133 | 372 | 112 | 21 | 5 | 14 | 57 | 85 | 55 | 85 | .301 | .390 | .497 | .887 | .941 | .196 |
Projected | 133 | 372 | 112 | 21 | 5 | 14 | 57 | 85 | 55 | 85 | .301 | .390 | .497 | .887 | .941 | .196 |
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Batting | GS | PA | HP | IW | CI | GDP | SH | SF | TB | EBH | SB | CS | SB% | RC | RC/27 |
Overall | 81 | 435 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 185 | 40 | 16 | 8 | 66.7 | 80.5 | 7.8 |
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| AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SF | SH | HP | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
vs. LHP | 60 | 19 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 14 | 7 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .317 | .397 | .417 | .814 |
vs. RHP | 312 | 93 | 18 | 5 | 13 | 48 | 71 | 48 | 69 | 3 | 4 | 0 | .298 | .388 | .513 | .901 |
Close/Late | 57 | 19 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 13 | 6 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .333 | .391 | .702 | 1.092 |
Scoring Position | 98 | 27 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 39 | 0 | 22 | 30 | 3 | 2 | 1 | .276 | .397 | .408 | .805 |
Pinch Hitting | 34 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 8 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .294 | .419 | .500 | .919 |
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| G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
Home | 62 | 163 | 47 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 19 | 37 | 26 | 48 | .288 | .387 | .454 | .841 |
Road | 71 | 209 | 65 | 12 | 2 | 10 | 38 | 48 | 29 | 37 | .311 | .385 | .531 | .916 |
March/April | 14 | 21 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 4 | .238 | .407 | .571 | .979 |
May | 19 | 38 | 15 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 11 | 6 | 11 | .395 | .457 | .763 | 1.220 |
June | 20 | 48 | 20 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 10 | 6 | 10 | .417 | .464 | .604 | 1.068 |
July | 24 | 74 | 24 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 20 | 16 | 12 | .324 | .430 | .514 | .944 |
August | 27 | 98 | 30 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 22 | 9 | 24 | .306 | .364 | .490 | .854 |
Sept/Oct | 29 | 93 | 18 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 24 | .194 | .292 | .312 | .604 |
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Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | HP | SF | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | Teams |
1935 | 18 | 53 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 0 | .170 | .323 | .302 | .625 | PHI |
1937 | 133 | 432 | 114 | 27 | 5 | 21 | 82 | 84 | 85 | 1 | 5 | 60 | 9 | 10 | .264 | .382 | .495 | .878 | PHI |
1938 | 105 | 359 | 101 | 19 | 2 | 36 | 80 | 76 | 61 | 3 | 2 | 57 | 14 | 5 | .281 | .388 | .646 | 1.034 | PHI,NL |
1939 | 143 | 383 | 103 | 16 | 4 | 38 | 102 | 72 | 85 | 1 | 4 | 86 | 8 | 10 | .269 | .400 | .629 | 1.029 | PHI |
1940 | 153 | 515 | 149 | 29 | 7 | 36 | 110 | 109 | 102 | 2 | 6 | 111 | 12 | 19 | .289 | .405 | .583 | .987 | PHI,NL |
1941 | 153 | 495 | 139 | 30 | 4 | 33 | 111 | 106 | 114 | 3 | 8 | 111 | 12 | 21 | .281 | .413 | .558 | .970 | PHI |
1942 | 142 | 429 | 119 | 22 | 11 | 26 | 88 | 72 | 95 | 2 | 4 | 108 | 12 | 14 | .277 | .408 | .562 | .969 | PHI |
1943 | 146 | 474 | 150 | 28 | 8 | 28 | 95 | 101 | 99 | 1 | 6 | 123 | 6 | 21 | .316 | .431 | .586 | 1.018 | NYN |
1944 | 108 | 183 | 50 | 9 | 1 | 17 | 54 | 35 | 26 | 1 | 1 | 47 | 7 | 1 | .273 | .365 | .612 | .977 | NYN |
1945 | 133 | 372 | 112 | 21 | 5 | 14 | 57 | 85 | 55 | 1 | 3 | 85 | 16 | 8 | .301 | .390 | .497 | .887 | BOS |
Total | 1234 | 3695 | 1046 | 202 | 47 | 251 | 784 | 748 | 734 | 15 | 39 | 796 | 97 | 109 | .283 | .400 | .567 | .967 | |
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Career Minor League Batting Stats |
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Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
1934, AAA | 117 | 253 | 87 | 8 | 2 | 33 | 85 | 75 | 87 | 32 | 7 | 7 | .344 | .503 | .783 | 1.285 |
1935, AAA | 81 | 262 | 87 | 17 | 1 | 28 | 78 | 65 | 79 | 54 | 15 | 9 | .332 | .481 | .725 | 1.206 |
1936, AAA | 135 | 453 | 177 | 21 | 2 | 73 | 165 | 133 | 132 | 75 | 16 | 12 | .391 | .522 | .929 | 1.451 |
1937, AAA | 7 | 27 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | .333 | .455 | .778 | 1.232 |
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Career Postseason Batting Stats |
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Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
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Position | G | GS | PO | A | DP | TC | E | PCT | INN | RANGE | PB | RSTA | RTO | RTO% |
Shortstop | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | .667 | 9.0 | 3.00 | | | | |
Leftfield | 20 | 7 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 1.000 | 78.1 | 1.84 | | | | |
Rightfield | 97 | 74 | 180 | 5 | 2 | 186 | 1 | .995 | 676.2 | 2.47 | | | | |
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Drafted in 1st round, 2nd overall pick, by Philadelphia (N) in 1934... Injured on 8/20/1934 with a Inflamed Rib Cage Muscle, out for 1-2 weeks... Had first career hit on 4/1/1935, off Percy Miller (BSN)... Hit first career homerun on 4/17/1935, off Ted Radcliffe (CHC)... Injured on 5/26/1935 with a Broken Jaw, out for 3 weeks... Injured on 7/19/1936 with a Bruised Heel, out for 4 days... Drove in 6 runs against Boston (N) on 6/10/1937... Injured on 9/12/1937 with a Sprained Wrist, out for one week... Won Rookie Of The Year in 1937, hitting .264 with 21 HR, 82 RBI... Was selected to the 1938 Allstar game... Injured on 8/11/1938 with a Torn Posterior Cruciate Ligament, out for full season... Won Player of the Week award on 9/18/1939, hitting .500 with 6 HR, 14 RBI... 1/31/1940: Gets a new one-year contract worth $4,978,571 through salary arbitration... Was selected to the 1940 Allstar game... Hit 3 homeruns against New York (N), driving in 5 runs on 8/12/1940... 1/31/1941: Gets a new one-year contract worth $4,978,571 through salary arbitration... 1/31/1942: Gets a new one-year contract worth $4,978,571 through salary arbitration... Injured on 3/26/1942 with a Pulled Groin Muscle, out for one week... Signed as a free agent by New York (N) on 2/11/1943 to a 2-year deal worth $9,200,000 per year... Won Player of the Week award on 8/28/1943, hitting .500 with 3 HR, 10 RBI... Signed as a free agent by Boston (A) on 2/16/1945 to a 2-year deal worth $3,650,000 per year... Had 5 hits with 3 RBI against Philadelphia (A) on 7/28/1945...
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Batting Leader Boards Appearances |
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OBP 1941 - .413 - 9th 1943 - .431 - 7th
| SLG 1942 - .562 - 10th
| OPS 1942 - .969 - 9th 1943 - 1.018 - 9th
| Triples 1942 - 11 - 3rd 1943 - 8 - 9th
| Homeruns 1938 - 36 - 10th 1939 - 38 - 9th 1941 - 33 - 9th
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BB 1939 - 85 - 9th 1940 - 102 - 6th 1941 - 114 - 6th 1943 - 99 - 9th
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