George Decatur Fallon (July 8, 1914 – October 25, 1994) was an American backup second baseman/shortstop in Major League Baseball who played for the Brooklyn Dodgers (1937) and St. Louis Cardinals (1943-1945). A native of Jersey City, New Jersey, Fallon batted and threw right-handed. He debuted on September 27, 1937, and played his final game on July 13, 1945.
| George Fallon | |
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| Second baseman/Shortstop | |
| Born: July 8, 1914 Jersey City, New Jersey, U.S. | |
| Died: October 25, 1994 (aged 80) Lake Worth, Florida, U.S. | |
Batted: Right Threw: Right | |
| MLB debut | |
| September 27, 1937, for the Brooklyn Dodgers | |
| Last MLB appearance | |
| July 13, 1945, for the St. Louis Cardinals | |
| MLB statistics | |
| Batting average | .216 |
| Home runs | 1 |
| Runs batted in | 21 |
| Stats at Baseball Reference | |
| Teams | |
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| Career highlights and awards | |
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In a four-season career, Fallon posted a .216 batting average (61-for-282) with one home run and 21 RBIs in 133 games played. One notable moment in Fallon's career—he was the first batter to face Cincinnati Reds pitcher Joe Nuxhall when the then 15-year-old Nuxhall made his major league debut on June 10, 1944. Nuxhall retired Fallon on a groundout.
Fallon died in Lake Worth, Florida, at age 80.
Sources
edit- Baseball A Doubleheader Collection of Facts, Feats, & Firsts. St. Louis, Mo.: The Sporting News Publishing Co. 1992. ISBN 0-88365-785-6..
External links
edit- Career statistics from MLB, or ESPN, or Baseball Reference, or Baseball Reference (Minors)
- RetroSheet
- George Fallon at Find a Grave
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