George Pinkney

George Burton Pinkney (January 11, 1859 – November 10, 1926) born in Orange Prairie, Peoria, Illinois, was a third baseman for the Cleveland Blues (1884), Brooklyn Grays/Bridegrooms/Grooms(1885–91), St. Louis Browns (1892), and Louisville Colonels (1893).

George Pinkney
Third baseman
Born: (1859-01-11)January 11, 1859 Orange Prairie, Peoria, Illinois
Died: November 10, 1926(1926-11-10) (aged 67) Peoria, Illinois
Batted: Right Threw: Right
MLB debut
August 16, 1884, for the Cleveland Blues
Last MLB appearance
September 29, 1893, for the Louisville Colonels
MLB statistics
Batting average	.263
Hits	1,212
Runs	874
Teams
Cleveland Blues (1884) Brooklyn Grays / Bridegrooms / Grooms (1885–1891) St. Louis Browns (1892) Louisville Colonels (1893)

He helped the Bridegrooms win the 1889 American Association pennant and the 1890 National League pennant.

Pinkney led the American Association in games (141), at bats (597), and walks (70) in 1886.

He led the American Association in games (143), runs (134), times on base (234), and outs (419) in 1888.

In 10 seasons Pinkney played in 1,163 games and had 4,610 at-bats, 874 runs, 1,212 hits, 170 doubles, 56 triples, 21 home runs, 539 RBI, 526 walks, .263 batting average, .345 on-base percentage, .338 slugging percentage, and 1,557 total bases. When he retired, he held Major League Baseball's all-time record for most consecutive games played (577)^[1] and innings played (5,152). Both records have since been surpassed, the innings played mark standing for 95 years until it was broken by Cal Ripken Jr. He remained the only player to play in more than 500 consecutive games until Fred Luderus played in 533 games.

He died in Peoria, Illinois, at the age of 67 and was interred at Springdale Cemetery.^[2]

See also

• Iron man
• Major League Baseball consecutive games played streaks
• List of Major League Baseball career stolen bases leaders
• List of Major League Baseball annual runs scored leaders
• List of Major League Baseball single-game hits leaders

References

1. "Everett Scott Plays 1000th Game Today". The Miami News. May 2, 1923. p. 11. Retrieved September 25, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
2. Lee, Bill (April 30, 2009). The Baseball Necrology. McFarland. p. 461. ISBN 978-0-7864-4239-3.

Sources

• Career statistics and player information from Baseball Reference, or Baseball Reference (Minors)
• Baseball Almanac
• Society for American Baseball Research Archived 2016-01-15 at the Wayback Machine
• Glenn Stout; Richard A. Johnson; Dick Johnson (2004). The Dodgers. Houghton Mifflin Books. p. 407. ISBN 0-618-21355-4. george pinkney baseball.