George Altman Stats

George Altman was born on Monday, March 20, 1933, in Goldsboro, North Carolina. Altman was 26 years old when he broke into the big leagues on April 11, 1959, with the Chicago Cubs. His biographical data, year-by-year hitting stats, fielding stats, pitching stats (where applicable), career totals, uniform numbers, salary data and miscellaneous items-of-interest are presented by Baseball Almanac on this comprehensive George Altman baseball stats page.

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George Altman

George Altman Autograph on a 1966 Topps (#146)

George Altman Autograph on a 1966 Topps (#146)
 

Career All-Star Division LCS World Series Trades Awards
Birth Name:   George Lee Altman
Nickname:   Daddy Long Legs
Born On:   03-20-1933
Place of Birth Data Born In:   Goldsboro, North Carolina
Zodiac:   Pisces
Year of Death Data Died On:   Still Living
Place of Death Data Died In:   Still Living
Cemetery:   n/a
College:   Tennessee Agricultural and Industrial University
Batting Stances Chart Bats:   Left
Throwing Arms Chart Throws:   Right
Player Height Chart Height:   6-04
Player Weight Chart Weight:   200
First Game:   04-11-1959 (Age 26)
Last Game:   10-01-1967
Draft:   Not Applicable
George Altman

George Altman Pitching Stats

G GS GF W L PCT ERA CG SHO SV IP BFP H ER R HR BB IBB SO WP HBP BK HLD
- Did Not Pitch - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
G GS GF W L PCT ERA CG SHO SV IP BFP H ER R HR BB IBB SO WP HBP BK HLD
George Altman

George Altman Hitting Stats

G AB R H 2B 3B HR GS RBI BB IBB SO SH SF HBP GIDP AVG OBP SLG
1959 Cubs 135 420 54 103 14 4 12 0 47 34 4 80 6 1 7 8 .245 .312 .383
1960 Cubs 119 334 50 89 16 4 13 0 51 32 6 67 2 3 1 4 .266 .330 .455
1961 Cubs 138 518 77 157 28 12 27 0 96 40 3 92 4 7 4 4 .303 .353 .560
1962 Cubs 147 534 74 170 27 5 22 0 74 62 14 89 0 2 5 8 .318 .393 .511
1963 Cardinals 135 464 62 127 18 7 9 0 47 47 2 93 2 6 2 7 .274 .339 .401
1964 Mets 124 422 48 97 14 1 9 0 47 18 4 70 2 2 1 8 .230 .262 .332
1965 Cubs 90 196 24 46 7 1 4 0 23 19 2 36 1 0 0 1 .235 .302 .342
1966 Cubs 88 185 19 41 6 0 5 0 17 14 3 37 2 0 0 3 .222 .276 .335
1967 Cubs 15 18 1 2 2 0 0 0 1 2 0 8 0 0 0 0 .111 .200 .222
G AB R H 2B 3B HR GS RBI BB IBB SO SH SF HBP GIDP AVG OBP SLG
9 Years 991 3,091 409 832 132 34 101 0 403 268 38 572 19 21 20 43 .269 .329 .432
George Altman

George Altman Fielding Stats

POS G GS OUTS TC TC/G CH PO A E DP PB CASB CACS FLD% RF ZR
1959 Cubs CF 121 - - 288 2.4 285 278 7 3 2 n/a n/a n/a .990 0.00 -
1960 Cubs 1B 21 - - 179 8.5 178 164 14 1 15 n/a n/a n/a .994 0.00 -
1960 Cubs OF 79 - - 147 1.9 146 144 2 1 0 n/a n/a n/a .993 0.00 -
1961 Cubs 1B 3 - - 21 7.0 21 20 1 0 3 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 0.00 -
1961 Cubs OF 130 - - 275 2.1 269 258 11 6 2 n/a n/a n/a .978 0.00 -
1962 Cubs 1B 16 - - 129 8.1 129 121 8 0 13 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 0.00 -
1962 Cubs OF 129 - - 249 1.9 242 234 8 7 3 n/a n/a n/a .972 0.00 -
1963 Cardinals OF 124 - - 233 1.9 228 220 8 5 1 n/a n/a n/a .979 0.00 -
1964 Mets OF 109 - - 221 2.0 214 202 12 7 3 n/a n/a n/a .968 0.00 -
1965 Cubs 1B 2 - - 12 6.0 12 12 0 0 1 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 0.00 -
1965 Cubs OF 45 - - 70 1.6 66 66 0 4 0 n/a n/a n/a .943 0.00 -
1966 Cubs 1B 4 - - 29 7.3 29 27 2 0 1 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 0.00 -
1966 Cubs OF 42 - - 48 1.1 46 42 4 2 0 n/a n/a n/a .958 0.00 -
1967 Cubs 1B 1 - - 2 2.0 2 2 0 0 1 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 0.00 -
1967 Cubs OF 4 - - 2 0.5 2 2 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 0.00 -
POS G GS OUTS TC TC/G CH PO A E DP PB CASB CACS FLD% RF ZR
OF Totals 662 0 0 1,245 1.9 1,213 1,168 45 32 9 n/a n/a n/a .974 0.00 --
CF Totals 121 0 0 288 2.4 285 278 7 3 2 n/a n/a n/a .990 0.00 --
1B Totals 47 0 0 372 7.9 371 346 25 1 34 n/a n/a n/a .997 0.00 --
9 Years 830 - - 1,905 2.3 1,869 1,792 77 36 45 n/a n/a n/a .981 0.00 --
George Altman

George Altman Miscellaneous Stats

SB CS SB% PH PR DH AB/HR AB/K AB/RBI K/BB K/9 BB/9
1959 Cubs 1 0 1.000 - - n/a 35.0 5.3 8.9 - - -
1960 Cubs 4 3 .571 - - n/a 25.7 5.0 6.5 - - -
1961 Cubs 6 2 .750 - - n/a 19.2 5.6 5.4 - - -
1962 Cubs 19 7 .731 - - n/a 24.3 6.0 7.2 - - -
1963 Cardinals 13 4 .765 - - n/a 51.6 5.0 9.9 - - -
1964 Mets 4 2 .667 - - n/a 46.9 6.0 9.0 - - -
1965 Cubs 3 2 .600 - - n/a 49.0 5.4 8.5 - - -
1966 Cubs 2 2 .500 - - n/a 37.0 5.0 10.9 - - -
1967 Cubs 0 0 .000 - - n/a 0.0 2.3 18.0 - - -
SB CS SB% PH PR DH AB/HR AB/K AB/RBI K/BB K/9 BB/9
9 Years 52 22 .703 - - n/a 30.6 5.4 7.7 - - -
George Altman

George Altman Miscellaneous Items of Interest

1959 Chicago Cubs 21 Undetermined - -
1960 Chicago Cubs 21 Undetermined - -
1961 Chicago Cubs 21 Undetermined Stats -
1962 Chicago Cubs 21 Undetermined Stats -
1963 St. Louis Cardinals 26 Undetermined - -
1964 New York Mets 2 Undetermined - -
1965 Chicago Cubs 21 Undetermined - -
1966 Chicago Cubs 21 Undetermined - -
1967 Chicago Cubs 21, 29 Undetermined - -


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