George Spriggs (baseball)

George Herman Spriggs (born May 22, 1937) is an American former outfielder in Major League Baseball who played for the Pittsburgh Pirates and the Kansas City Royals in parts of four seasons spanning 1965–1970.

George Herman Spriggs
Outfielder
Born: (1937-05-22) May 22, 1937
Jewell, Maryland
Batted: Left Threw: Right
MLB debut
September 15, 1965, for the Pittsburgh Pirates
Last MLB appearance
October 1, 1970, for the Kansas City Royals
MLB statistics
At bats225
RBI12
Home runs1
Batting average.191
Teams
Career highlights and awards

Spriggs was signed as an amateur free agent prior to the 1963 season by the Pittsburgh Pirates.[1]

Previously, Spriggs played for various Negro League clubs, most prominently with the Detroit-New Orleans Stars in 1960.[2]

In 1966, during his minor league career, Spriggs led the International League with 34 stolen bases and hit .300 for the Columbus Jets. Overall, in seasons years with the Jets he stole 170 bases.[3][4]

In 1967, he was selected by the Boston Red Sox during the Rule 5 draft, but was returned to the Pirates in April 1968 when he did not make the Red Sox major league roster. His contract then was purchased by the Kansas City Royals in the month of October from the Pirates. Afterwards, the New York Mets purchased his contract in 1971, but he never played a major league game with them.[1]

Sources
  1. "George Spriggs Transactions". Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved 2009-03-09.
  2. Baseball Reference Bullpen.
  3. "The Top Rookies". Baseball Digest. 26 (3): 6. 1967.
  4. Baseball Reference Archived October 4, 2014, at the Wayback Machine

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