Tuck Stainback

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Tuck Stainback, Buddy Hassett, Kiki Cuyler, and first base coach Babe Ruth in 1938.

George Tucker "Tuck" Stainback (August 4, 1911 - November 29, 1992) was a Major League Baseball outfielder for 13 seasons with the Chicago Cubs (1934-1937), St. Louis Cardinals (1938), Philadelphia Phillies (1938), Brooklyn Dodgers (1938-1939), Detroit Tigers (1940-1941), New York Yankees (1942-1945), and Philadelphia Athletics (1946). Born in Los Angeles, California, Stainback played in 817 games, 629 in the outfield. For his career, he had a .259 batting average and 204 RBIs. Stainback died in 1992 after suffering a stroke in Camarillo, California at age 81.

[edit] Career Highlights

• As a rookie outfielder with the Chicago Cubs in 1934, he batted .306.
• In the 1935 World Series, Stainback was on the bench for the Chicago Cubs when he began riding umpire George Moriarty, leading to the entire Cubs' dugout being cleared.
• In April 1938, after four seasons with the Cubs, Stainback was traded to the St. Louis Cardinals in a deal for pitcher Dizzy Dean.
• On May 28, 1938, after being selected off waivers by the Philadelphia Phillies, Stainback single-handedly prevented Carl Hubbell from pitching a perfect game. Stainback was the only Phillies baserunner, as he had both a walk and a single off Hubbell. [1]
• Traded to the Brooklyn Dodgers on July 30, 1940, Stainback hit .327 in 104 at bats for the Dodgers.
• Stainback played four seasons for the New York Yankees from 1942-1945. He played in seven World Series games for the Yankees in 1942 and 1943, helping the Yankees to win the 1943 World Series.
• After retiring as a player, Stainback helped organize the first pension system for major league ballplayers in 1947.

[edit] Sources

• Career statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference
• New York Times Obituary

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