George Metkovich

Positions: Centerfielder and First Baseman

Bats: Left • Throws: Left

6-1, 185lb (185cm, 83kg)

Born: October 8, 1920 in Angels Camp, CA us

Died: May 17, 1995 in Costa Mesa, CA

Buried: El Toro Memorial Park, Lake Forest, CA

High School: Fremont HS (Los Angeles, CA)

Debut: July 16, 1943 (Age 22-281d, 9,486th in major league history)
vs. WSH 4 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: September 26, 1954 (Age 33-353d)
vs. STL 5 AB, 3 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1943 season

Full Name: George Michael Metkovich

Nicknames: Catfish

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

5.8

3585

934

.261

476

RBI

373

OBP

.322

SLG

.367

OPS

.689

OPS+

Fielding stats are given overall and by position. In some cases, they will be identical.

1943 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1943 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	78 (77)	Jul 16	BOS	@	WSH	W,4-1	CG	33	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
2	79	Jul 17	BOS	@	WSH	L,0-3	CG	37	8.0	2	0	0	2	0
3	80	Jul 18 (1)	BOS	@	WSH	L,2-9	CG	42	8.0	0	0	0	0	0
4	81	Jul 18 (2)	BOS	@	WSH	L,4-5	CG	33	8.0	0	0	0	0	0
5	82	Jul 21 (1)	BOS		CHW	W,3-2	CG	36	9.0	10	2	0	12	1
6	83	Jul 21 (2)	BOS		CHW	L,6-8	CG	39	9.0	1	0	0	1	1
7	84	Jul 23 (1)	BOS		CHW	W,8-7	CG	49	10.0	2	0	0	2	0
8	85	Jul 23 (2)	BOS		CHW	L,1-5	CG	36	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
9	86	Jul 24	BOS		SLB	W,5-3	CG	37	9.0	0	0	1	1	0
10	87	Jul 25 (1)	BOS		SLB	W,7-0	CG	30	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
11	88	Jul 25 (2)	BOS		SLB	W,6-4	CG	0	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
12	89	Jul 26	BOS		SLB	L,1-7	CG	47	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
13	90	Jul 28 (1)	BOS		DET	W,4-1	CG	33	9.0	5	0	0	5	0
14	91	Jul 28 (2)	BOS		DET	W,6-4	CG	40	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
15	92	Jul 30 (1)	BOS		DET	W,4-2	CG	33	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
16	93	Jul 30 (2)	BOS		DET	L,2-5	CG	0	9.0	1	0	1	2	0
17	94	Jul 31	BOS		CLE	W,5-4	CG	48	12.0	1	0	0	1	0
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
18	95	Aug 1 (1)	BOS		CLE	L,6-8	CG	42	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
19	96	Aug 1 (2)	BOS		CLE	W,4-1	CG	34	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
20	97	Aug 3	BOS		CLE	L,9-11	CG	45	9.0	3	0	1	4	0
21	98	Aug 6	BOS		WSH	L,2-4	CG	36	9.0	7	0	0	7	0
22	99	Aug 7	BOS		WSH	W,7-5	CG	40	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
23	100	Aug 8 (1)	BOS		WSH	L,3-4	CG	38	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
24	101	Aug 8 (2)	BOS		WSH	W,4-3	CG	42	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
25	102	Aug 10	BOS	@	CHW	L,2-4	CG	38	8.0	0	0	1	1	0
26	103	Aug 11	BOS	@	CHW	W,10-0	CG	34	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
27	104	Aug 12 (1)	BOS	@	CHW	W,10-6	CG	0	9.0	3	0	1	4	0
28	105	Aug 12 (2)	BOS	@	CHW	L,6-7	CG	60	13.0	2	0	0	2	0
29	106	Aug 13	BOS	@	CHW	L,2-3	CG	31	8.0	0	0	1	1	0
30	107	Aug 14	BOS	@	CHW	L,0-2	CG	31	8.0	0	0	0	0	0
31	108	Aug 15 (1)	BOS	@	SLB	W,3-2	GS	34	9.0	2	1	0	3	0
32	109	Aug 15 (2)	BOS	@	SLB	W,4-0	CG	33	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
33	110	Aug 16	BOS	@	SLB	W,9-0	CG	31	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
34	111	Aug 17	BOS	@	SLB	L,1-4	CG	35	8.0	3	0	0	3	0
35	112	Aug 18	BOS	@	DET	L,0-1	CG	28	8.0	1	0	0	1	0
36	113	Aug 19 (1)	BOS	@	DET	W,4-3	CG	42	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
37	114	Aug 19 (2)	BOS	@	DET	L,0-10	CG	42	8.0	0	0	1	1	0
38	115	Aug 20	BOS	@	DET	L,0-1	CG	31	8.1	1	0	0	1	0
39	116	Aug 21	BOS	@	DET	W,7-6	CG	0	12.0	2	0	0	2	0
40	117	Aug 22 (1)	BOS	@	CLE	L,0-6	CG	0	8.0	1	0	0	1	0
41	118	Aug 22 (2)	BOS	@	CLE	L,6-7	CG	56	12.1	2	0	0	2	0
42	119	Aug 23	BOS	@	CLE	W,9-7	CG	39	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
43	120	Aug 24 (1)	BOS	@	CLE	L,2-5	CG	0	8.0	1	0	0	1	0
44	121	Aug 24 (2)	BOS	@	CLE	W,7-0	CG	31	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
45	122	Aug 25 (1)	BOS	@	CLE	L,3-8	CG	0	8.0	2	0	1	3	0
46	123	Aug 25 (2)	BOS	@	CLE	L,1-4	CG	33	8.0	0	0	0	0	0
47	124	Aug 26	BOS	@	CLE	W,4-1	GS	0		2	1	0	3	1
48	125	Aug 28	BOS	@	NYY	W,2-1	CG	38	10.0	3	0	1	4	0
49	126	Aug 29 (1)	BOS	@	NYY	L,4-6	CG	37	9.1	3	0	0	3	0
50	127	Aug 29 (2)	BOS	@	NYY	L,1-5	CG	34	8.0	4	0	0	4	0
51	128	Aug 30	BOS	@	NYY	L,1-3	CG	33	8.0	1	0	0	1	0
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
52	129	Sep 3	BOS		PHA	L,4-5	CG	40	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
53	130	Sep 4	BOS		PHA	W,2-1	CG	33	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
54	131	Sep 5	BOS		PHA	L,5-7	CG	39	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
55	132	Sep 6 (1)	BOS		WSH	W,5-1	CG	34	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
56	133	Sep 6 (2)	BOS		WSH	W,4-1	CG	33	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
57	134	Sep 9	BOS		NYY	L,3-11	CG	46	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
58	135	Sep 10	BOS		NYY	L,3-9	CG	43	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
59	136	Sep 11	BOS		NYY	L,0-4	CG	43	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
60	137	Sep 12 (1)	BOS		NYY	L,0-1	CG	33	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
61	138	Sep 12 (2)	BOS		NYY	L,6-9	CG	46	9.0	1	1	0	2	1
62	139	Sep 14	BOS	@	WSH	L,2-3	CG	39	8.0	0	0	0	0	0
63	140	Sep 15	BOS	@	WSH	L,0-5	CG	0	8.0	1	0	0	1	0
64	141	Sep 18	BOS	@	PHA	L,4-5	CG	52	10.2	2	0	0	2	0
65	142	Sep 19 (1)	BOS	@	PHA	W,14-0	CG	32	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
66	143	Sep 19 (2)	BOS	@	PHA	L,1-6	CG	36	8.0	2	0	0	2	0
67	144	Sep 23 (1)	BOS		CLE	W,13-7	CG	42	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
68	145	Sep 23 (2)	BOS		CLE	L,4-6	CG	45	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
69	146	Sep 24	BOS		CLE	W,1-0	CG	32	10.0	3	0	0	3	0
70	147	Sep 25	BOS		CLE	L,3-6	CG	48	10.0	1	0	0	1	0
71	148	Sep 26 (1)	BOS		DET	W,3-2	CG	0	10.0	5	0	0	5	0
72	149	Sep 26 (2)	BOS		DET	W,6-2	CG	0	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
73	150	Sep 27	BOS		DET	L,3-6	CG	42	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
74	151	Sep 28	BOS		DET	W,6-1	CG	35	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
75	152	Sep 29 (1)	BOS		SLB	L,3-4	GS	52	13.0	3	1	0	4	1
76	153	Sep 29 (2)	BOS		SLB	T,3-3	CG	0	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
77	154	Oct 3 (1)	BOS		CHW	L,2-4	CG	0	9.0	1	1	0	2	0
78	155	Oct 3 (2)	BOS		CHW	L,1-3	CG	0	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
							81gm		18.0	161	8	9	178	5