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George Banks was born 9-24-1938 in Pacolet Mills, SC. He was signed in 1957 by the New York Yankees and had minor league success. Banks hit 82 minor league home runs through 1960 (on his way to 223 home runs in 11 minor league seasons). In 1961 the Twins selected him in the Rule 5 draft
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George Banks played mainly 3rd Base and Outfield. He played a total of five seasons in MLB, splitting his time between Minnesota and Cleveland. He was a piece in a key trade – he and Lee Stange were traded to Cleveland for Mudcat Grant who won 21 games in the World Series year of 1965.
Banks could never match his minor league prowess in the big leagues. His WAR was 0.3. He only got 203 at bats in MLB. He played 63 games in 1963, but only 25 in 1964. After the being traded by the Twins, he played in a total of 17 games over parts of three seasons in Cleveland.
George Banks Statistics
| Year | Age | Tm | Lg | G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | OPS+ | TB | GDP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB | Pos | Awards |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1962 | 23 | MIN | AL | 63 | 130 | 103 | 22 | 26 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 27 | .252 | .372 | .408 | .780 | 107 | 42 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | H9/75 | |
| 1963 | 24 | MIN | AL | 25 | 81 | 71 | 5 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 21 | .155 | .259 | .338 | .597 | 65 | 24 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5/H | |
| 1964 | 25 | TOT | AL | 10 | 24 | 18 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 7 | .278 | .458 | .667 | 1.125 | 209 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | /H7459 | |
| 1964 | 25 | MIN | AL | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | -100 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | /H | |
| 1964 | 25 | CLE | AL | 9 | 23 | 17 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 | .294 | .478 | .706 | 1.184 | 225 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | /H7459 | |
| 1965 | 26 | CLE | AL | 4 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | .200 | .333 | .400 | .733 | 107 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | /H5 | |
| 1966 | 27 | CLE | AL | 4 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .250 | .250 | .250 | .500 | 45 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | /H | |
| 5 Yrs | 106 | 245 | 201 | 33 | 44 | 6 | 2 | 9 | 27 | 0 | 1 | 37 | 59 | .219 | .340 | .403 | .743 | 101 | 81 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | |||||
| 162 Game Avg. | 162 | 374 | 307 | 50 | 67 | 9 | 3 | 14 | 41 | 0 | 2 | 57 | 90 | .219 | .340 | .403 | .743 | 101 | 124 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 2 | |||||
| MIN (3 yrs) | 89 | 212 | 175 | 27 | 37 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 49 | .211 | .327 | .377 | .704 | 90 | 66 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | |||||
| CLE (3 yrs) | 17 | 33 | 26 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 10 | .269 | .424 | .577 | 1.001 | 178 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
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