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George Giles

First baseman / Manager

Born: May 2, 1909
Junction City, Kansas

Died: March 3, 1992 (aged 82)
Topeka, Kansas

Batted: Left

Threw: Right

Teams

As player

Gilkerson Union Giants (1926)
Kansas City Monarchs (1927–1928, 1932–1934)
St. Louis Stars (1930–1931)
Homestead Grays (1932)
Baltimore Black Sox (1933)
Brooklyn Eagles (1935)
New York Black Yankees (1936–1937)
Philadelphia Stars (1938)
Pittsburgh Crawfords (1938)
Satchel Paige All Stars (1939)

As manager

Brooklyn Eagles (1935)

George Franklin Giles (May 2, 1909 – March 3, 1992) was a Negro leagues first baseman and manager. He started with Gilkerson's Union Giants at the age of 17, and signed with the Kansas City Monarchs at the age of 18. The last known team he played for was the Satchel Paige All Stars of 1939.

Giles' grandson, Brian Giles, was a second baseman for the New York Mets of the National League in the early 1980s.

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