From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Augie Galan
Augie Galan
Preceded by National League Stolen Base Champion Succeeded by
Pepper Martin 1935 Pepper Martin
Pepper Martin 1937 Stan Hack
Augie Galan play, though he did hit into a triple play. Augie was often
injured (he broke his knee in 1940) and had a deformed
Outfielder arm from a childhood injury. His knee injury was what
Born: May 23, 1912(1912-05-23) eventually made Galan give up batting from the right
Berkeley, California side of the plate.
Galan died in Fairfield, California, at 81 years of age.
Died: December 28, 1993(1993-12-28) (aged 81)
Fairfield, California
Batted: Both Threw: Right See also
MLB debut • List of Major League Baseball players with 1000 runs
• List of Major League Baseball runs scored champions
April 29, 1934 for the Chicago Cubs
• List of Major League Baseball stolen base champions
Last MLB appearance
September 26, 1949 for the Philadelphia Athletics Sources
Career statistics • Baseball Library
• Baseball Reference
Batting average .287
Home runs 100
External links
Runs batted in 830
• Augie Galan at Find a Grave
Teams Persondata
• Chicago Cubs (1934–1941) Name Galan, Augie
• Brooklyn Dodgers (1941–1946)
• Cincinnati Reds (1947–1948) Alternative names
• New York Giants (1949) Short description American baseball player
• Philadelphia Athletics (1949)
Date of birth May 23, 1912
Career highlights and awards
Place of birth Berkeley, California
• 3× All-Star selection (1936, 1943, 1944) Date of death December 28, 1993
Place of death Fairfield, California
August John (Augie) Galan (May 23, 1912 - December 28,
1993) was a left fielder in Major League Baseball. From
1934 through 1949, he played for the Chicago Cubs
(1934–41), Brooklyn Dodgers (1941–46), Cincinnati Reds
(1947–48), New York Giants (1949) and Philadelphia Ath-
letics (1949). Galan threw right-handed and began his ca-
reer as a switch hitter. Starting in the latter part of 1943,
he became left-handed hitter until the end of his career.
He was born in Berkeley, California.
In a 16-season career, Galan posted a .287 batting av-
erage with 100 home runs and 830 RBI in 1742 games
played. Galan played in three World Series, but his teams
never won. In 1935, he became the first full time player
to make 649 plate appearances and not hit into a double
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