George Archibald Watkins (June 4, 1900 – June 1, 1970) was a

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player, born in Freestone County,

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who owns the National League record for the highest

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in his

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season, batting .373 in his rookie year of , with the

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. He went on to play until the season with the New York Giants (), the Philadelphia Phillies (-1936), and Brooklyn Dodgers (1936), never again posting a batting average over .312. On June 24, , Watkins hit three home runs in one game. In 894 games played, Watkins compiled a .288

(925-3207) with 490 runs scored, 73 home runs, 420 RBI, a .347 on-base percentage and a .443 slugging percentage in 7 major league seasons. He posted a career .956 fielding percentage. In 9

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games, he batted .231 (6-26), scoring 6 runs, with 2 home runs and 3 RBI.

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