George Edward Myatt (June 14, 1914 – September 14, 2000) was an American Major and Minor League Baseball

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, and

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. An infielder, Myatt came by three nicknames: ''Foghorn'', for his loud voice; ''Mercury'', for his speed on the bases; and ''Stud'', a name he applied to almost every other player, coach and manager he encountered in baseball. Myatt was a native

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, who grew up in El Segundo, California, where he graduated from

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Playing career

Myatt batted left-handed, threw right-handed, and was listed as tall and . He entered

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in 1933. In

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Eddie Collins traveled to

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to scout Myatt and

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in a Pacific Coast League game, but came away more impressed with his 17-year-old teammate, a San Diegan and a recent Hoover High School graduate. So Collins passed on Myatt and acquired

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, who became perhaps the greatest modern hitter and was elected, as were Collins and Doerr, to the Baseball Hall of Fame. Myatt, however, had a long career in the game himself. Primarily a second baseman, he played in the Major Leagues for the New York Giants (1938–39) and the Washington Senators (1943–47), compiling a .283

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with 381 hits in 407 games played. He stole 26 bases in (third in the

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) and 30 more (second in the AL) in . On May 1, 1944, Myatt went 6-for-6 for the Senators in a 11–4 victory against the Red Sox at

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."Washington Senators 11, Boston Red Sox 4"

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(May 1, 1944)

Coach and acting manager

Myatt managed in the minor leagues before becoming a Major League coach for over 20 years with the Senators (1950–54),

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(1955–56), Chicago Cubs (1957–59), Milwaukee Braves (1960–61), Detroit Tigers (1962–63) and Philadelphia Phillies (1964–72). He twice served as interim manager of the Phils, in both

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(for one game) and

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(for the final third of the season). His career managerial record: 20 wins, 35 defeats (.364). Myatt died at age 86 in Orlando, Florida.

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Playing career

Coach and acting manager

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