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| Player Report for #8 George 'Twinkletoes' Selkirk | | Thursday, November 2nd, 1939 | 
| AB | 442 | | HR | 14 | | RBI | 80 | | AVG | .328 | | OPS | .913 |
| | Name: | George Selkirk | Contract: | Major League Contract | | Nickname: | Twinkletoes | Salary: | $90,000 | | Birthday: | 01-04-1908 | Signed Through: | 1941 Season | | Age: | 31 | Years of Major League Service: | 5 Years, 154 Days | | Born in: | Huntsville (Alabama) | Major League Service Days this Year: | 169 Days | | Nationality: | American | | | | Height: | 6' 0" | Years on 40-Man Roster: | 5 Years, 154 Days | | Weight: | 188 lbs | Years of Pro Service: | 5 Years | | | | Arbitration Eligibility: | Eligible, but possibly free agent after season! | | Position: | LF | Minor League Option Years: | 3 option years left | | Bats: | Left | | | | Throws: | Right | Contract Extension | - | | Status: | Completely Rested | Drafted | 1933, 2nd Pick in Round 2 | | Morale: | Great | Local Popularity (National) | Very Popular (Well Known) |
| | | Batting Ratings (OSA) | | Batting | Contact | Gap | Power | Discipline/Eye | Avoid K's | | | Overall | 7 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 8 | | | Versus LHP | 6 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 8 | | | Versus RHP | 7 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 8 | | | Talent | 7 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 8 | |
| Running & Bunting Ratings | | | Fielding Ratings | | Running Speed: | 3 | | Left Field 6 (Arm: 8) | | Stealing Ability: | 3 | | Right Field 7 (Arm: 8) | | Baserunning Instincts: | 1 | | | | Sacrifice Bunt: | 7 | | | | Bunt for Hit: | 4 | | | | Hitter Type: | Normal | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Game Log, Last 10 Games | | Date | Opponent | Result | AB | R | H | BI | HR | BB | K | SB | | | | | | | | | | | 10-17-1939 | CHN | Loss, 1-6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | 10-15-1939 | @ CHN | Loss, 0-2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | 10-14-1939 | @ CHN | Loss, 4-5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | 10-05-1939 | @ DET | Win, 9-8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | 10-04-1939 | @ DET | Win, 12-6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | 10-03-1939 | @ DET | Win, 9-0 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | 10-01-1939 | DET | Loss, 0-2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | 09-30-1939 | DET | Win, 11-5 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | 09-28-1939 | WAS | Win, 5-4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | 09-26-1939 | WAS | Win, 4-3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | Major League Baseball 1939 Batting Stats | | Batting | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | TAVG | ISO | VORP | | Overall | 126 | 442 | 145 | 29 | 6 | 14 | 80 | 78 | 53 | 48 | .328 | .398 | .516 | .913 | .924 | .188 | 38.5 | | Batting | GS | PA | HP | IW | CI | GDP | SH | SF | TB | EBH | SB | CS | SB% | RC | RC/27 | | | | Overall | 106 | 498 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 228 | 49 | 1 | 2 | 33.3 | 94.3 | 8.32 | | | | Batting | | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SF | SH | HP | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | | Versus Left | | 45 | 21 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .467 | .538 | .667 | 1.205 | | Versus Right | | 397 | 124 | 26 | 6 | 12 | 71 | 68 | 46 | 42 | 3 | 0 | 0 | .312 | .381 | .499 | .880 | | Batting | | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SF | SH | HP | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | | April | | 55 | 24 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .436 | .484 | .600 | 1.084 | | May | | 92 | 28 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 17 | 18 | 14 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .304 | .396 | .543 | .940 | | June | | 66 | 24 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .364 | .432 | .530 | .963 | | July | | 69 | 25 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 13 | 13 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .362 | .413 | .609 | 1.022 | | August | | 98 | 25 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 16 | 16 | 8 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .255 | .308 | .439 | .747 | | September | | 62 | 19 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .306 | .405 | .403 | .809 | | Spring Training | | 58 | 18 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .310 | .365 | .397 | .762 | | Playoffs | | 25 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .320 | .433 | .560 | .993 | | Last Year | | 562 | 155 | 26 | 5 | 19 | 114 | 87 | 59 | 58 | 7 | 2 | 2 | .276 | .343 | .441 | .784 | | 2 Years Ago | | 499 | 140 | 29 | 9 | 12 | 82 | 71 | 61 | 52 | 2 | 9 | 1 | .281 | .359 | .447 | .806 | | Career | | 3154 | 896 | 168 | 35 | 78 | 462 | 487 | 299 | 340 | 23 | 31 | 11 | .284 | .346 | .434 | .780 | | Home | | 216 | 72 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 43 | 29 | 26 | 24 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .333 | .402 | .491 | .892 | | Road | | 226 | 73 | 17 | 1 | 10 | 37 | 49 | 27 | 24 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .323 | .394 | .540 | .934 | | Grass | | 442 | 145 | 29 | 6 | 14 | 80 | 78 | 53 | 48 | 3 | 0 | 0 | .328 | .398 | .516 | .913 | | Day | | 93 | 29 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 15 | 9 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .312 | .373 | .452 | .824 | | Night | | 349 | 116 | 24 | 5 | 12 | 66 | 63 | 44 | 34 | 3 | 0 | 0 | .332 | .404 | .533 | .937 | | Pinch Hitting | | 17 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .412 | .474 | .529 | 1.003 | | Close/Late | | 96 | 27 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 15 | 17 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .281 | .389 | .375 | .764 | | Inning 1-3 | | 139 | 53 | 14 | 1 | 4 | 32 | 24 | 18 | 21 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .381 | .447 | .583 | 1.029 | | Inning 4-6 | | 153 | 50 | 11 | 4 | 7 | 27 | 32 | 13 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .327 | .377 | .588 | .965 | | Inning 7-9 | | 143 | 40 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .280 | .368 | .385 | .753 | | Extra Innings | | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .286 | .444 | .286 | .730 | | 0 Outs | | 151 | 43 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 34 | 20 | 20 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .285 | .364 | .397 | .762 | | 1 Outs | | 135 | 48 | 8 | 2 | 9 | 37 | 30 | 18 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .356 | .429 | .644 | 1.073 | | 2 Outs | | 156 | 54 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 32 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .346 | .404 | .519 | .923 | | Scoring Position | | 155 | 49 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 63 | 23 | 20 | 20 | 3 | 0 | 0 | .316 | .388 | .484 | .872 | | Bases Empty | | 207 | 63 | 15 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 39 | 24 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .304 | .377 | .473 | .850 | | Runner on 1st | | 80 | 33 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 16 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .412 | .472 | .688 | 1.159 | | Runner on 2nd | | 31 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .258 | .361 | .419 | .780 | | Runner on 3rd | | 12 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .250 | .357 | .417 | .774 | | Runner on 1st & 2nd | | 48 | 17 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .354 | .436 | .500 | .936 | | Runner on 1st & 3rd | | 28 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 19 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .429 | .467 | .714 | 1.181 | | Runner on 2nd & 3rd | | 15 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .267 | .368 | .267 | .635 | | Bases Loaded | | 21 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .238 | .250 | .429 | .679 | | Two Strikes | | 188 | 58 | 13 | 1 | 5 | 32 | 34 | 26 | 48 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .309 | .391 | .468 | .859 | | First Pitch | | 68 | 22 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 15 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .324 | .324 | .588 | .912 | | Count 0-1 | | 44 | 15 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .341 | .341 | .500 | .841 | | Count 0-2 | | 31 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .290 | .290 | .387 | .677 | | Count 1-0 | | 41 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .341 | .341 | .585 | .927 | | Count 1-1 | | 43 | 16 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .372 | .372 | .512 | .884 | | Count 1-2 | | 74 | 22 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 18 | 11 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .297 | .297 | .541 | .838 | | Count 2-0 | | 17 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .235 | .222 | .353 | .575 | | Count 2-1 | | 26 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .423 | .423 | .808 | 1.231 | | Count 2-2 | | 51 | 21 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 10 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .412 | .404 | .549 | .953 | | Count 3-0 | | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.000 | 1.000 | 2.000 | | Count 3-1 | | 14 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 17 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .286 | .656 | .286 | .942 | | Full Count | | 32 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 10 | 26 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .188 | .552 | .250 | .802 | | Behind in Count | | 149 | 46 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 24 | 19 | 0 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .309 | .309 | .497 | .805 | | Ahead in Count | | 99 | 34 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 23 | 21 | 27 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .343 | .477 | .566 | 1.042 |
| | Career Minor League Batting Stats | | Year/Team/League | Age | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | HP | SF | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | VORP |
| | Career Postseason Batting Stats | | | Player History | | 11-01-1933 | Drafted in the 1933 first-year player draft (Round 2, Pick 2, 18th overall Pick) by the Philadelphia (A) Athletics. | | 01-01-1934 | SISA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 7 (7); Power: 4 (6); Eye: 5 (8). | | 05-01-1934 | Wins the MLB AL Rookie of the Month Award. | | 11-12-1934 | Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $1,967 through automatic renewal. | | 01-01-1935 | SISA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 7 (7); Power: 5 (6); Eye: 6 (8). | | 11-08-1935 | Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $2,188 through automatic renewal. | | 01-01-1936 | SISA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 7 (7); Power: 5 (6); Eye: 6 (8). | | 11-02-1936 | Was traded by the Philadelphia (A) Athletics to the Boston (A) Red Sox, along with SP C. Blanton, in exchange for SP B. Brown, SP D. Lanahan, C B. Rosar, 2B R. Peters. | | 01-01-1937 | SISA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 7 (7); Power: 5 (5); Eye: 6 (7). | | 10-15-1937 | Won the 1937 Major League Baseball World Series with the Boston (A) Red Sox! | | 10-26-1937 | Wins the 1937 MLB AL Gold Glove Award at LF. | | 11-05-1937 | Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $24,307 through arbitration. | | 01-01-1938 | SISA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 6 (7); Power: 5 (5); Eye: 6 (8). | | 05-02-1938 | Wins the MLB AL Player of the Week Award. | | 05-19-1938 | Signed a 3-year contract extension worth a total of $240,000 with the Boston (A) Red Sox organization. | | 01-01-1939 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 7 (7); Power: 5 (5); Eye: 6 (8). | | 06-30-1939 | Was selected to the 1939 Major League Baseball All-Star Game. | | Leader Boards Appearances | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Year | ISO | Rank | | 1937 | .166 | 8 | | 1939 | .188 | 10 | | | | | | | | | | | |
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