George Stallings

George Stallings
Catcher / Manager
Born: (1867-11-17)November 17, 1867 Augusta, Georgia, U.S.
Died: May 13, 1929(1929-05-13) (aged 61) Haddock, Georgia, U.S.
Batted: Right Threw: Right
MLB debut
May 22, 1890, for the Brooklyn Bridegrooms
Last MLB appearance
August 28, 1898, for the Philadelphia Phillies
MLB statistics
Batting average	.100
Home runs	0
Runs batted in	0
Games managed	1,813
Managerial record	879–898
Winning %	.495
Teams
As player Brooklyn Bridegrooms (1890) Philadelphia Phillies (1897–1898) As manager Philadelphia Phillies (1897–1898) Detroit Tigers (1901) New York Highlanders (1909–1910) Boston Braves (1913–1920)
Career highlights and awards
World Series champion (1914)

George Tweedy Stallings (November 17, 1867 – May 13, 1929) was an American professional baseball catcher and manager. He played in Major League Baseball for the Brooklyn Bridegrooms and Philadelphia Phillies in 1890 and 1897 to 1898 and managed the Phillies, Detroit Tigers, New York Highlanders, and Boston Braves between 1897 and 1920.

Stallings led the 1914 Boston Braves from last place in mid-July to the National League championship and a World Series sweep of the powerful Philadelphia Athletics – resulted in a nickname he would bear for the rest of his life: "The Miracle Man."^[1]