Snuffy Stirnweiss

Snuffy Stirnweiss
Stirnweiss in 1948
Second baseman
Born: (1918-10-26)October 26, 1918 New York City, New York, U.S.
Died: September 15, 1958(1958-09-15) (aged 39) Newark Bay, New Jersey, U.S.
Batted: Right Threw: Right
MLB debut
April 22, 1943, for the New York Yankees
Last MLB appearance
May 3, 1952, for the Cleveland Indians
MLB statistics
Batting average	.268
Home runs	29
Runs batted in	281
Teams
New York Yankees (1943–1950) St. Louis Browns (1950) Cleveland Indians (1951–1952)
Career highlights and awards
2× All-Star (1945, 1946) 3× World Series champion (1943, 1947, 1949) AL batting champion (1945) 2× AL stolen base leader (1944, 1945)

George Henry "Snuffy" Stirnweiss (October 26, 1918 – September 15, 1958) was an American professional baseball second baseman. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) between 1943 and 1952, spending most of his MLB career with the New York Yankees, and spending his last couple of seasons playing with the St. Louis Browns and the Cleveland Indians. A batting champion in 1945 and a two-time All-Star, he played a role with three different World Series championship squads during his time in New York.