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George Franklin Giles (May 2, 1909 – March 3, 1992) was a Negro leagues first baseman and manager. He started with Gilkerson's Union Giants[1] at the age of 17, and signed with the Kansas City Monarchs[2] at the age of 18. The last known team he played for was the Satchel Paige All Stars of 1939.

George Giles
First baseman / Manager
Born: (1909-05-02)May 2, 1909 Junction City, Kansas
Died: March 3, 1992(1992-03-03) (aged 82) Topeka, Kansas
Batted: Left Threw: Right
Teams
As player Gilkerson Union Giants (1926)[1] Kansas City Monarchs (1927–1928, 1932–1934) [2][3] St. Louis Stars (1930–1931) Homestead Grays (1932) Baltimore Black Sox (1933) Brooklyn Eagles (1935) New York Black Yankees (1936–1937) Philadelphia Stars (1938) Pittsburgh Crawfords (1938) Satchel Paige All Stars (1939) As manager Brooklyn Eagles (1935)

Giles' grandson, Brian Giles, was a second baseman for the New York Mets of the National League in the early 1980s.[4]

References

External links

• Career statistics and player information from Baseball Reference and Baseball-Reference Black Baseball stats and Seamheads
• George Giles managerial career statistics at Baseball-Reference.com and Seamheads

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