Major League Baseball Player. George Gore played during the 1880s in the National League. Coming from the Portland, Maine, area he played minor league ball in Fall River and New Bedford, Massachusetts, before being signed by Cap Anson's Chicago Colts, after holding out for more money. In his second season, 1880, the lefty-swinger led the League in hitting (.360) and Chicago won the first of three straight pennants. In his 14 seasons he topped the League in runs twice and walks three times. Playing centerfield mostly he was a leadoff batter because of his penchant for getting on base. When he was dealt to New York in 1888, they won two consecutive flags. Subtracting his injury-ridden seasons, he hit .310. Post retirement, he lived in Nutley, New Jersey, for many years until he moved to Utica for special treatment at the Masonic Home Care facility where he died. From 1910 to 1930 he dabbled in many businesses and was a usual attendee at games in New York City. Gore was married twice and had two daughters. He is one of two players to steal seven bases in one game (also Billy Hamilton) and he had five extra-base hits in one game (three doubles, two triples, and hit 46 home runs during his career. George is one of the few 1,000-plus game players to have scored more runs than the number of games he played in.
∼Professional baseball player 1879-1892. Centerfielder for the Chicago White Stockings, New York Giants and the St. Louis Browns.
Player/manager for the 1892 St. Louis Browns.
∼Professional baseball player 1879-1892. Centerfielder for the Chicago White Stockings, New York Giants and the St. Louis Browns.
Player/manager for the 1892 St. Louis Browns.
Major League Baseball Player. George Gore played during the 1880s in the National League. Coming from the Portland, Maine, area he played minor league ball in Fall River and New Bedford, Massachusetts, before being signed by Cap Anson's Chicago Colts, after holding out for more money. In his second season, 1880, the lefty-swinger led the League in hitting (.360) and Chicago won the first of three straight pennants. In his 14 seasons he topped the League in runs twice and walks three times. Playing centerfield mostly he was a leadoff batter because of his penchant for getting on base. When he was dealt to New York in 1888, they won two consecutive flags. Subtracting his injury-ridden seasons, he hit .310. Post retirement, he lived in Nutley, New Jersey, for many years until he moved to Utica for special treatment at the Masonic Home Care facility where he died. From 1910 to 1930 he dabbled in many businesses and was a usual attendee at games in New York City. Gore was married twice and had two daughters. He is one of two players to steal seven bases in one game (also Billy Hamilton) and he had five extra-base hits in one game (three doubles, two triples, and hit 46 home runs during his career. George is one of the few 1,000-plus game players to have scored more runs than the number of games he played in.
∼Professional baseball player 1879-1892. Centerfielder for the Chicago White Stockings, New York Giants and the St. Louis Browns.
Player/manager for the 1892 St. Louis Browns.
∼Professional baseball player 1879-1892. Centerfielder for the Chicago White Stockings, New York Giants and the St. Louis Browns.
Player/manager for the 1892 St. Louis Browns.
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