George Gore

Center fielder

Born: May 3, 1854
Saccarappa, Maine

Died: September 16, 1933 (aged 79)
Utica, New York

Batted: Left

Threw: Right

MLB debut

May 1, 1879, for the Chicago White Stockings

Last MLB appearance

August 18, 1892, for the St. Louis Browns

MLB statistics

Batting average

.301

Runs scored

1327

Runs batted in

618

Teams

As player

As manager

St. Louis Browns (1892)

Career highlights and awards

Set record with seven stolen bases on June 25, 1881
Set record with five extra base hits on July 9, 1885
NL batting champion (1880)

As player

As manager

George F. Gore (May 3, 1854 – September 16, 1933), nicknamed "Piano Legs", was an American center fielder in Major League Baseball who played for 14 seasons, eight for the , five for the New York Giants, one for the St. Louis Browns (1892) of the National League (NL), and the New York Giants of the Players' League (1890).

Born in Saccarappa, Maine, Gore led the NL in several seasonal offensive categories. He won his only batting title in 1880 while playing for Chicago, along with league leading totals in on-base percentage and slugging percentage. He also led the league twice in runs scored, bases on balls three times, and games played by a center fielder once. Gore was also the all-time leader for most errors by major league outfielder upon his retirement with 368 total, including a record 346 errors in the National League, records he still holds today. (He made 217 errors for Chicago; 122 for New York; and seven for St. Louis, all National League teams; and 22 for the New York Giants of the Players' League.)

Gore played for many successful teams throughout his career. During his eight seasons with the White Stockings, they won the league title five times, including appearances in two World Series. Chicago played the St. Louis Browns in both 1885, which ended in a series tie, and 1886, with St. Louis winning the championship. He was also a member of the New York Giants' two National League championship teams in 1888 and 1889. Both Giants teams went on to claim World Series victories, against the St. Louis Browns in 1888, and the Brooklyn Bridegrooms in 1889.

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