| George Hopkins | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Pitcher / 2nd Baseman | |
| Born: 1858 Unknown | |
| Batted: RightThrew: Right | |
| debut | |
| 1890, for the Chicago Unions | |
| Last appearance | |
| 1909, for the Minneapolis Keystones | |
| Teams | |
George Hopkins (born 1858) was an American baseball pitcher and second baseman in the pre-Negro leagues. He played many seasons for the Chicago Unions, and for Iowa's Algona Brownies and Minnesota's Minneapolis Keystones.
Hopkins played with many popular players of the day, including Dangerfield Talbert, Henry W. Moore, Chappie Johnson, Albert Toney, and Harry Hyde.
References
- ^ "Frank Lelands' Chicago Giants Base Ball Club" Fraternal Printing Company, 1910
- "Pounded at 'Haha" Minneapolis Journal, Minneapolis, MN, April 22, 1895, Page 6, Column 3
- ^ "Algona Brownies Win the Big Game" Webster City Tribune, Webster City, IA, Page 12, Columns 4 and 5
- "Keystones Trimmed Oelwein Saturday" Monday, July 13, 1908, Page 4, Column 3
- Riley, James A. (2002), The Biographical Encyclopedia of the Negro Baseball Leagues, New York: Carroll & Graf, p. 392, ISBN 0786709596
External links
- Negro league and Cuban League statistics and player information from Seamheads.com, or Baseball Reference (Negro leagues)