George Giles (baseball)

As manager 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.

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

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