George Archibald Watkins (June 4, 1900 – June 1, 1970) was a Major League Baseball player, born in Freestone County, Texas[1] who owns the National League record for the highest batting average in his rookie season, batting .373 in his rookie year of 1930,[2] with the St. Louis Cardinals.

Watkins went on to play until the 1936 season with the New York Giants (1934), the Philadelphia Phillies (1935-1936), and Brooklyn Dodgers (1936), never again posting a batting average over .312.

In 894 games played, Watkins compiled a .288 batting average (925-3207) with 490 runs scored, 73 home runs, 420 RBI, a .347 on-base percentage and a .443 slugging percentage in seven major league seasons.

he died in Houston Texas on June 1 1970 3 days before his 70th birthday.

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