George Genovese is a former Washington Senators

Minnesota Twins

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 baseball player who played for them in 1952. He also played in the minor leagues for 15 seasons and managed at that level for over a decade.

Genovese began his major league career on April 29, 1950, appearing as a pinch hitter for pitcher Ray Scarborough

Ray Scarborough

Rae Wilson Scarborough was a starting pitcher in Major League Baseball who played for the Washington Senators , Chicago White Sox , Boston Red Sox , New York Yankees and Detroit Tigers . Scarborough batted and threw right-handed...

. He would walk against New York Yankees

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' pitcher Allie Reynolds

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 in his first career plate appearance. In his next game, May 5, Genovese pinch hit for pitcher Mickey Harris

Mickey Harris

Maurice Charles "Mickey" Harris was a pitcher in Major League Baseball who played for the Boston Red Sox , Washington Senators and Cleveland Indians . Harris was born in New York, NY...

 and grounded out. He pinch ran for catcher Al Evans

Al Evans

Alfred Hubert Evans was an American Major League Baseball catcher and a Minor League manager. Listed at 5' 11", 190 lb., Evans batted and threw right-handed. He was born in Kenly, North Carolina....

 in his third and final game (May 6), scoring a run when Eddie Yost

Eddie Yost

Edward Frederick Joseph Yost is a former professional baseball player and coach. He played the majority of his Major League Baseball career as a third baseman for the Washington Senators, before ending his career with the Detroit Tigers and the Los Angeles Angels. Yost batted and threw right-handed...

 doubled him home two batters later.

He played considerably longer in the minor leagues, beginning his career in 1940 and ending it in 1957, at the age of 35. He did not play from 1943 to 1945, as minor league baseball was interrupted due to World War II, a war in which he served.

A shortstop in the minors, Genovese played in at least 1,387 games, collecting at least 1,162 hits (of which at least 241 were for extra bases). His minor league record is incomplete, though it is known he spent the final three seasons of his playing career with the Mexico City Tigers of the Mexican League.

Genovese managed the Batavia Clippers (1952), St. Jean Canadians (1953), Hutchinson Elks

Hutchinson Elks

The Hutchinson Elks were a Western Association baseball team based in Hutchinson, Kansas, USA that existed from 1949 to 1954. They were affiliated with the Pittsburgh Pirates from 1950 to 1954. They won two league championships - 1950 and 1953 - both under Wes Griffin....

 (1954), Salinas Packers

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There were two incarnations of the team known as the Salinas Packers. The first existed from 1954 to 1958, and was affiliated with the Pittsburgh Pirates in 1955 and the Milwaukee Braves from 1956 to 1958. The second incarnation existed from 1973 to 1975, and was affiliated with the California...

 (1954), Tigres del México (1955-1958), Artesia Giants (1960) and El Paso Sun Kings (1961-1963). He led the Tigres to a league championship victory in 1955. In 1957, he led them to the league finals, which they lost. In 1962 and 1963, he led the Sun Kings to the Texas League

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 playoffs, which they lost in the first round.

He later scouted for the San Francisco Giants

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, St. Louis Cardinals

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, Florida Marlins

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 and Los Angeles Dodgers

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His brothers, Frank Genovese and Tony Genovese, also played in the minor leagues.