George Hunter (baseball)
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George Henry Hunter was a pitcher
and an outfielder
in Major League Baseball
. He played for the Brooklyn Superbas
during the 1909 and 1910 baseball seasons. His brother Bill Hunter
played for the Louisville Eclipse
during the 1884 season.
Pitcher
In baseball, the pitcher is the player who throwsthe baseball from the pitcher's mound toward the catcher to begin each play, with the goal of retiring a batter, who attempts to either make contact with the pitched ball or draw a walk. In the numbering system used to record defensive plays, the...
and an outfielder
Outfielder
Outfielder is a generic term applied to each of the people playing in the three defensive positions in baseball farthest from the batter. These defenders are the left fielder, the center fielder, and the right fielder...
in Major League Baseball
Major League Baseball
Major League Baseball is the highest level of professional baseball in the United States and Canada, consisting of teams that play in the National League and the American League...
. He played for the Brooklyn Superbas
Los Angeles Dodgers
The Los Angeles Dodgers are a professional baseball team based in Los Angeles, California. The Dodgers are members of Major League Baseball's National League West Division. Established in 1883, the team originated in Brooklyn, New York, where it was known by a number of nicknames before becoming...
during the 1909 and 1910 baseball seasons. His brother Bill Hunter
Bill Hunter (catcher)
William F. Hunter , was a professional baseball player who played catcher in the Major Leagues for the 1884 Louisville Eclipse. He played in the minors from 1883-1887. His brother, George Hunter, also played professional baseball.-External links:...
played for the Louisville Eclipse
Louisville Colonels
The Louisville Colonels were a Major League Baseball team that played in the American Association throughout that league's ten-year existence from 1882 until 1891, first as the Louisville Eclipse and later as the Louisville Colonels , the latter name derived from the historic Kentucky colonels...
during the 1884 season.