George Jumonville
American baseball player (1917-1996)
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George Benedict Jumonville Jr.[1] (May 16, 1917 – December 12, 1996) was an American professional baseball player. He played briefly in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Philadelphia Phillies in the early 1940s.
| George Jumonville | |
|---|---|
Jumonville in 1940 | |
| Shortstop | |
| Born: May 16, 1917 Mobile, Alabama, U.S. | |
| Died: December 12, 1996 (aged 79) Mobile, Alabama, U.S. | |
Batted: Right Threw: Right | |
| MLB debut | |
| September 13, 1940, for the Philadelphia Phillies | |
| Last MLB appearance | |
| May 20, 1941, for the Philadelphia Phillies | |
| MLB statistics | |
| Batting average | .146 |
| Home runs | 1 |
| Runs batted in | 2 |
| Stats at Baseball Reference | |
| Teams | |
Biography
Jumonville was born in 1917 in Mobile, Alabama.[1] His father was a nationally recognized clothing designer.[2]
Jumonville's career in Minor League Baseball spanned 1936 to 1943, during which he played in over 650 games (records of the era are incomplete).[3] He played for farm teams of the Cincinnati Reds, Detroit Tigers, Philadelphia Phillies, St. Louis Cardinals, and Philadelphia Athletics.[3] He played over 250 games each as a shortstop and third baseman, and five games as a pitcher.[3]
Jumonville was a September call-up for the Phillies in 1940,[4] appearing in 11 games primarily as a shortstop while recording an .088 batting average (3-for-34).[5] He was again with the Phillies during May 1941,[6] appearing in six games primarily as a pinch hitter while batting .429 (3-for-7).[5] The only extra-base hit of his short major-league career was a home run in his final major-league at bat,[5][7] which came during a pinch-hitting appearance against Clyde Shoun of the Cardinals.[8] In June 1941, the Phillies sent Jumonville and cash to the Cardinals organization in exchange for infielder Danny Murtaugh.[5]
Jumonville served in the United States Navy during World War II, from April 1944 through January 1946.[9] He died in 1996 in Mobile.[5]