George Altman: Map

For the actor, see George Takei (who is married to Brad Altman).

George Lee Altman (born March 20, 1933 in Goldsboro, North Carolina

) is a former outfielder in Major League Baseball and Nippon Professional Baseball. From through , Altman played for the Chicago Cubs (1959- , -1967), St. Louis Cardinals ( ) and New York Mets ( ). He batted left-handed and threw right-handed.

In a nine-season MLB career, Altman was a .269 hitter with 101 home runs and 403 RBI in 991 games played.

From through , Altman played in Japan

for the Lotte Orions and the Hanshin Tigers. He posted a .309 average with 205 HR, and credited martial arts training for his improvement.

An alumnus of Tennessee State University

, Altman currently resides in O'Fallon, MO

Highlights

Made a leaping catch of a ninth-inning line drive to help preserve Don Cardwell's no-hitter against the St. Louis Cardinals (May 15, 1960)
Twice National League All-Star ( -1962)
Led NL in triples (1961, 12)
First player to hit two home runs off Sandy Koufax in the same game (August 4, 1961)
Had a pinch homer in an All-Star Game (1961)
Named Player of the Month for June 1961
Only player in 19-year span ( - ) other than Ernie Banks, Billy Williams, and Ron Santo to lead Cubs in RBI in one season (1961). (Altman 96, B.Williams 86, Santo 83, Banks 80)

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