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George Lee Altman (born March 20, 1933 in Goldsboro, North Carolina) is a former Major League Baseball outfielder and Nippon Professional Baseball outfielder. Altman played for the Chicago Cubs (from 1959 to , and from to 1967), St. Louis Cardinals (), and New York Mets (). He batted left-handed and threw right-handed. George played three months with the Kansas City Monarchs in 1955 http://www.nlbpa.com/the-athletes/altman-george In a nine-season MLB career, Altman had a .269 batting average with 101 home runs and 403 RBIs, in 991 games played. He played professional baseball in Japan from through , for the Lotte Orions and the Hanshin Tigers, where he had a .309 batting average with 205 home runs. He credited martial arts training for baseball success in Japan. He is an alumnus of Tennessee State University and currently resides in O'Fallon, MO. ==Major League Baseball highlights== * National League All-Star player in and 1962. * National League leader in triples (12) in 1961. * First player to hit two home runs off Sandy Koufax in the same game (August 4, 1961). * Hit a pinch hit home run during an All-Star Game in 1961. * Named NL Player of the Month for June 1961 (.355, 10 HR, 29 RBI) * Only player in 19-year span (from to ) other than Ernie Banks, Billy Williams, and Ron Santo to lead Cubs in RBIs in one season: Altman-96 (1961), Billy Williams-86, Ron Santo-83, and Ernie Banks-80. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「George Altman」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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