George McConnell (baseball), Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

George McConnell (baseball)

Major League Baseball pitcher

Date of Birth: 16-Sep-1877

Place of Birth: Shelbyville, Tennessee, United States

Date of Death: 10-May-1964

Profession: baseball player

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Virgo


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About George McConnell (baseball)

  • George Neely "Slats" McConnell (September 16, 1877 – May 10, 1964) was a pitcher in Major League Baseball.
  • He played for the New York Highlanders/Yankees, Chicago Cubs, and Chicago Whales.
  • His key pitch was the spitball.He was born and raised in Bedford, Tennessee, the son of Neely S McConnell and Martha Jane Morton, married Elizabeth Pokorney (born 1895 in Illinois) and lived in Chattanooga, Tennessee.
  • They had three children, 1 boy and 2 girls, although Elizabeth's age would imply that the first child (born abt 1909) may have been from an earlier marriage.
  • George McConnell is buried in Forest Hills Cemetery, Chattanooga.

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