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