George Selkirk, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

George Selkirk

baseball player

Date of Birth: 04-Jan-1908

Place of Birth: Huntsville, Ontario, Canada

Date of Death: 19-Jan-1987

Profession: baseball player

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Capricorn

George Alexander Selkirk (January 4, 1908 – January 19, 1987) was a Canadian outfielder and front office executive in Major League Baseball.
In 1935, Selkirk succeeded Babe Ruth as the right fielder of the New York Yankees—and also inherited Ruth's fabled No.
3 uniform (which was not retired until 1948, the year of Ruth's death). Over the next eight seasons, Selkirk batted over .300 five times, twice drove home more than 100 RBIs, played in five World Championships (1936, 1937, 1938, 1939 and 1941), and made the American League All-Star team in 1936 and 1939. George Selkirk was inducted into the Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame in 1983, its initial year, and was later inducted into the Ontario Sports Hall of Fame in 2005.