Sarge Connally
PositionPitcher
BatsRight
ThrowsRight
Birth dateAugust 31, 1898
Birth placeMcGregor, Texas, U.S.
Death dateJanuary 27, 1978 (aged 79)
Death placeHouston, Texas, U.S.
DebutleagueMLB
DebutdateSeptember 10
Debutyear1921
DebutteamChicago White Sox
FinalleagueMLB
FinaldateJuly 18
Finalyear1934
FinalteamCleveland Indians
StatleagueMLB
Stat1labelWin–loss record
Stat1value49–60
Stat2labelEarned run average
Stat2value4.30
Stat3labelStrikeouts
Stat3value345
Teams

George Walter "Sarge" Connally (August 31, 1898 – January 27, 1978) was an American professional baseball pitcher in Major League Baseball. He played for the Chicago White Sox and Cleveland Indians.[1]

Connally served in the United States Marine Corps during World War I. He reportedly received a silver medal from the United States Congress for saving the life of a drowning fireman from the USS Wyoming off the coast of San Pedro, California, in 1920.[2]

References

  1. ^ "Sarge Connally Statistics and History". baseball-reference.com. Retrieved 2011-02-05.
  2. ^ "Connally is Honored". Muskogee Times-Democrat. 17 July 1925. p. 8. Retrieved 20 June 2023.