Mule Suttles

First baseman

Born: March 31, 1901
Edgewater, Alabama

Died: July 9, 1966 (aged 65)
Newark, New Jersey

Batted: Right

Threw: Right

debut

1921, for the Atlantic City Bacharach Giants

Last appearance

1944, for the Newark Eagles

Teams

Atlantic City Bacharach Giants (1921)
Birmingham Black Barons (1923–1925)
St. Louis Stars (1926–1931)
Chicago American Giants (1929, 1933–1935)
Baltimore Black Sox (1930)
Detroit Wolves (1932)
Washington Pilots (1932)
Newark Eagles (1936–1940, 1942–1944)
New York Black Yankees (1941)

Career highlights and awards

5× All-Star (1933, 1934, 1935, 1937, 1939)

Member of the National

Baseball Hall of Fame

Inducted

2006

Election Method

Committee on African-American Baseball

George "Mule" Suttles (March 31, 1901 – July 9, 1966) was an American first baseman and outfielder in Negro league baseball, most prominently with the Birmingham Black Barons, St. Louis Stars and Newark Eagles. Best known for his power hitting, Suttles was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 2006.

Born in Edgewater, Alabama, Suttles played one game for the Atlantic City Bacharach Giants in 1921, and broke into the Negro National League in 1923 with the Birmingham Black Barons. Suttles was renowned for hitting for power as well as batting average. In five years with the Stars (1926–1930), he led the league in home runs twice and in doubles, triples, and batting average once each.

Suttles' final seasons were spent playing first base for the Newark Eagles' "Million Dollar Infield" with Dick Seay at second, Willie Wells at shortstop, and Ray Dandridge at third. He also managed, and was highly respected.

In five East-West All-Star Games, he batted .412 with an .883 slugging percentage. He also hit the first ever home run in the history of the East-West game.

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