George Altman
George Lee Altman is a former Major League Baseball outfielder and Nippon Professional Baseball outfielder. He batted left-handed and threw right-handed.
Altman's first professional baseball experience was with the Kansas City Monarchs of the Negro Leagues; he played three months for the team in 1955.
Altman played for the Chicago Cubs, St. Louis Cardinals, and New York Mets. In a nine-season MLB career, Altman had a.269 batting average with 101 home runs and 403 RBIs, in 991 games played. He recorded a.981 fielding percentage playing at all three outfield positions and first base.
He played professional baseball in Japan from through, for the Lotte Orions and the Hanshin Tigers, where he had a.309 batting average with 205 home runs. Highlights from his NPB career included leading the Pacific League in hits, runs, and RBI in 1968; and being named to the "Best Nine" Pacific League team in 1968, 1970, and 1971. He credited martial arts training for baseball success in Japan.
He is an alumnus of Tennessee State University and currently resides in O'Fallon, Missouri.
