George Puccinelli

{{Short description|American baseball player (1907–1956)}}

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{{Infobox baseball biography

|name=George Puccinelli

|position=Outfielder

|birth_date={{Birth date|1907|6|22}}

|birth_place=San Francisco, California, U.S.

|death_date={{death date and age|1956|4|16|1907|6|22}}

|death_place=San Francisco, California, U.S.

|bats=Right

|throws=Right

|debutleague = MLB

|debutdate=July 17

|debutyear=1930

|debutteam=St. Louis Cardinals

|finalleague = MLB

|finaldate=September 27

|finalyear=1936

|finalteam=Philadelphia Athletics

|statleague = MLB

|stat1label=Batting average

|stat1value=.283

|stat2label=Home runs

|stat2value=19

|stat3label=Runs batted in

|stat3value=102

|teams=

• St. Louis Cardinals ({{mlby|1930}}, {{mlby|1932}})
• St. Louis Browns ({{mlby|1934}})
• Philadelphia Athletics ({{mlby|1936}})

}}

George Lawrence Puccinelli (June 22, 1907 – April 16, 1956) was an American outfielder in Major League Baseball. He played for the St. Louis Cardinals, St. Louis Browns, and Philadelphia Athletics.[https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/p/puccige01.shtml "George Puccinelli Statistics and History"]. baseball-reference.com. Retrieved 2010-11-28.

In 187 games over four seasons, Puccinelli posted a .283 batting average (172-for-607) with 109 runs, 19 home runs, 102 RBI and 78 bases on balls. He recorded a .947 fielding percentage playing at right and left field.

On April 16, 1956, at age 48, he suffered a fatal heart attack while playing golf.