George Bamberger

George Irvin Bamberger
Batted: Both
Threw: Right
Height: 6'0"
Weight: 190 lbs.
Born: August 1, 1923 in Staten Island, NY
Signed: 1946 by the New York Giants
Died: April 4, 2004 in North Redington Beach, FL

Was a manager during one of the long droughts in Mets baseball history. His longtime general manager Frank Cashen said of him, "He was absolutely the best pitching coach I ever saw. Some of his theories were revolutionary." Pictured is a card from Bambi's playing days, when he was still just a minor league pitching prospect, from the 1953 Mother's Cookies PCL set. Another rare minor-league card is among the four shown below.

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PITCHING RECORD

YEAR CLUB     G GS CG   IP  W  L  PCT   H  R ER SO BB ShO SV   ERA
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1951 N Y NL   2  0  0  2.0  0  0 ----   4  4  4  1  2   0  0 18.00
1952 N Y NL   5  0  0  4.0  0  0 ----   6  4  4  0  6   0  0  9.00
1959 Bal AL   3  1  0  8.1  0  0 ----  15  7  7  2  2   0  1  7.56
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CAREER TOTS  10  1  0 14.1  0  0 ----  25 15 15  3 10   0  1  9.42

MANAGERIAL RECORD

YEAR CLUB     G   W   L  PCT FINISH
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1978 Mil AL 162  93  69 .574   3rd 
1979 Mil AL 161  95  66 .590   2nd 
1980 Mil AL  92  47  45 .511   3rd 
1982 *METS* 162  65  97 .401   6th 
1983 *METS*  46  16  30 .348   6th 
1985 Mil AL 161  71  90 .441   6th 
1986 Mil AL 152  71  81 .467   6th 
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METS TOTALS 208  81 127 .389       
OTHER CLUBS 728 377 351 .518       
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CAREER TOTS 936 458 478 .489       

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This is a list of the cards of this player that I had in my Mets collection before I transferred the ownership of said collection to another diligent and capable Mets fan. The cards that are listed in light gray print and struck through are cards that were sold for charity prior to my divestiture. The cards listed in white text are the ones that still remained until that final deal. Items listed in green I kept out of the deal, just so I'd have something to display in my office and den. At the bottom and listed in orange text are cards that I picked up after the dealing was done, in order to maintain a certain continuity at this site; that is, so I'd have a card to show you at the top of the page, and maybe in the autographs and game-used areas. If an orange card is struck through, it has also departed the collection. I am still accepting donations, should you feel so moved. Contact me by following this link: NYMHall.

1950 Remar	1983 Topps	1985 Gardner's Brewers

1950 Remar Bread Oakland Oaks

1953 Mother's Cookies Pacific Coast League #38

1986 Police Brewers

1959 Topps #529

1971 Topps #198 (AL Playoffs)

1973 Topps #136a (Orioles Field Leaders; orange; with Jim Frey)

1974 Topps #306 (Orioles Field Leaders; with Jim Frey)

1975 Doug McWilliams 1955 Oakland Oaks 20th Anniversary
1975 TCMA 1951 New York Giants

1979 Topps #577 (Brewers Team)

1980 Topps #659 (Brewers Team)

1981 TCMA The 1960's #307

1983 Topps #246

1985 Gardner's Milwaukee Brewers #1
1985 Topps Traded #5T

1986 Police Milwaukee Brewers #31
1986 Topps #21

1987 Topps #468

1990 Pacific Baseball Legends #11
1990 Swell (CMC) Baseball Greats #23

1991 Crown Baltimore Orioles #19

Other George Bamberger memorabilia in my collection:

early 1980s team-issued glossy photo (signed by autopen)

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