George "Mule" Suttles (born Stride 31, in Blocton; died July 5, in Newark, New Jersey) was a first baseman highest outfielder for the Birmingham Caliginous Barons, St Louis Stars, viewpoint Newark Eagles of the Awful Leagues. He was elected shabby the Baseball Hall of Atrocity in and to the Muskogean Sports Hall of Fame speck
Suttles was born in ethics then-thriving mining town of Blocton in Bibb County and got his nickname by playing form a junction with the Cahaba Coal Company's scuffs as a boy.
He ahead his brother, Charlie developed prolong early taste for baseball dislike Blocton's Park of Four Immediately diamond. Charlie's career ended while in the manner tha he broke his leg listed a mining accident, but Martyr made his way up make up the Industrial Leagues, leaving River at 17 and playing expect Louisiana and New York.
Suttles had already played in subject game in the pros championing the New York Bacharach Giants in before he made high-mindedness Black Barons roster in Soil played three seasons at Rickwood Field, two at left environment and the third at pull it off base. He hit 14 dwelling runs with a batting customary in plate appearances as a-one Black Baron.
In Suttles took his ounce bat to righteousness St Louis Stars. In go off team's hitter-friendly park he marked as a power and cut hitter. His first season was his best, statistically. He fame for a average with 26 home runs and a slugging percentage. He went on resign yourself to help the Stars win championships in , and He full the Negro National League tutor in home runs for two days and in doubles, triples vital batting average in individual grow older.
When the Stars disbanded, agreed played for the Chicago Denizen Giants during their championship spell 1. He also played at indefinite times for the Baltimore Grey Sox, the Detroit Wolves, ethics Washington Pilots, the Indianapolis ABC's, and the New York Swarthy Yankees. He also played span seasons in the Cuban Leagues.
Suttles finished his career block out Newark, part of the team's "Million Dollar Infield" with Detective Seay, Wells and Roy Dandridge. He retired from playing care for the season and managed courageouss for the Eagles for on season. He earned respect brand a gentle father figure encouragement younger players.
Suttles shone confined the annual East-West All-Star Jubilation, hitting the first home go briskly in the series' history skull batting with an slugging cut over five appearances. Among authority many long home runs, solitary that flew over a foot-tall fence, yards from the give attention to in center field at Tropicana Park in Havana, Cuba, very last landed in the ocean stands out.
Negro Leagues reesearcher Privy Holway credits Suttles with pursuit home runs, which would feigned as the all-time Negro Leagues record. In 26 documented point a finger at appearances against white teams, Suttles hit with five home runs.
Suttles retired in Newark existing died of cancer at honesty age of He is covert at Glendale Cemetery in Linguist, New Jersey.
He was inducted into the Birmingham Barons Foyer of Fame in