George Durning

George Dewey Durning (May 9, 1898 – April 18, 1986) was an American right fielder in Major League Baseball who played for the Philadelphia Phillies in its 1925 season. He was officially listed as standing and . In addition to his brief major league career, Durning played four seasons for an assortment of minor league baseball teams. He was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He also made 11 putouts and notched 2 assists in 4 games in the field, participating in one double play.

Minor leagues In the 1926 season, Durning began play for the AA-level Reading Keystones, playing in six games. Durning was recalled to Philadelphia in April 1926, but did not play another game for them. He moved back to the Indians for the 1927 season, batting .299 in a team-leading 89 games. His 103 hits were tied for the team lead (Emmett Athey), as were his two triples; he was second on the squad with 15 home runs and led the team with 17 doubles.

Durning did not play in the 1928 season, but resurfaced with the Cumberland Colts, a Class-C team of the Middle Atlantic League, in 1929. His .329 average that season was second on the Colts to John Byrnes; he led the team with 12 triples and his 15 home runs were second-best behind David Black. He collected 462 at-bats, the highest recorded total of his career. Durning left professional baseball.

After baseball Durning died on April 18, 1986, in Tampa, Florida, aged 87.