George Maisel

George John Maisel (March 12, 1892 – December 20, 1968) was an American Major League Baseball center fielder with the St. Louis Browns, Detroit Tigers and the Chicago Cubs between 1913 and 1922. Maisel batted and threw right-handed. He also played minor league baseball for 12 seasons and was a manager in the minor leagues from 1925 to 1927.

Early years Maisel was born in Catonsville, Maryland, in 1892.

Baseball player He began his professional baseball career in 1912 playing for the Harrisburg Senators of the Tri-State League and the Baltimore Orioles of the International League. Maisel appeared in only eight games for Detroit and had no hits in five at bats. He compiled a .296 batting average in 115 games for the Royals.

In October 1916, the Tigers sold Maisel to the San Francisco Seals of the Pacific Coast League. He compiled a .308 batting average in 169 games for the Seals during the 1917 season.

Maisel's strong performance at Portland earned Maisel a third opportunity to play in the major leagues. He spent the 1921 and 1922 seasons with the Chicago Cubs. He had the best major league season in 1921. He was the Cubs' starting center fielder and compiled the fourth best fielding percentage (.978) among all National League outfielders. He also compiled a .310 batting average in 393 at bats.

Maisel died in 1968 at Baltimore, Maryland, at age 76.