George Canale

First baseman

Born: August 11, 1965
Memphis, Tennessee

Batted: Left

Threw: Right

MLB debut

September 3, 1989, for the Milwaukee Brewers

Last MLB appearance

October 5, 1991, for the Milwaukee Brewers

MLB statistics

.164

Teams

George Anthony Canale (born August 11, 1965 in Memphis, Tennessee) is a retired Major League Baseball first baseman. He played Major League Baseball for three seasons with the Milwaukee Brewers.

George Canale graduated from Cave Spring High School (Roanoke, Virginia) in 1983 and attended Virginia Tech from 1984-1986. George hit 76 home runs during his collegiate career, currently 1st all-time at Virginia Tech and 7th all-time in Division I NCAA baseball.^[1] During the 1986 season, George Canale hit the most home runs in Division I baseball with 29 home runs.^[1] The same year, George was chosen as an All-American first baseman on the 1986 College Baseball All-America Team.^[2]

George was drafted by the Brewers in the 6th round of the 1986 amateur draft. Canale played his first professional season with their rookie league Helena Gold Sox in 1986, and his last with the Pittsburgh Pirates' Triple-A Nashville Sounds in 1998.

References

1 2 "NCAA Baseball Records through 2013" (PDF). NCAA. Retrieved 17 February 2014.
↑ "Baseball Award Winners" (PDF). NCAA. Retrieved 17 February 2014.

1986 College Baseball All-America Team selections

P Richie Lewis P Mike Loynd P Rick Raether P Alex Sanchez P Greg Swindell C Doug Duke 1B Rick Bernardo 1B George Canale 2B Luis Alicea 2B Scott Cerny 3B Jeff King 3B Robin Ventura SS Matt Williams O Todd Azar O Casey Close O Gary Cooper O Thomas Howard DH Kevin Burdick DH Craig Cooper U Winfred Johnson

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