1894 by Edward Drobinski - HTML preview
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George A. “Tuck” Turner was a member of the National League and American Association for seven seasons, 1893–98, and a utility outfielder for the Phillies for the first five of those big league seasons. How Tuck Turner became a major leaguer and a member of the Philadelphia Phillies is an unusual story. At the age of 21, Tuck Turner hit .416 and scored 91 runs in 80 games, also driving in 82 runs. His career degenerated quickly after that.
Turner was born on Staten Island on Cherry Lane, the same street his father George, a laborer, and mother, Caroline, a house keeper, had both been born. Tuck Turner was born there on February 13, 1873.
Before joining the Phillies and appearing in his major league debut on August 18, 1893, Turner never played organized