Mule Suttles

Mule Suttles

First baseman / Left fielder / Player-manager
Born: (1901-03-31)March 31, 1901 Edgewater, Alabama, U.S.
Died: July 9, 1966(1966-07-09) (aged 65) Newark, New Jersey, U.S.
Batted: Right Threw: Right
Negro leagues debut
1921, for the Atlantic City Bacharach Giants
Last Negro leagues appearance
1944, for the Newark Eagles
Negro leagues statistics
Batting average	.339
Hits	1,093
Home runs	180
Runs batted in	883
Stolen bases	85
Managerial record	58–67
Winning percentage	.464
Managerial record at Baseball Reference

Teams
As player Atlantic City Bacharach Giants (1921) Birmingham Black Barons (1923–1925) St. Louis Stars (1926–1931) Chicago American Giants (1929) Baltimore Black Sox (1930) Detroit Wolves (1932) Washington Pilots (1932) Chicago American Giants (1933–1935) Newark Eagles (1936–1940) New York Black Yankees (1941) Newark Eagles (1942–1944) As manager Newark Eagles (1943–1944)
Career highlights and awards
5× All-Star (1933, 1934, 1935, 1937, 1939) 2× Negro National League batting champion (1926, 1928) Triple Crown (1926)
Member of the National
Baseball Hall of Fame
Induction	2006
Election method	Committee on African-American Baseball

George "Mule" Suttles (March 31, 1901 – July 9, 1966) was an American first baseman, left fielder and player-manager in Negro league baseball, most prominently with the Birmingham Black Barons, St. Louis Stars and Newark Eagles. Best known for his power hitting, Suttles was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 2006.