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George Tweedy Stallings (November 17, 1867 – May 13, 1929) was an American professional baseball catcher and manager. He played in Major League Baseball for the Brooklyn Bridegrooms and Philadelphia Phillies in 1890 and 1897 to 1898 and managed the Phillies, Detroit Tigers, New York Highlanders, and Boston Braves between 1897 and 1920.
George Augustus Stallings Jr. (born March 17, 1948) is the founder of the Imani Temple African-American Catholic Congregation and was long active in the Black Catholic Movement. He served as a Catholic priest from 1974 to 1989, and was based in Washington, D.C., for many years.
Jan 4, 2012 · Learn about the life and career of George Stallings, the manager of the 1914 Boston Braves who pulled off one of the greatest upsets in baseball history. Find out his playing and coaching achievements, his controversies, and his personal details.
May 14, 1990 · U ntil last year George Augustus Stallings Jr. was one of the most visible black priests in America’s Roman Catholic Church. Today the flamboyant Washington preacher is the church’s leading...
Nov 17, 2014 · How did manager George Stallings use platoons to turn around the Boston Braves and win the 1914 World Series? This article analyzes his strategic philosophy, execution, and impact with data and historical context.
Church founder and archbishop. Young Rebel with a Cause. A Nonconformist in the Roman Catholic Church. Suspension Led to Excommunication. Expanded His Own Congregation. Sources. “ As a successful black [Roman Catholic] priest, I recognized I could write my own ticket, but I never felt at peace.
May 20, 2003 · George Stallings, known to baseball fans as the “Miracle Man,” managed one of the most renowned teams in the game’s history, the 1914 “Miracle” Boston Braves. Trailing the first-place New York Giants by eleven and a half games on July 15, the Braves mounted an unprecedented rally, winning sixty-one of their final eighty-one games to ...
