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George Stone from the Chronology
Nov 2, 1972 - The Mets trade pitchers Gary Gentry and Danny Frisella to the Braves for 2B Felix Milan and P George Stone both of whom will contribute significantly to the Mets 1973 pennant.
Jun 3, 1972 - Rusty Staub of the Mets is struck in the right hand by a George Stone pitch during a game with the Braves. Staub who missed 7 games in the past 4 seasons will miss 90 games this year.
May 10, 1909 - Eddie Plank outpitches Rube Waddell to give the White Sox a 5-1 victory over the Browns. The Browns also lose George Stone the AL's leading hitter when he sprains his ankle sliding into 1B trying to beat out a grounder to Collins. Stone will end up with a .256 average in this his last season.
Sep 3, 1906 - At Detroit St. Louis takes a pair from the Tigers winning 5-2 and 5-0. In game 2 Detroit 3B Bill Coughlin pulls off a hidden ball trick nabbing George Stone in the first inning.
Jan 16, 1905 - It seems simple enough on paper; the Red Sox buy OF George Stone from Washington. The Browns reclaim Frank Huelsman from the Senators‚ where he had been on loan‚ and send him along with OF Jesse Burkett to Boston for Stone. Boston then sends Huelsman back to Washington in payment for George Stone. This is Huelsman's 4th trade in 8 months.He played for five teams (Chicago twice) last year.

