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George Case (baseball)
George Washington Case Jr. (November 11, 1915 – January 23, 1989) was an American professional baseball outfielder and manager who played for the Washington Senators for most of his eleven-year career from 1937 to 1947.
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George Washington Case Jr. (November 11, 1915 – January 23, 1989) was an American professional baseball outfielder and manager who played for the Washington Senators for most of his eleven-year career from 1937 to 1947. During his playing career, Case was widely considered the fastest man in the sport and set numerous records for stolen bases, leading the major leagues in steals for a record five consecutive seasons before his career was cut short by injuries. He was also the head coach of the Rutgers Scarlet Knights from 1950 to 1960, leading the team to its only College World Series appearance and retiring as the winningest head coach in school history. As of his retirement as a player in 1947, Case ranked ninth in American League history and third in Senators history with 349 career stolen bases, and he had the most stolen bases of any player between 1930 and 1960. As of 2026, he is the only player in history to lead both major leagues in stolen bases for five consecutive seasons and tied Ty Cobb with six American League stolen base titles, a record later broken by Luis Aparicio.
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