George Mitterwald
1966–1977 · bats R / throws R · Chicago Cubs, Minnesota Twins
887G
.236AVG
.296OBP
.362SLG
More career statistics
623H
76HR
301RBI
14SB
4Rare feats
Career summary: MLB’s official regular-season totals. Season lines, splits and historical game logs below are reconstructed from the covered Retrosheet records and can differ in coverage or scorer revisions. Compare sources and coverage.
Career batting
| G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | HBP | SF | TB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 887 | 2,919 | 2,645 | 251 | 623 | 93 | 7 | 76 | 301 | 222 | 607 | 14 | 17 | 13 | 23 | 958 | .236 | .296 | .362 | .658 |
Streaks
10longest hitting streak · 1973-07-11 to 1973-07-19
19longest on-base streak
The three rarest things in this career
| Rarity | What | Date | Rate | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 68 | Eight-RBI Game | 1974-04-17 | 1 in 1,372 games | box score ↗ |
| 56 | Four Extra-Base Hits | 1974-04-17 | 1 in 450 games | box score ↗ |
| 53 | Three-Homer Game | 1974-04-17 | 1 in 321 games | box score ↗ |
Splits
Regular season only.
Home and away
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 451 | 1475 | 326 | 45 | 173 | 129 | 291 | .248 | .308 | .393 |
| Away | 436 | 1444 | 297 | 31 | 128 | 93 | 316 | .224 | .270 | .332 |
By month
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April | 100 | 321 | 64 | 7 | 26 | 28 | 72 | .221 | .287 | .336 |
| May | 161 | 546 | 124 | 16 | 62 | 47 | 107 | .255 | .313 | .393 |
| June | 157 | 519 | 105 | 12 | 46 | 42 | 103 | .225 | .283 | .330 |
| July | 163 | 539 | 120 | 21 | 63 | 39 | 100 | .243 | .295 | .413 |
| August | 144 | 462 | 93 | 10 | 51 | 27 | 118 | .217 | .260 | .336 |
| September | 156 | 515 | 114 | 10 | 50 | 38 | 105 | .245 | .295 | .353 |
| October | 6 | 17 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | .200 | .235 | .267 |
Most-faced opponents
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| chicago-white-sox | 61 | 219 | 59 | 4 | 30 | 24 | 48 | .311 | .379 | .421 |
| california-angels | 59 | 193 | 38 | 5 | 12 | 15 | 40 | .217 | .275 | .366 |
| athletics | 56 | 197 | 38 | 9 | 26 | 22 | 52 | .221 | .305 | .395 |
| kansas-city-royals | 55 | 194 | 42 | 4 | 19 | 14 | 42 | .237 | .289 | .345 |
| pittsburgh-pirates | 46 | 153 | 33 | 5 | 20 | 16 | 22 | .243 | .320 | .426 |
| philadelphia-phillies | 44 | 140 | 35 | 4 | 15 | 5 | 31 | .261 | .286 | .396 |
| detroit-tigers | 43 | 139 | 28 | 4 | 13 | 9 | 37 | .219 | .266 | .336 |
| milwaukee-brewers | 43 | 153 | 31 | 3 | 12 | 9 | 30 | .220 | .261 | .312 |
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1966 |  Minnesota Twins | 3 | 5 | 1 | – | – | – | .200 | – | – |
| 1968 | Minnesota Twins | 11 | 34 | 7 | – | 1 | – | .206 | – | – |
| 1969 | Minnesota Twins | 69 | 187 | 48 | 5 | 13 | – | .257 | – | – |
| 1970 | Minnesota Twins | 117 | 369 | 82 | 15 | 46 | 3 | .222 | – | – |
| 1971 | Minnesota Twins | 125 | 388 | 97 | 13 | 44 | 3 | .250 | – | – |
| 1972 | Minnesota Twins | 64 | 163 | 30 | 1 | 8 | – | .184 | – | – |
| 1973 | Minnesota Twins | 125 | 432 | 112 | 16 | 64 | 3 | .259 | – | – |
| 1974 |  Chicago Cubs | 78 | 215 | 54 | 7 | 28 | 1 | .251 | – | – |
| 1975 | Chicago Cubs | 84 | 200 | 44 | 5 | 26 | – | .220 | – | – |
| 1976 | Chicago Cubs | 101 | 303 | 65 | 5 | 28 | 1 | .215 | – | – |
| 1977 | Chicago Cubs | 110 | 349 | 83 | 9 | 43 | 3 | .238 | – | – |