Earl McNeely

George Earl McNeely (May 12, 1898 – July 16, 1971) was an American professional baseball outfielder and coach. He played in Major League Baseball for the Washington Senators and St. Louis Browns. McNeely threw and batted right-handed, and was listed as 5 ft tall and 155 lb. He was a lifelong resident of Sacramento, California.

In an eight-year major-league career, he compiled a .272 batting average (614-2254) with 369 runs, 4 home runs and 213 runs batted in during 683 games played. His on-base percentage was .335 and slugging percentage was .354. He was a member of the 1924 Washington Senators, he played in that year's World Series and hit .222 (6-27) with four runs scored and one run batted in as the Senators defeated the New York Giants in seven games. McNeely's 12th-inning single in Game 7 delivered the winning blow as the American League franchise won its only World Series in Washington.

The next season he played in the 1925 World Series and appeared in four games as a pinch-runner, scoring two runs. The Senators lost in seven games to the Pirates.

At the end of his playing career, he was a player-manager for the Sacramento Senators of the Pacific Coast League from 1932 to 1935, also assuming ownership of the team during his final two seasons. He also was a coach for the Browns in 1931 and the Senators from 1936 to 1937.