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Шаблон:Short description Шаблон:Infobox baseball biography George Decatur Fallon (July 8, 1914 – October 25, 1994) was a backup second baseman/shortstop in Major League Baseball who played for the Brooklyn Dodgers (Шаблон:Baseball year) and St. Louis Cardinals (Шаблон:Baseball year-Шаблон:Baseball year). A native of Jersey City, New Jersey, Fallon batted and threw right-handed. He debuted on September 27, 1937, and played his final game on July 13, 1945.

In a four-season career, Fallon posted a .216 batting average (61-for-282) with one home run and 21 RBIs in 133 games played. One notable moment in Fallon's career—he was the first batter to face Cincinnati Reds pitcher Joe Nuxhall when the then 15-year-old Nuxhall made his major league debut on June 10, Шаблон:Baseball year. Nuxhall retired Fallon on a groundout.

Fallon died in Lake Worth, Florida, at age 80.

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