#601 George Stone

The fourth Braves starter profiled in this blog…like the whole of the Atlanta franchise at the time, had trouble with consistency….two most significant seasons were 1969 and 1973….mid season call up in 1968….Fared well winning record…Set a career high of 13 wins as the Braves won the newly formed NL west crown in 1969…following three campaigns ranged from mediocre to sub par and a lost starter spot…A trade to the Mets for 1973 revitalized his career…for the 1973 season anyway....was a spark with a 12-3 record…pitched well in post season….A 1974 folow up did not materialize, developed arm trouble and could not finish the year…1975 did not fare much better…was cousin to Braves teammate Cecil Upshaw.