Alex Thomas Michael George (born September 27, 1938) is a retired American professional baseball player. He appeared in five Major League Baseball games at the age of 16 as a shortstop and pinch hitter for the Kansas City Athletics during the 1955 season. George batted left-handed, threw right-handed, stood 5 feet 11 inches (1.80 m) tall and weighed 170 pounds (77 kg). He was signed by the Athletics during their first season in Kansas City out of Rockhurst, a local Jesuit high school. All of his Major League appearances took place before his 17th birthday. He struck out in his first Major League plate appearance against relief pitcher Al Papai of the Chicago White Sox, but four days later, on September 20, playing as the A's starting shortstop, he collected his only big league hit, a bunt