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George Edward Myatt (June 14, 1914 – September 14, 2000) was an American Major and Minor League Baseball baseball player, coach, and manager. An infielder, Myatt came by three nicknames: Foghorn, for his loud voice; Mercury, for his speed on the bases; and Stud, a name he applied to almost every other player, coach and manager he encountered in baseball.
Myatt was a native of Denver, Colorado, who grew up in El Segundo, California, where he graduated from high school.
Myatt, however, had a long career in the game himself. Primarily a second baseman, he played in the Major Leagues for the New York Giants (1938–39) and the Washington Senators (1943–47), compiling a .283 batting average with 381 hits in 407 games played. He stolen base 26 bases in (third in the American League) and 30 more (second in the AL) in .
On May 1, 1944, Myatt went 6-for-6 for the Senators in a 11–4 victory against the Red Sox at Fenway Park. "Washington Senators 11, Boston Red Sox 4", Retrosheet box score (May 1, 1944)
Myatt died at age 86 in Orlando, Florida.
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