Meet Your Hall of Famers: Aurelio Wong and George Paul (The Cousins)

 

Bio: Aurelio Wong and George Paul were known as "The Cousins" of the Fargo locker room.  Although they were born in different countries, their personalities mired with each other as if they were cousins.  Aurelio was born in Barahona, DO (Pop. 138,000, in Southwest Dominican Republic).  George Paul was born in Atlanta, GA (Pop. 498,000).  Paul attended Crim High School in East downtown Atlanta.

Wong was an IFA: Signed for $19 million in Season 42 (The most that year) by Fargo (thebigdogs)

Paul was drafted: 3^rd overall in Season 39 by Fargo (thebigdogs), Signed for $3,440,000

Scout Abdullah Woodward: “Both Wong and Paul were great hitters.  Just different.  Wong had a lot of power and would swing and miss his fair share.  Paul was a great contact hitter with above average power.  Both could run…Paul had great speed and Wong had above average speed.  Neither was a great defender.”

Manager (thebigdogs): “Both Wong and Paul were an interictal part off the Fargo offense in the World Series runs in the late 40’s and early 50’s Seasons.  They added power and speed to make our offense elite.”

Career Earnings: Wong $176,137,000  Paul $96,062,000

Teams:

Wong: 15 ML Seasons Fargo 9, St Louis 1, El Paso 4, Las Vegas 1

Paul:  17 ML Seasons Fargo 11, New York 6

Awards:

Wong: 4-time All-Star, 2 Silver Slugger Awards (48, 57), and 4 World Series Ring (47, 48, 49, 51)

Paul: 4-time All Star, 1 MVP (50), 6 Silver Slugger Awards (43, 45, 46, 47, 48, 50) and 4 World Series Ring (47, 48, 49, 51)

Best Season:

Wong (Season 50): 175 H, 122 R, 23 2B, 7 3B, 55 HR, 166 RBI, 34 SB, .275 AVG, .924 OPS

Paul (Season 50 MVP): 209 H, 118 R, 43 2B, 4 3B, 43 HR, 145 RBI, 42 SB, .302 AVG, .911 OPS

Career Stat:

Wong: 2476 H, 1633 R, 347 2B, 75 3B, 670 HR, 1945 RBI, 469 SB, .274 AVG, .887 OPS

Paul: 2833 H, 1637 R, 539 2B, 76 3B, 508 HR, 1818 RBI, 791 SB, .291 AVG, .866 OPS

Speech Highlight: “The baseball journey goes beyond stats, accomplishments, and money….it is about the relationships and brotherhood you have with other players and coaches.  This journey has been filled with those relationships and am ever grateful.”