Chick Hafey: Baseball Hall of Fame Class of 1971

Born: February 12, 1903

1923: Signed by St Louis Cardinals

Debut: August 28, 1924 (Cardinals)

1926: Suffered several major beanings that hurt his vision. He turned to glasses.

1926: Cards win World Series

1928: Cards lose World Series

1930: Hit for cycle

1930: Cards lose World Series

1931: Won Batting Title (.349)

1931: Cards won World Series

1932: Traded to Reds after salary dispute

1932: Sinus problem caused him to miss much of the season

1933: Got the first hit in the first All-Star Game

1935-6: Retired

1937: Tried coming back

1971: Elected to Hall of Fame (Vet’s Committee)

1971: First member of the Hall of Fame to wear eye glasses (Reggie Jackson became the second)

1973: Died

Accomplishments:

2x World Champion

1931 Batting Champ

1933 All Star

.317 career hitter

777 Runs

1466 Hits

164 HR

833 RBI

.526 Slugging

.372 OBP

.898 OPS

Scored 100 Runs: 3x

30+ Doubles: 5x

40+ Doubles: 2x

12 Triples (1930)

20+ HR: 3x

100+ RBI: 3x

Hit .300: 6x

.400 OBP: 4x

.500 slugging: 5x

.600 Slugging: 3x

Led league in slugging (.590): 1927

1000 OPS: 2x

Postseason: .205, 0 HR, 2 RBI, .506 OPS (4 World Series)