Johnny Mize: Baseball Hall of Fame Class of 1981

Born: January 7, 1913

1930: Signed by St. Louis Cardinals

1934: Traded to Cincinnati Reds, but returned to Cards following a groin injury

1939: Batting Champion (.349)

1940: .314, 43 HR, 137 RBI, 1.039 OPS, 368 TB

1941: Traded to the New York Giants

1941: Sued Gum Products inc over the use of his image on a baseball card.

1943-5: WWII service

1947: .302, 51 HR, 138 RBI, .998 OPS, 360 TB

1949: Purchased by New York Yankees

1949-53: Yankees win World Series

1950: Became second player with 25 HR in both leagues

1952: 3 HR in World Series

1953: Retired

1961: Kansas City A's coach

1981: Elected to Hall of Fame (Vets Cmte)

Died: June 2, 1993

2014: Elected to Cardinals Hall of Fame


Accomplishments:
5x World Series

10x All Star

1939 Batting Champ (.349)

1952 Babe Ruth Award

Six 3 HR games (MLB record)

.312

359 HR

1,337 RBI

1,118 Runs

2,011 Hits

856 Walks-524 Strikeouts

.397 OBP

.562 Slugging

.959 OPS

3,621 TB

100+ Runs: 5x

204 Hits (1937)

30+ doubles: 6x

40+ doubles: 2x

10+ triples: 3x

20+ HR: 9x

30+ HR: 3x

40+ HR: 3x

51 HR (1947)

100+ RBI: 8x

.300+ Average: 9x

.364 (1937)

.400 OBP: 7x

.500 Slugging: 10x

.600 Slugging: 4x

1.000 OPS: 5x

300+ TB: 6x

Led league in runs (137): 1947

Led league in doubles (39): 1941

Led league in triples (16): 1938

Led league in HR: 4x

Led league in RBI: 3x

Led league in slugging: 4x

Led league in OPS: 3x

Led league in TB: 3x

Postseason: .286, 3 HR, 9 RBI, .909 OPS (5 World Series)