Gabby Hartnett: Baseball Hall of Fame Class of 1955

Born: 12-20-00

1922: Purchased by Cubs

Debut: April 12, 1922 (Cubs)

1924: Caught Grover Cleveland Alexander’s 300^th win

1925: Set season HR record for catchers (25)

1929: Mysterious arm ailment

1929: Cubs lose World Series to A’s

1931: Photographed with Al Capone

1932: Cubs lose World Series to Yankees

1935: NL MVP

1935: Cubs lose World Series to Tigers

1938-40: Managed Cubs (203-176 record)

1938: The Homer in the Gloamin’

1938: Cubs lose World Series to Yankees

1940: Signed with Giants

1941: Released by Giants

1941-46: Minor League Manager

1955: Elected to Hall of Fame

1960s: Scouted

1972: Died

1999: Nominee for All Century Team

Accomplishments:

1935 NL MVP

6x All Star

.297 Average

Hit .300: 5x

867 runs

1912 hits

396 doubles

30+ doubles: 4x

236 HR

20+ HR: 3x

37 HR (1930)

1179 RBI

122 RBI (1930)

703 walks-697 Ks

.370 OBP

.400 OBP: 4x

.489 slugging

.500 slugging: 7x

.630 slugging (1930)

.858 OPS

1.034 OPS (1930)

3144 TB

Postseason: .241, 2 HR, 3 RBI, .680 OPS (4 World Series)

As a manager: 203-176 (.536) 1 pennant

Greatest Movie Scenes: De Niro Edition

136. Jimmy cleans house: Goodfellas (1990): Bodies turning up as Layla is playing in the background was genius.

137. Motorcycle vs. Joker: Dark Knight (2008): This not only looked good, but showed the difference between Bats and the Joker. The Joker would have killed Batman. Batman crashed to avoid hitting the Joker.

138. Capone plays baseball: The Untouchables (1987): Cross De Niro and meet his Louisville slugger; even while at the dinner table.

139. Stonehedge: This is Spinal Tap (1984): "I do not, for one, think that the problem was that the band was down. I think that the problem *may* have been, that there was a Stonehenge monument on the stage that was in danger of being *crushed* by a *dwarf*. Alright? That tended to understate the hugeness of the object."

140. Dueling banjos: Deliverance (1972): Nothing puts the fear of God into a man than hearing dueling banjos...