Johnny Mize
Johnny Mize | |
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First baseman | |
Born: January 7th, 1913 Demorest , United States |
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Died on: June 2, 1993 Demorest , United States |
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Suggested: Left | Threw: Right |
Debut in Major League Baseball | |
April 16, 1936 with the St. Louis Cardinals | |
Last MLB assignment | |
September 26, 1953 with the New York Yankees | |
MLB statistics (until end of career) |
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Batting average | , 312 |
Home runs | 359 |
Runs Batted In | 1,337 |
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Awards | |
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Baseball Hall of Fame | |
Recorded | 1981 |
Special selection | Veterans Committee |
John Robert "Johnny" Mize (born January 7, 1913 in Demorest , Georgia , † June 2, 1993 ibid) was an American baseball player in Major League Baseball . His nickname was The Big Cat .
biography
A successful operation in 1935, during which an excess leg was removed, made Mize's career possible. In 1936 he started as first baseman with the St. Louis Cardinals with an excellent batting average of 32.9%. Between 1937 and 1941, he always scored over 100 RBIs. In 1939 and 1940 he led the National League in home runs . After the 1941 season he moved to the New York Giants . After his first season with the Giants, he spent three years in the US Navy . He returned to the baseball fields in 1946 and fought hard for three years with Ralph Kiner of the Pittsburgh Pirates for the home run title. In 1946 he was one point behind Kiner with a broken toe. In 1947 and 1948 the two shared the title with 51 and 40 home runs respectively.
During the 1949 season, Mize moved to the New York Yankees , with whom he should win the World Series five times from 1949 to the end of his career in 1953 . With the Yankees he played partially on first base and was used as an excellent substitute hitter. In 1952 he was named MVP of the World Series against the Brooklyn Dodgers . In that series, he scored three home runs and had a batting average of 40%.
In 1981 Johnny Mize was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame .
His stations as a player
- 1936-1941 St. Louis Cardinals
- 1942-1949 New York Giants
- 1949-1953 New York Yankees
Web links
- Player information and statistics from Baseball Reference or Fangraphs or The Baseball Cube or Baseball Reference (Minor League) (English)
- Official Website of Johnny Mize (English)
- Biography of Johnny Mize (English)
- Johnny Mize in the Hall of Fame (English)
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Mize, Johnny |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Mize, John Robert; The Big Cat (nickname) |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American baseball player |
DATE OF BIRTH | January 7, 1913 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Demorest , Georgia |
DATE OF DEATH | 2nd June 1993 |
Place of death | Demorest , Georgia |