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Wally Berger |
Nickname: The Big Cheese Bats: Right Throws: Right Height: 6' 2'' Weight: 208 Born: October 10, 1905 in Usa, IL, CHICAGO |
Hall of Fame |
Awards & Accomplishments | |
Silver Slugger | 1934 1935 1936 1938 1939 |
Gold Glove | 1937 1939 |
All-Star Selections | 1932 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 |
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Year | Age | Tm | Lg | Salary | vL | vR | OA | vL | vR | OA | vL | vR | OA | vL | vR | OA | vL | vR | OA | |||
1930 | 24 | CAL | AL | $ 300,000 | 54 | 54 | 59 | 91 | 82 | 85 | 68 | 59 | 62 | 51 | 44 | 46 | 73 | 69 | 70 | |||
1931 | 25 | CAL | AL | $ 300,000 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 8 | |||
1932 | 26 | SLC | NL | $ 300,000 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 8 | |||
1933 | 27 | NYG | NL | $ 4,871,429 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 8 | |||
1934 | 28 | NYG | NL | $ 4,871,429 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 8 | |||
1935 | 29 | NYG | NL | $ 12,100,000 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 8 | |||
1936 | 30 | NYG | NL | $ 12,100,000 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 8 | |||
1937 | 31 | NYG | NL | $ 12,100,000 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 8 | |||
1938 | 32 | NYG | NL | $ 12,100,000 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 7 | |||
1939 | 33 | NYG | NL | $ 12,100,000 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 8 | |||
1940 | 34 | NYG | NL | $ 14,100,000 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 7 | |||
1941 | 35 | CLE | AL | $ 14,100,000 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 7 | |||
1942 | 36 | DET | AL | $ 14,100,000 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 6 | |||
1943 | 37 | NYG | NL | $ 14,100,000 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 6 | |||
1944 | 38 | NYG | NL | $ 1,950,000 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | |||
OOTP6 Min Ratings | $ 300,000 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | ||||||
OOTP6 Max Ratings | $ 14,100,000 | 54 | 54 | 59 | 91 | 82 | 85 | 68 | 59 | 62 | 51 | 44 | 46 | 73 | 69 | 70 |
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Year | Age | Tm | Lg | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | XR | OWS |
1930 | 24 | CAL | AL | 155 | 575 | 107 | 159 | 33 | 6 | 30 | 107 | 4 | 1 | 68 | 47 | .277 | .351 | .511 | .863 | 99.3 | 17.2 |
1931 | 25 | CAL | AL | 154 | 575 | 112 | 167 | 30 | 5 | 35 | 121 | 3 | 2 | 62 | 58 | .290 | .362 | .543 | .904 | 104.3 | 22.2 |
1932 | 26 | SLC | NL | 150 | 576 | 120 | 157 | 27 | 4 | 37 | 102 | 0 | 2 | 60 | 58 | .273 | .340 | .526 | .866 | 94.7 | 15.3 |
1933 | 27 | NYG | NL | 151 | 564 | 89 | 142 | 27 | 3 | 30 | 110 | 6 | 11 | 49 | 82 | .252 | .310 | .470 | .780 | 78.3 | 11.8 |
1934 | 28 | NYG | NL | 149 | 576 | 116 | 191 | 29 | 11 | 38 | 114 | 3 | 4 | 73 | 60 | .332 | .406 | .618 | 1.024 | 125.9 | 27.2 |
1935 | 29 | NYG | NL | 156 | 606 | 110 | 194 | 25 | 4 | 35 | 122 | 0 | 0 | 62 | 61 | .320 | .382 | .548 | .930 | 114.3 | 24.9 |
1936 | 30 | NYG | NL | 155 | 615 | 137 | 198 | 29 | 5 | 52 | 145 | 0 | 1 | 60 | 60 | .322 | .380 | .639 | 1.019 | 131.8 | 26.3 |
1937 | 31 | NYG | NL | 158 | 593 | 115 | 190 | 32 | 9 | 21 | 105 | 0 | 0 | 63 | 69 | .320 | .386 | .511 | .897 | 104.9 | 23.8 |
1938 | 32 | NYG | NL | 155 | 604 | 129 | 208 | 35 | 5 | 46 | 143 | 0 | 0 | 71 | 77 | .344 | .413 | .647 | 1.060 | 140.1 | 30.4 |
1939 | 33 | NYG | NL | 153 | 612 | 107 | 196 | 43 | 3 | 30 | 114 | 0 | 0 | 61 | 87 | .320 | .380 | .547 | .927 | 114.6 | 31.0 |
1940 | 34 | NYG | NL | 160 | 621 | 96 | 199 | 29 | 7 | 28 | 112 | 0 | 0 | 64 | 71 | .320 | .382 | .525 | .907 | 114.2 | 23.5 |
1941 | 35 | CLE | AL | 154 | 591 | 112 | 172 | 33 | 2 | 31 | 99 | 0 | 0 | 53 | 80 | .291 | .350 | .511 | .861 | 97.9 | 17.4 |
1942 | 36 | PIT | NL | 76 | 293 | 45 | 81 | 9 | 3 | 13 | 60 | 1 | 1 | 18 | 34 | .276 | .316 | .461 | .777 | 41.3 | 5.5 |
DET | AL | 76 | 321 | 50 | 98 | 14 | 2 | 16 | 75 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 51 | .305 | .332 | .511 | .843 | 50.2 | 7.4 | ||
TOT | 152 | 614 | 95 | 179 | 23 | 5 | 29 | 135 | 3 | 3 | 32 | 85 | .292 | .325 | .487 | .812 | 91.6 | 13.0 | |||
1943 | 37 | NYG | NL | 118 | 363 | 47 | 96 | 10 | 3 | 11 | 51 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 57 | .264 | .304 | .399 | .703 | 43.2 | 4.8 |
1944 | 38 | NYG | NL | 99 | 247 | 31 | 78 | 14 | 2 | 6 | 40 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 37 | .316 | .348 | .462 | .810 | 36.8 | 5.9 |
15 Years Sim | 2219 | 8332 | 1523 | 2526 | 419 | 74 | 459 | 1620 | 20 | 25 | 814 | 989 | .303 | .364 | .536 | .900 | 1491.9 | 294.5 | |||
162 Game Average | 608 | 111 | 184 | 30 | 5 | 33 | 118 | 1 | 1 | 59 | 72 | .303 | .364 | .536 | .900 | 108.9 | |||||
Career Highs | 160 | 621 | 137 | 208 | 43 | 11 | 52 | 145 | 6 | 11 | 73 | 87 | .344 | .413 | .647 | 1.060 | 140.1 |
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Category | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | XR |
vs RH | 5465 | 954 | 1581 | 273 | 44 | 252 | 992 | 10 | 18 | 518 | 639 | .289 | .349 | .494 | .843 | 910.5 | |
vs LH | 2867 | 569 | 945 | 146 | 30 | 207 | 628 | 10 | 7 | 296 | 350 | .330 | .392 | .618 | 1.010 | 631.1 | |
Home | 1100 | 4089 | 736 | 1251 | 227 | 32 | 237 | 832 | 12 | 16 | 386 | 472 | .306 | .364 | .551 | .915 | 771.3 |
Away | 1119 | 4243 | 787 | 1275 | 192 | 42 | 222 | 788 | 8 | 9 | 428 | 517 | .300 | .364 | .523 | .886 | 770.3 |
RISP | 2162 | 0 | 686 | 128 | 18 | 126 | 1083 | 0 | 0 | 270 | 257 | .317 | .383 | .568 | .951 | 449.4 | |
Pinch Hitting | 185 | 26 | 47 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 25 | .254 | .300 | .373 | .673 | 21.1 | |
Close/Late | 948 | 165 | 281 | 46 | 6 | 45 | 175 | 0 | 0 | 125 | 106 | .296 | .375 | .500 | .875 | 174.6 | |
Mar/Apr | 367 | 1380 | 266 | 425 | 74 | 16 | 77 | 278 | 7 | 1 | 149 | 175 | .308 | .374 | .552 | .926 | 269.7 |
May | 398 | 1547 | 261 | 444 | 66 | 13 | 76 | 273 | 0 | 5 | 137 | 183 | .287 | .344 | .494 | .838 | 254.1 |
June | 355 | 1296 | 241 | 382 | 69 | 5 | 75 | 248 | 4 | 6 | 129 | 158 | .295 | .357 | .529 | .887 | 234.3 |
July | 357 | 1346 | 225 | 401 | 65 | 13 | 68 | 263 | 3 | 4 | 136 | 157 | .298 | .359 | .517 | .876 | 240.5 |
August | 383 | 1441 | 275 | 430 | 63 | 15 | 99 | 295 | 3 | 4 | 131 | 175 | .298 | .357 | .569 | .926 | 276.8 |
Sep/Oct | 359 | 1322 | 255 | 444 | 82 | 12 | 64 | 263 | 3 | 5 | 132 | 141 | .336 | .395 | .561 | .957 | 266.2 |
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Year | Age | Tm | Lg | Pos | G | GS | IP | PO | A | E | DP | FPct | RF | DWS | ||||
1930 | 24 | CAL | AL | CF | 139 | 133 | 1183.0 | 397 | 11 | 11 | 4 | .974 | 3.10 | 5.4 | ||||
LF | 14 | 12 | 109.0 | 41 | 1 | 3 | 0 | .933 | 3.47 | |||||||||
SS | 1 | 1 | 8.0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.25 | 0.0 | ||||||||
1931 | 25 | CAL | AL | CF | 145 | 143 | 1267.0 | 357 | 11 | 3 | 2 | .992 | 2.61 | 7.4 | ||||
LF | 8 | 0 | 20.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0.00 | |||||||||
1932 | 26 | SLC | NL | CF | 139 | 139 | 1233.7 | 335 | 12 | 21 | 3 | .943 | 2.53 | 5.1 | ||||
LF | 7 | 0 | 16.0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .750 | 1.69 | |||||||||
1933 | 27 | NYG | NL | CF | 96 | 92 | 820.0 | 257 | 15 | 6 | 3 | .978 | 2.99 | 5.0 | ||||
LF | 51 | 47 | 423.7 | 91 | 7 | 2 | 1 | .980 | 2.08 | |||||||||
1934 | 28 | NYG | NL | LF | 80 | 78 | 714.7 | 149 | 6 | 5 | 1 | .969 | 1.95 | 4.9 | ||||
CF | 68 | 63 | 565.7 | 184 | 8 | 4 | 2 | .980 | 3.05 | |||||||||
1935 | 29 | NYG | NL | CF | 147 | 143 | 1277.3 | 333 | 18 | 8 | 5 | .978 | 2.47 | 4.9 | ||||
LF | 7 | 0 | 15.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.20 | |||||||||
1936 | 30 | NYG | NL | CF | 146 | 144 | 1300.0 | 369 | 8 | 17 | 1 | .957 | 2.61 | 5.0 | ||||
LF | 4 | 0 | 10.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.70 | |||||||||
1937 | 31 | NYG | NL | CF | 144 | 141 | 1265.0 | 401 | 12 | 8 | 2 | .981 | 2.94 | 5.7 | ||||
LF | 10 | 0 | 20.0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.25 | |||||||||
1938 | 32 | NYG | NL | CF | 149 | 146 | 1308.7 | 362 | 17 | 13 | 1 | .967 | 2.61 | 4.8 | ||||
LF | 6 | 0 | 9.0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 5.00 | |||||||||
1939 | 33 | NYG | NL | CF | 147 | 146 | 1310.0 | 394 | 10 | 8 | 2 | .981 | 2.78 | 2.9 | ||||
LF | 4 | 0 | 8.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.13 | |||||||||
1940 | 34 | NYG | NL | CF | 150 | 144 | 1309.3 | 340 | 16 | 16 | 3 | .957 | 2.45 | 3.8 | ||||
LF | 4 | 0 | 11.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 0.82 | |||||||||
1941 | 35 | CLE | AL | CF | 146 | 144 | 1270.3 | 360 | 11 | 22 | 1 | .944 | 2.63 | 3.4 | ||||
LF | 7 | 0 | 18.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 0.50 | |||||||||
1942 | 36 | PIT | NL | CF | 55 | 55 | 466.3 | 118 | 5 | 7 | 1 | .946 | 2.37 | 1.0 | ||||
LF | 19 | 18 | 161.0 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.68 | 0.0 | ||||||||
DET | AL | CF | 55 | 55 | 501.7 | 127 | 5 | 7 | 1 | .950 | 2.37 | 2.4 | ||||||
LF | 19 | 18 | 173.3 | 32 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .970 | 1.66 | 0.0 | ||||||||
TOT | CF | 110 | 110 | 968.0 | 245 | 10 | 14 | 2 | .948 | 2.37 | 3.4 | |||||||
LF | 38 | 36 | 334.3 | 62 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .984 | 1.67 | 0.0 | ||||||||
1943 | 37 | NYG | NL | CF | 53 | 48 | 421.7 | 110 | 4 | 5 | 1 | .958 | 2.43 | 1.7 | ||||
LF | 43 | 38 | 337.7 | 50 | 2 | 3 | 0 | .945 | 1.39 | |||||||||
1944 | 38 | NYG | NL | LF | 58 | 56 | 450.7 | 75 | 4 | 2 | 1 | .975 | 1.58 | 0.9 | ||||
CF | 6 | 3 | 32.0 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .938 | 4.22 | |||||||||
RF | 1 | 0 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 9.00 | |||||||||
CF | 1785 | 1739 | 15531.6 | 4459 | 163 | 157 | 32 | .967 | 2.68 | 58.6 | ||||||||
LF | 341 | 267 | 2496.9 | 488 | 21 | 17 | 3 | .968 | 1.83 | 5.8 | ||||||||
SS | 1 | 1 | 8.0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.25 | 0.0 | ||||||||
RF | 1 | 0 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 9.00 | |||||||||
Career Totals | 2128 | 2007 | 18037.6 | 4948 | 186 | 174 | 35 | .967 | 2.56 | 64.4 | ||||||||
Career Highs | 155 | 146 | 1320.3 | 438 | 22 | 22 | 5 | .992 | 3.13 |
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Year | Age | Tm | Lg | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
1931 | 25 | CAL | AL | 6 | 26 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | .192 | .276 | .308 | .584 |
1934 | 28 | NYG | NL | 8 | 32 | 8 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | .313 | .353 | .750 | 1.103 |
1935 | 29 | NYG | NL | 12 | 50 | 10 | 19 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 6 | .380 | .446 | .660 | 1.106 |
1936 | 30 | NYG | NL | 6 | 25 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .320 | .346 | .560 | .906 |
1937 | 31 | NYG | NL | 14 | 54 | 9 | 18 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 6 | .333 | .429 | .574 | 1.003 |
1938 | 32 | NYG | NL | 7 | 31 | 7 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | .290 | .324 | .355 | .678 |
1939 | 33 | NYG | NL | 10 | 45 | 7 | 19 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .422 | .426 | .711 | 1.137 |
1940 | 34 | NYG | NL | 6 | 24 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | .250 | .259 | .292 | .551 |
Career Post-Season Batting | 69 | 287 | 52 | 94 | 14 | 2 | 16 | 56 | 1 | 0 | 25 | 32 | .328 | .377 | .557 | .934 |
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Black Ink Test: 55 (Avg Batter in HOF ~ 42) Gray Ink Test: 221 (Avg Batter in HOF ~ 203) Hall of Fame Standards: 60 (Avg Batter in HOF ~ 64) |
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History |
Drafted in 1st round, 3rd overall pick, by California in 1930 |
Had first career hit (double) on 4/1/1930, off Ted Lyons (NYM) |
Hit first career homerun on 4/6/1930, off Charley Root (CLE) |
Drove in 7 runs against Montreal on 5/10/1930 |
Won Player of the Week award on 8/10/1931, hitting .429 with 5 HR, 12 RBI |
Had 5 hits with 4 RBI against Chicago (N) on 9/3/1931 |
Won Player of the Week award on 9/7/1931, hitting .519 with 5 HR, 15 RBI |
Won Player of the Week award on 6/16/1932, hitting .400 with 6 HR, 8 RBI |
Was selected to the 1932 Allstar game |
1/31/1933: Gets a new one-year contract worth $4,871,429 through salary arbitration |
Traded from St. Louis (C) to New York (G) on 2/14/1933 (Going to NYG: CF Wally Berger. Going to SLC: P Walter Beall, P Willis Hudlin, P Chief Hogsett, CF Pid Purdy) |
2/5/1934: Gets a new one-year contract worth $4,871,429 through salary arbitration |
Won Batter of the Month award on 5/1/1934, hitting .345 with 8 HR, 19 RBI |
Won Player of the Week award on 5/5/1934, hitting .458 with 3 HR, 9 RBI |
Was selected to the 1934 Allstar game |
9/20/1934: Signed a contract extension with New York (G), $12,100,000 per year, for 5 years |
Injured on 10/7/1934 with a Inflamed Groin Muscle, out for one week |
Won Silver Slugger in 1934, hitting .332 with 38 HR, 114 RBI |
Had 5 hits with 1 RBI against Tampa Bay on 5/25/1935 |
Was selected to the 1935 Allstar game |
Had 5 hits with 4 RBI against Boston (A) on 7/22/1935 |
Won Player of the Week award on 7/28/1935, hitting .429 with 4 HR, 11 RBI |
Won Batter of the Month award on 8/1/1935, hitting .394 with 9 HR, 30 RBI |
Won World Series with New York (G) in 1935 |
Won Silver Slugger in 1935, hitting .320 with 35 HR, 122 RBI |
Won Batter of the Month award on 6/1/1936, hitting .362 with 7 HR, 27 RBI |
Won Player of the Week award on 6/2/1936, hitting .481 with 2 HR, 5 RBI |
Was selected to the 1936 Allstar game |
Won Player of the Week award on 8/11/1936, hitting .545 with 6 HR, 15 RBI |
Won Batter of the Month award on 9/1/1936, hitting .327 with 17 HR, 34 RBI |
Sets a new season NL-Record for HR with 48 on 9/17/1936 |
Won Player of the Week award on 9/22/1936, hitting .625 with 2 HR, 12 RBI |
Sets a new season NL-Record for HR with 50 on 9/25/1936 |
Won Batter of the Month award on 10/1/1936, hitting .384 with 7 HR, 30 RBI |
Won Silver Slugger in 1936, hitting .322 with 52 HR, 145 RBI |
Won Player of the Week award on 4/14/1937, hitting .444 with 2 HR, 7 RBI |
Won Player of the Week award on 4/21/1937, hitting .556 with 1 HR, 8 RBI |
Was selected to the 1937 Allstar game |
Won Player of the Week award on 8/4/1937, hitting .484 with 2 HR, 11 RBI |
Won Batter of the Month award on 10/1/1937, hitting .391 with 4 HR, 21 RBI |
Injured on 10/21/1937 with a Inflamed Rib Cage Muscle, out for one week |
Won Gold Glove at Centerfield in 1937 |
Won Batter of the Month award on 5/1/1938, hitting .317 with 9 HR, 25 RBI |
Drove in 7 runs against St. Louis (C) on 6/7/1938 |
Was selected to the 1938 Allstar game |
Won Batter of the Month award on 9/1/1938, hitting .390 with 12 HR, 31 RBI |
Won Player of the Week award on 9/8/1938, hitting .519 with 3 HR, 8 RBI |
Had 26-game hitting streak snapped on 9/13/1938 |
Won Batter of the Month award on 10/1/1938, hitting .377 with 7 HR, 24 RBI |
Won Silver Slugger in 1938, hitting .344 with 46 HR, 143 RBI |
Was selected to the 1939 Allstar game |
Won Player of the Week award on 8/11/1939, hitting .458 with 2 HR, 8 RBI |
Won Batter of the Month award on 9/1/1939, hitting .405 with 7 HR, 25 RBI |
9/1/1939: Signed a contract extension with New York (G), $14,100,000 per year, for 4 years |
Won Silver Slugger in 1939, hitting .320 with 30 HR, 114 RBI |
Won Gold Glove at Centerfield in 1939 |
Won Batter of the Month award on 7/1/1940, hitting .333 with 3 HR, 19 RBI |
Was selected to the 1940 Allstar game |
Won Player of the Week award on 7/28/1940, hitting .400 with 2 HR, 9 RBI |
Had 5 hits with 6 RBI against Montreal on 9/7/1940 |
Had 2000th career hit on 9/29/1940, off Alex Carrasquel (PIT) |
Traded from New York (N) to Cleveland on 2/3/1941 (Going to NYG: CF Dom Dimaggio, P Red Embree. Going to CLE: CF Wally Berger) |
Had 5 hits with 3 RBI against Boston (N) on 7/28/1941 |
Traded from Cleveland to Pittsburgh on 3/3/1942 (Going to PIT: CF Wally Berger. Going to CLE: CF Terry Moore) |
Won Batter of the Month award on 5/1/1942, hitting .361 with 3 HR, 17 RBI |
Traded from Pittsburgh to Detroit on 7/1/1942 (Going to PIT: P Hugh Casey. Going to DET: CF Wally Berger) |
Won Batter of the Month award on 10/1/1942, hitting .380 with 5 HR, 29 RBI |
Traded from Detroit to New York (N) on 2/1/1943 (Going to NYG: CF Wally Berger. Going to DET: P Pat Simmons) |
10/22/1943: Signed a contract extension with New York (N), $1,950,000 per year, for 1 years |
3/3/1944: Signed a minor league contract extension with New York (N) |
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