Mel
Ott
 
Bats: Left
Throws: Right
Height: 5' 9''
Weight: 180
 
Born: March 2, 1909 in Usa, LA, GRETNA
 
Hall of Fame
Awards & Accomplishments
Silver Slugger 1931    1940    1941    1942    1943    1945   
Gold Glove 1930    1935    1941    1945   
All-Star Selections 1930    1931    1933    1934    1936    1937    1938    1939    1940    1941    1942    1943    1944    1945    1946    1947   
Ratings - Batting     Help
                                             
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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 21 SLB NL $ 6,107,143   77 77 69 79 88 85 67 76 73 73 93 87 82 88 86
1931 22 SLB NL $ 6,228,571   8 8 8 10 10 10 7 8 8 8 10 9 9 9 9
1932 23 SDP NL $ 10,720,000   7 7 6 10 10 10 7 8 8 7 9 8 5 6 6
1933 24 SDP NL $ 10,720,000   7 7 6 10 10 10 7 8 8 7 9 8 4 5 5
1934 25 SDP NL $ 10,720,000   7 7 7 10 10 10 7 8 8 7 9 8 5 6 6
1935 26 SDP NL $ 10,720,000   8 8 7 10 10 10 7 8 7 7 9 8 5 6 6
1936 27 SDP NL $ 11,000,000   8 8 7 10 10 10 7 8 8 7 9 8 6 6 6
1937 28 SDP NL $ 11,000,000   8 8 7 10 10 10 7 8 8 7 9 8 6 7 6
1938 29 SDP NL $ 11,000,000   8 8 8 10 10 10 7 8 8 7 9 8 6 6 6
1939 30 SDP NL $ 11,000,000   8 8 7 10 10 10 7 8 8 7 9 8 6 7 7
1940 31 SDP NL $ 11,000,000   8 8 8 10 10 10 7 8 8 7 9 8 6 6 6
1941 32 SDP NL $ 11,000,000   8 8 8 9 10 10 7 8 8 7 9 8 6 7 6
1942 33 SDP NL $ 11,000,000   8 8 8 9 10 10 7 8 8 7 9 8 6 7 7
1943 34 SDP NL $ 13,500,000   9 9 8 9 10 9 7 8 7 7 9 8 6 7 6
1944 35 SEM AL $ 13,500,000   8 8 7 9 10 9 7 8 7 6 8 8 6 6 6
1945 36 NYG NL $ 13,500,000   8 8 7 8 9 8 6 7 7 6 8 7 5 6 6
1946 37 DET AL $ 13,500,000   7 7 6 7 8 8 5 6 6 5 7 7 5 5 5
1947 38 DET AL $ 7,500,000   6 6 5 5 6 6 3 4 4 4 6 5 4 5 4
1948 39 SEM AL $ 7,500,000   4 4 3 1 2 2 3 4 4 3 5 5 3 3 3
1949 40 SEM AL $ 7,500,000   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 4 4 3 5 5 3 3 3
OOTP6 Min Ratings $ 6,107,143   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 4 4 3 5 5 3 3 3
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 13,500,000   77 77 69 79 88 85 67 76 73 73 93 87 82 88 86
Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Silver Slugger or Bronze Rookie.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR OWS
1930 21 SLB NL 152 535 102 169 31 5 31 111 6 2 108 22 .316 .426 .566 .993 123.1 30.6
1931 22 SLB NL 138 504 117 170 30 7 48 141 5 2 95 27 .337 .439 .710 1.149 138.1 37.9
1932 23 SDP NL 139 494 91 144 29 7 24 103 4 3 87 46 .291 .397 .524 .921 99.5 21.8
1933 24 SDP NL 151 539 94 141 34 3 33 113 5 1 77 116 .262 .355 .519 .874 93.8 19.2
1934 25 SDP NL 150 538 101 157 37 3 37 123 7 1 83 112 .292 .384 .578 .963 114.6 24.1
1935 26 SDP NL 152 503 100 141 27 2 43 116 5 3 97 96 .280 .395 .598 .994 116.5 24.0
1936 27 SDP NL 154 545 126 182 39 4 50 142 6 2 94 93 .334 .431 .695 1.127 140.8 33.3
1937 28 SDP NL 157 529 90 150 29 3 40 112 4 1 78 91 .284 .375 .577 .952 105.9 19.7
1938 29 SDP NL 152 532 87 131 19 0 40 107 3 0 101 89 .246 .366 .508 .873 98.3 16.1
1939 30 SDP NL 126 442 87 126 15 5 33 98 0 2 74 74 .285 .388 .566 .954 91.2 20.9
1940 31 SDP NL 154 553 103 168 30 2 41 122 5 2 79 114 .304 .385 .588 .973 114.9 25.8
1941 32 SDP NL 154 570 112 175 33 1 39 126 1 2 92 104 .307 .403 .574 .976 117.9 27.6
1942 33 SDP NL 154 586 108 159 23 2 43 138 2 0 84 109 .271 .359 .538 .896 111.4 20.2
1943 34 SDP NL 147 554 107 176 32 5 32 118 4 3 82 88 .318 .401 .567 .968 117.3 25.4
1944 35 SEM AL 154 592 135 176 38 3 42 145 10 4 83 99 .297 .384 .584 .968 124.0 27.8
1945 36 SEM AL 101 391 75 124 16 3 28 85 4 2 54 73 .317 .398 .588 .986 84.9 18.8
  NYG NL 53 184 32 44 10 0 13 43 2 1 34 41 .239 .357 .505 .863 34.4 5.6
  TOT   154 575 107 168 26 3 41 128 6 3 88 114 .292 .385 .562 .946 119.3 24.5
1946 37 DET AL 152 587 102 153 25 1 34 144 5 3 90 116 .261 .356 .480 .837 100.5 17.3
1947 38 DET AL 129 448 74 118 14 6 28 98 3 0 61 103 .263 .348 .509 .857 81.6 15.9
1948 39 SDP NL 45 92 14 21 5 0 2 16 1 0 15 21 .228 .349 .348 .696 12.9 2.2
    AAA   49 153 17 37 6 1 3 22 1 1 17 39 .242 .318 .353 .671 17.7  
1949 40 SEM AL 54 62 6 10 2 1 1 6 0 0 7 6 .161 .257 .274 .531 4.9 0.0
20 Years Sim 2768 9780 1863 2835 518 63 682 2207 82 34 1575 1640 .290 .387 .565 .951 2026.5 434.3
1 Years AAA 49 153 17 37 6 1 3 22 1 1 17 39 .242 .318 .353 .671 17.7  
162 Game Average 572 109 165 30 3 39 129 4 1 92 95 .290 .387 .565 .951 118.6  
Career Highs 157 592 135 182 39 7 50 145 10 4 108 116 .337 .439 .710 1.149 140.8  
Career Batting Splits     Help
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Category G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR
vs RH   6831 1389 2107 368 44 515 1640 62 25 1183 1071 .308 .409 .601 1.010 1594.2
vs LH   2949 474 728 150 19 167 567 20 9 392 569 .247 .334 .481 .814 485.0
Home 1393 4778 879 1341 245 27 326 1066 38 15 786 788 .281 .381 .548 .929 984.7
Away 1375 5002 984 1494 273 36 356 1141 44 19 789 852 .299 .392 .581 .973 1094.5
RISP   2792 0 855 166 16 213 1485 0 0 596 461 .306 .418 .606 1.024 689.6
Pinch Hitting   184 32 50 7 0 13 51 0 0 24 33 .272 .352 .522 .874 34.1
Close/Late   1101 163 301 57 9 65 235 0 0 224 196 .273 .395 .519 .914 228.4
Mar/Apr 477 1684 321 482 81 4 126 380 13 5 263 295 .286 .381 .564 .944 354.2
May 483 1732 317 494 85 13 116 370 21 3 259 299 .285 .377 .550 .927 353.8
June 451 1620 299 458 80 13 114 390 17 6 266 268 .283 .381 .559 .940 340.8
July 454 1634 333 505 91 11 107 358 14 11 268 275 .309 .406 .575 .981 360.8
August 460 1659 322 483 102 12 124 402 8 7 249 276 .291 .380 .591 .972 357.9
Sep/Oct 443 1451 271 413 79 10 95 307 9 2 270 227 .285 .395 .549 .944 311.7
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Gold Glove.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF   DWS
1930 21 SLB NL 3B 144 141 1248.0 122 373 20 45 .961 3.57   6.3
    RF 7 3 41.0 9 0 0 0 1.000 1.98   0.1
1931 22 SLB NL 3B 134 132 1145.7 110 277 18 22 .956 3.04   3.1
    RF 3 0 6.0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00   0.0
1932 23 SDP NL 3B 76 73 632.7 42 194 16 14 .937 3.36   2.3
    RF 60 57 505.0 102 0 2 0 .981 1.82   0.9
1933 24 SDP NL 3B 89 86 757.7 51 197 16 14 .939 2.95   2.5
    RF 59 53 472.0 85 8 2 1 .979 1.77   1.3
    SS 1 0 2.0 1 2 0 1 1.000 13.50   0.1
1934 25 SDP NL RF 81 77 701.3 177 6 5 5 .973 2.35   2.0
    3B 66 60 531.3 37 142 9 9 .952 3.03   2.3
1935 26 SDP NL RF 134 128 1122.3 267 2 7 0 .975 2.16   2.4
    3B 15 3 57.0 6 15 0 0 1.000 3.32   0.2
1936 27 SDP NL RF 140 136 1216.0 233 7 7 2 .972 1.78   1.9
    3B 11 4 51.7 6 8 0 0 1.000 2.44   0.2
1937 28 SDP NL 3B 75 73 635.0 50 186 14 18 .944 3.34   2.6
    RF 79 72 620.0 138 3 4 1 .972 2.05   1.1
1938 29 SDP NL RF 91 90 800.7 183 7 3 0 .984 2.14   1.5
    3B 57 49 455.7 25 97 6 6 .953 2.41   1.2
1939 30 SDP NL RF 111 111 988.0 198 5 6 0 .971 1.85   2.8
    3B 13 1 33.0 2 10 2 1 .857 3.27   0.1
1940 31 SDP NL RF 104 97 870.0 186 2 6 1 .969 1.94   2.0
    3B 48 44 391.0 29 120 11 8 .931 3.43   1.5
1941 32 SDP NL 3B 147 139 1256.7 88 364 34 33 .930 3.24   4.1
    RF 5 0 10.3 3 0 2 0 .600 2.61   0.0
1942 33 SDP NL 3B 146 146 1301.3 68 349 20 33 .954 2.88   6.1
    RF 6 0 9.0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00   0.0
1943 34 SDP NL 3B 96 93 818.7 63 217 19 17 .936 3.08   2.1
    RF 49 48 431.3 99 4 3 2 .972 2.15   0.9
1944 35 SEM AL 3B 97 96 860.0 62 234 19 25 .940 3.10   4.3
    RF 53 51 448.0 99 4 3 0 .972 2.07   0.9
1945 36 SEM AL 3B 91 90 816.8 51 233 17 15 .944 3.13   4.7
    RF 8 7 67.5 16 1 0 1 1.000 2.27   0.2
  NYG NL 3B 48 47 401.2 25 115 8 8 .946 3.14   1.1
    RF 4 4 33.2 8 0 0 0 1.000 2.17   0.1
  TOT   3B 139 137 1218.0 76 348 25 23 .944 3.13   5.8
      RF 12 11 100.7 24 1 0 1 1.000 2.23   0.3
1946 37 DET AL 3B 152 147 1339.3 93 347 31 34 .934 2.96   3.6
1947 38 DET AL 3B 116 111 993.0 64 249 9 25 .972 2.84   3.0
    RF 1 0 2.0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00   0.0
1948 39 SDP NL 3B 35 24 232.0 15 63 3 4 .963 3.03   0.9
    CF 1 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00    
    RF 1 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00   0.0
1949 40 SEM AL 3B 39 8 126.3 9 28 0 3 1.000 2.64   0.4
    RF 4 4 35.0 8 1 0 1 1.000 2.31   0.1
    SS 2 0 3.0 1 1 0 0 1.000 6.00   0.0
    2B 1 0 2.0 1 1 0 0 1.000 9.00   0.0
  3B 1695 1567 14083.9 1018 3818 272 334 .947 3.09   52.7
  RF 1000 938 8379.7 1811 50 50 14 .974 2.00   18.3
  SS 3 0 5.0 2 3 0 1 1.000 9.00   0.1
  2B 1 0 2.0 1 1 0 0 1.000 9.00   0.0
  CF 1 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00    
Career Totals   2700 2505 22471.6 2832 3872 322 349 .954 2.68   71.1
Career Highs   154 148 1339.3 273 373 36 45 1.000 3.52    
Post-Season Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Post Season MVP Award.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS
1932 23 SDP NL 14 52 11 15 6 0 4 16 0 0 6 5 .288 .362 .635 .997
1933 24 SDP NL 6 22 1 6 1 1 0 6 0 0 2 3 .273 .320 .409 .729
1934 25 SDP NL 6 20 5 9 2 0 2 4 0 0 4 6 .450 .542 .850 1.392
1939 30 SDP NL 5 21 5 8 2 0 3 8 0 0 2 3 .381 .435 .905 1.340
1940 31 SDP NL 10 35 9 5 2 0 1 8 1 0 12 10 .143 .354 .286 .640
1941 32 SDP NL 10 40 6 12 0 0 2 7 0 0 6 4 .300 .391 .450 .841
1942 33 SDP NL 6 25 1 5 0 0 1 4 0 0 3 4 .200 .286 .320 .606
1944 35 SEM AL 7 30 2 6 0 0 2 6 0 0 2 8 .200 .250 .400 .650
1946 37 DET AL 11 44 10 15 2 0 1 6 1 0 4 13 .341 .396 .455 .850
1947 38 DET AL 6 21 1 5 1 0 0 1 0 0 2 6 .238 .304 .286 .590
Career Post-Season Batting 81 310 51 86 16 1 16 66 2 0 43 62 .277 .363 .490 .854
Batting Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
(*) indicates hit-less at-bats added to meet minimum plate appearances.
Season Rankings are League Based.
Batting Average
1931-9-.337
1936-8-.334
1940-8-.304
1941-10-.307
1943-9-.318
On-Base Pct
1930-4-.426
1931-1-.439
1932-3-.397
1934-8-.384
1935-7-.395
1936-2-.431
1937-10-.375
1939-5-.388
1940-6-.385
1941-3-.403
1943-5-.401
CAR-47-.387
Slugging Pct
1930-3-.566
1931-1-.710
1932-4-.524
1933-4-.519
1934-2-.578
1935-1-.598
1936-1-.695
1937-2-.577
1938-4-.508
1939-1-.566
1940-1-.588
1941-1-.574
1942-3-.538
1943-1-.567
1944-2-.584
1945-5-.519*
1946-10-.480
1947-3-.509
CAR-6-.565
OPS
1930-2-.993
1931-1-1.149
1932-3-.921
1933-8-.874
1934-4-.963
1935-2-.994
1936-1-1.127
1937-2-.952
1938-5-.873
1939-1-.954
1940-1-.973
1941-1-.976
1942-4-.896
1943-1-.968
1944-4-.968
1945-9-.876*
1947-7-.857
CAR-7-.951
XR
1930-1-123.1
1931-1-138.1
1932-3-99.5
1933-5-93.8
1934-3-114.6
1935-1-116.5
1936-1-140.8
1937-2-105.9
1938-7-98.3
1939-5-91.2
1940-1-114.9
1941-1-117.9
1942-1-111.4
1943-1-117.3
1944-3-124.0
CAR-4-2026.5
Games
1933-6-151
1934-4-150
1937-3-157
1940-9-154
1941-9-154
1942-7-154
CAR-7-2768
At-Bats
1941-8-570
1942-8-586
1944-8-592
1946-10-587
CAR-9-9780
Runs
1931-4-117
1933-6-94
1934-5-101
1936-2-126
1937-5-90
1939-6-87
1940-2-103
1941-1-112
1942-2-108
1943-4-107
1944-3-135
CAR-4-1863
Hits
1940-8-168
1941-7-175
1943-7-176
1944-9-176
CAR-11-2835
Total Bases
1930-8-303
1931-1-358
1933-4-280
1934-4-311
1935-5-301
1936-2-379
1937-2-305
1938-7-270
1939-8-250
1940-2-325
1941-1-327
1942-1-315
1943-1-314
1944-2-346
1946-7-282
CAR-3-5525
Doubles
1933-9-34
1934-6-37
1936-5-39
1943-9-32
CAR-22-518
Triples
1947-9-6
Homeruns
1930-1-31
1931-1-48
1932-3-24
1933-1-33
1934-2-37
1935-1-43
1936-2-50
1937-1-40
1938-2-40
1939-1-33
1940-1-41
1941-1-39
1942-1-43
1943-3-32
1944-2-42
1945-4-28
1946-2-34
1947-3-28
CAR-4-682
RBIs
1930-7-111
1931-1-141
1932-5-103
1933-2-113
1934-1-123
1935-2-116
1936-2-142
1937-2-112
1938-3-107
1939-4-98
1940-1-122
1941-1-126
1942-1-138
1943-2-118
1944-2-145
1946-2-144
1947-6-98
CAR-2-2207
Caught Stealing
1932-10-3
Walks
1930-2-108
1931-3-95
1932-1-87
1933-1-77
1934-1-83
1935-2-97
1936-2-94
1937-5-78
1938-2-101
1939-8-74
1940-4-79
1941-2-92
1942-4-84
1943-7-82
CAR-10-1575
Strikeouts
1933-2-116
1934-2-112
1935-2-96
1936-2-93
1937-2-91
1938-4-89
1939-9-74
1940-2-114
1941-3-104
1942-2-109
1943-5-88
1944-7-99
1946-2-116
1947-1-103
CAR-21-1640
 
 
   Black Ink Test: 86    (Avg Batter in HOF ~ 42)
   Gray Ink Test: 306    (Avg Batter in HOF ~ 203)
   Hall of Fame Standards: 80    (Avg Batter in HOF ~ 64)
 
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History
Had first career hit on 4/1/1930, off Sheriff Blake (MID)
Hit first career homerun on 4/2/1930, off Dutch Henry (MID)
Won Player of the Week award on 4/27/1930, hitting .400 with 4 HR, 8 RBI
Won Player of the Week award on 6/8/1930, hitting .400 with 4 HR, 7 RBI
Won Player of the Week award on 6/22/1930, hitting .500 with 4 HR, 13 RBI
Was selected to the 1930 Allstar game
Won Batter of the Month award on 7/1/1930, hitting .375 with 10 HR, 26 RBI
Won Gold Glove at Third Base in 1930
1/31/1931: Gets a new one-year contract worth $6,228,571 through salary arbitration
Injured on 5/14/1931 with a Fractured Ankle, out for 3 weeks
6/16/1931: Signed a contract extension with St. Louis (B), $10,720,000 per year, for 4 years
Was selected to the 1931 Allstar game
Won Player of the Week award on 8/10/1931, hitting .565 with 3 HR, 8 RBI
Won Batter of the Month award on 9/1/1931, hitting .400 with 11 HR, 36 RBI
Had 20-game hitting streak snapped on 9/6/1931
Won Batter of the Month award on 10/1/1931, hitting .337 with 8 HR, 28 RBI
Won Silver Slugger in 1931, hitting .337 with 48 HR, 141 RBI
Won Player of the Week award on 5/12/1932, hitting .421 with 3 HR, 10 RBI
Won Batter of the Month award on 6/1/1932, hitting .381 with 7 HR, 31 RBI
Injured on 6/27/1932 with a Dislocated Shoulder, out for 2-3 weeks
Drove in 6 runs against Cincinnati on 4/9/1933
Drove in 6 runs against Cincinnati on 6/16/1933
Won Player of the Week award on 6/23/1933, hitting .500 with 4 HR, 13 RBI
Was selected to the 1933 Allstar game
Won Player of the Week award on 4/28/1934, hitting .474 with 4 HR, 10 RBI
Was selected to the 1934 Allstar game
Won Player of the Week award on 9/22/1934, hitting .591 with 3 HR, 10 RBI
Won Batter of the Month award on 10/1/1934, hitting .333 with 7 HR, 22 RBI
Drove in 6 runs against Atlanta on 4/8/1935
5/16/1935: Signed a contract extension with San Diego, $11,000,000 per year, for 7 years
Won Player of the Week award on 6/9/1935, hitting .476 with 4 HR, 10 RBI
Hit 3 homeruns against Brooklyn, driving in 6 runs on 6/16/1935
Won Player of the Week award on 7/14/1935, hitting .560 with 3 HR, 7 RBI
Won Gold Glove at Rightfield in 1935
Won Batter of the Month award on 5/1/1936, hitting .375 with 10 HR, 23 RBI
Won Batter of the Month award on 7/1/1936, hitting .368 with 9 HR, 32 RBI
Was selected to the 1936 Allstar game
Hit 3 homeruns against Atlanta, driving in 5 runs on 7/28/1936
Sets a new season NL-Record for HR with 49 on 9/22/1936
Hit 3 homeruns against Boston (N), driving in 7 runs on 5/5/1937
Was selected to the 1937 Allstar game
Drove in 6 runs against Cincinnati on 8/15/1937
Was selected to the 1938 Allstar game
Won Player of the Week award on 8/18/1938, hitting .476 with 4 HR, 9 RBI
Won Batter of the Month award on 6/1/1939, hitting .288 with 10 HR, 24 RBI
Was selected to the 1939 Allstar game
Injured on 7/30/1939 with a Torn Thigh Muscle, out for 5 weeks
Drove in 6 runs against Boston (A) on 4/21/1940
Won Player of the Week award on 4/28/1940, hitting .320 with 4 HR, 13 RBI
Won Batter of the Month award on 5/1/1940, hitting .308 with 10 HR, 27 RBI
Had 5 hits with 6 RBI against St. Louis (C) on 5/9/1940
Won Player of the Week award on 5/12/1940, hitting .417 with 4 HR, 12 RBI
Was selected to the 1940 Allstar game
Won Batter of the Month award on 9/1/1940, hitting .340 with 9 HR, 24 RBI
Won World Series with San Diego in 1940
Won Silver Slugger in 1940, hitting .304 with 41 HR, 122 RBI
Was selected to the 1941 Allstar game
Won Player of the Week award on 7/21/1941, hitting .500 with 4 HR, 9 RBI
Won Batter of the Month award on 8/1/1941, hitting .348 with 9 HR, 24 RBI
Drove in 6 runs against Brooklyn on 8/17/1941
Won Batter of the Month award on 9/1/1941, hitting .340 with 9 HR, 31 RBI
Won World Series with San Diego in 1941
Won Silver Slugger in 1941, hitting .307 with 39 HR, 126 RBI
Won Gold Glove at Third Base in 1941
Was selected to the 1942 Allstar game
7/31/1942: Signed a contract extension with San Diego, $13,500,000 per year, for 4 years
Had 2000th career hit on 9/17/1942, off Ernie White (BRK)
Had 500th career homerun on 9/28/1942, off Tex Hughson (PIT)
Won Silver Slugger in 1942, hitting .271 with 43 HR, 138 RBI
Won Player of the Week award on 4/7/1943, hitting .350 with 3 HR, 9 RBI
Injured on 4/25/1943 with a Tight Elbow, out for 1-2 weeks
Was selected to the 1943 Allstar game
Won Player of the Week award on 7/14/1943, hitting .481 with 4 HR, 12 RBI
Won Batter of the Month award on 8/1/1943, hitting .375 with 5 HR, 26 RBI
Won Silver Slugger in 1943, hitting .318 with 32 HR, 118 RBI
Traded from San Diego to Seattle on 3/3/1944 (Going to SEM: 3B Mel Ott. Going to SDP: SS Ellis Clary, P Cy Blanton, P Al Benton, P Rene Monteagudo, CF Eddie Wilson)
Won Player of the Week award on 4/7/1944, hitting .429 with 4 HR, 7 RBI
Had 5 hits with 7 RBI against Tampa Bay on 4/10/1944
Hit 3 homeruns against Tampa Bay, driving in 7 runs on 4/10/1944
Won Player of the Week award on 4/14/1944, hitting .542 with 3 HR, 9 RBI
Won Batter of the Month award on 5/1/1944, hitting .421 with 10 HR, 27 RBI
Drove in 6 runs against Brooklyn on 6/4/1944
Was selected to the 1944 Allstar game
Won Player of the Week award on 7/28/1944, hitting .423 with 3 HR, 8 RBI
Drove in 6 runs against Pittsburgh on 8/18/1944
Won Batter of the Month award on 9/1/1944, hitting .327 with 15 HR, 45 RBI
Won Player of the Week award on 4/28/1945, hitting .261 with 4 HR, 11 RBI
Won Player of the Week award on 5/19/1945, hitting .464 with 3 HR, 7 RBI
Drove in 6 runs against Boston (N) on 5/26/1945
Won Batter of the Month award on 6/1/1945, hitting .364 with 9 HR, 25 RBI
Was selected to the 1945 Allstar game
Had 600th career homerun on 7/12/1945, off Vito Tamulis (SDP)
Traded from Seattle to New York (N) on 7/31/1945 (Going to SEM: P Clay Bryant, P Cal Mclish, C Willard Hershberger, CF Ben Chapman. Going to NYG: 3B Mel Ott, P Mickey Harris)
Won Batter of the Month award on 8/1/1945, hitting .389 with 8 HR, 22 RBI
Won Silver Slugger in 1945, hitting .292 with 41 HR, 128 RBI
Won Gold Glove at Third Base in 1945
Traded from New York (N) to Detroit on 2/1/1946 (Going to NYG: P Johnny Vander meer, 3B Joe Orengo, LF Dick Siebert. Going to DET: 2B Eddie Stanky, RF Mel Ott)
Drove in 7 runs against Cleveland on 6/3/1946
Won Player of the Week award on 6/9/1946, hitting .364 with 3 HR, 11 RBI
Was selected to the 1946 Allstar game
Drove in 6 runs against New York (A) on 7/31/1946
Won Batter of the Month award on 8/1/1946, hitting .337 with 8 HR, 29 RBI
10/19/1946: Signed a contract extension with Detroit, $7,500,000 per year, for 4 years
Was selected to the 1947 Allstar game
Traded from Detroit to San Diego on 2/1/1948 (Going to SDP: LF Roy Cullenbine, 3B Mel Ott. Going to DET: P Freddy Schmidt)
Traded from San Diego to Seattle on 7/31/1948 (Going to SDP: LF Eddie Waitkus, 3B Bob Dillinger, P Joe Ostrowski. Going to SEM: 3B Mel Ott, 1B George Vico)