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Mel Ott

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Born: March 2, 1909

Debut: April 27, 1926 (Giants)

1929: Walked 6 times in a double header

1929: Youngest to hit for cycle

1931: Youngest to 100 home runs

1932: Led league in HR

1933: Giants win World Series (Ott hit .389 with 2 home runs/4 RBI)

1934: Scored 6x in one game

1934: Led league in HR

1936: Became first NL-er to have 8 straight 100 RBI seasons

1936-38: HR champ

1936: Giants lose World Series (Ott hit .304 w/1 home run and 3 RBI)

1937: Became NL all time home run hitter

1937: Giants lose World Series (Ott hit .200 w/1 home run and 3 RBI)

1942: HR champ

1942-48: Managed the Giants (464-530 record)

1943: All his home runs came at home

1943: Walked in 7 straight plate appearances (record)

1944: Walked 6 times in a double header

1944: Scored 6x in a game

1945: Led the Giants in home runs for the 18th straight season (ML Record)

1945: First National Leaguer to 500 home runs

1949: Giants retired his #4

1951: Elected to Hall of Fame

1955-58: Broadcaster (Detroit Tiger broadcaster 1956-58)

1958: Died in an auto accident

1966: Willie Mays passes Ott to become NL all time home run king

2006: Appeared on a postage stamp

Accomplishments:

1933 World Champion

12x All Star

One of five players intentionally walked with bases loaded

.304 average

511 home runs

1860 RBI

1859 Runs

2876 hits

488 doubles

1708 walks/896 strikeouts

.414 OBP

.533 slugging

.947 OPS

Led league in games (1932): 154

Led league in runs: 2x

100+ runs: 9x

30+ doubles: 5x

10 triples (1934)

20+ home runs: 15x

30+ home runs: 8x

42 home runs (1929)

Led league in HR: 6x

Led league in RBI (1934): 135

100+ RBI: 9x

151 RBI (1929)

Led league in walks: 6x

100+ walks: 10x

Hit .300+: 10x

.400+ OBP: 14x

Led league in OBP: 4x

Led league in slugging (1936): .588

.500+ slugging: 12x

.600+ slugging: 2x

1.000 OPS: 6x

Led league OPS: 2x

5041 total bases

300+ Total bases: 7x

As a manager: 464-530 (.467)
 
Can someone who saw him play can tell me something. I've read over the years where they suggest Ott wasn't a true home run hitter because of the short distance down those lines but often forget the huge gaps and monster CF.

Btw, how does someone play CF at 500 plus feet at the Polo's :hmm: If you play deep, I bet a lot more hits dropped in for singles. Can you imagine Miguel playing in the Polo Grounds? He might not hit many home runs but I bet he could hit 400.
 
Mitchrapp said:
Can someone who saw him play can tell me something. I've read over the years where they suggest Ott wasn't a true home run hitter because of the short distance down those lines but often forget the huge gaps and monster CF.

Btw, how does someone play CF at 500 plus feet at the Polo's :hmm: If you play deep, I bet a lot more hits dropped in for singles. Can you imagine Miguel playing in the Polo Grounds? He might not hit many home runs but I bet he could hit 400.
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Cabrera would hit 50+ every year playing at the Polo Grounds.

Pretty much every flyball he pulls to left would be a HR.
 
Maybe but he goes to center quite a bit and not sure he'd see a ball close to inside where he could pull. I still say he could hit .400.
 
I read the NL ball in those days was heavier than the AL ball. So, some argue Ott's numbers are actually deflated.
 
I read some articles about him a couple of years back, He was a great player, a player-manager, a manager who had been a player, and a broadcaster. He ended up broadcasting Tigers games with Van Patrick. He was the guy on the radio with the southern accent before George Kell and Ernie Harwell.
 
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