Accomplishments
- Nanty Glo resident rose through the Johnstown Johnnies organization to major league baseball. Part of Johnstown Johnnies Middle Atlantic League championship teams in 1925 and 1926.
- Batted .376 with 40 home runs in 1930 with the Rochester Red Wings of the International League.
- His 180 runs batted in (RBI) set an International League record.
- Inducted into International League Hall of Fame in 1951.
- Joined the Major League’s St. Louis Cardinals in 1931.
- Slugging first baseman starred on the 1931 and 1934 World Series-winning Cardinals.
- Helped the Chicago Cubs win a pennant in 1938 and finished MLB career with Pittsburgh Pirates in 1941.
- Selected to the all-star team in every league in which he played, minors and majors.
- Paced the 1932 Cardinals in home runs (21) and tied with pitcher Dizzy Dean for the team lead in sacrifice bunts (8) — the only time the Cardinals’ best home run hitter also was their best everyday player at advancing baserunners with bunts.
- Major League career .296 batting average with 1,121 hits, 135 HR, 659 RBI.
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