Drafted in 1st round, 1st overall pick, by New York (A) in 1936... Had first career hit on 4/15/1936, off Mac Horseley (SLA)... Hit first career homerun on 4/20/1936, off Jerome Slinger (WSH)... Had 5 hits with 2 RBI against Philadelphia (A) on 6/14/1936... Won Player of the Week award on 6/16/1936, hitting .625 with 3 HR, 8 RBI... Won ROOKIE OF THE YEAR in 1936, hitting .299 with 21 HR, 88 RBI... Injured on 4/25/1937 with a Sore Knee, out for 1-2 weeks... Drove in 7 runs against Washington on 5/28/1937... Was selected to the 1937 Allstar game... Won Player of the Week award on 9/8/1937, hitting .417 with 3 HR, 8 RBI... Won Batter of the Month award on 10/1/1937, hitting .392 with 7 HR, 25 RBI... Hit 3 homeruns against Chicago (A), driving in 8 runs on 6/8/1938... Hit 3 homeruns against St. Louis (A), driving in 5 runs on 7/4/1938... Was selected to the 1938 Allstar game... Won Player of the Week award on 9/15/1938, hitting .440 with 5 HR, 13 RBI... Won Batter of the Month award on 10/1/1938, hitting .416 with 14 HR, 39 RBI... Won BATTER OF THE YEAR in 1938, hitting .294 with 42 HR, 123 RBI... Won Batter of the Month award on 6/1/1939, hitting .400 with 11 HR, 28 RBI... Won Player of the Week award on 6/2/1939, hitting .500 with 3 HR, 6 RBI... Won Player of the Week award on 6/16/1939, hitting .500 with 2 HR, 11 RBI... Won Player of the Week award on 6/30/1939, hitting .538 with 6 HR, 15 RBI... Won Batter of the Month award on 7/1/1939, hitting .392 with 12 HR, 40 RBI... Was selected to the 1939 Allstar game... Won Player of the Week award on 7/28/1939, hitting .476 with 3 HR, 9 RBI... Won Batter of the Month award on 8/1/1939, hitting .367 with 9 HR, 29 RBI... Won BATTER OF THE YEAR in 1939, hitting .334 with 47 HR, 141 RBI... Drove in 6 runs against Detroit on 4/26/1940... Won Player of the Week award on 4/28/1940, hitting .429 with 5 HR, 13 RBI... Won Player of the Week award on 6/2/1940, hitting .357 with 5 HR, 15 RBI... Won Batter of the Month award on 7/1/1940, hitting .309 with 10 HR, 23 RBI... Was selected to the 1940 Allstar game... Won BATTER OF THE YEAR in 1940, hitting .311 with 46 HR, 129 RBI... Won Player of the Week award on 4/28/1941, hitting .345 with 3 HR, 6 RBI... Won Player of the Week award on 6/16/1941, hitting .444 with 3 HR, 10 RBI... Was selected to the 1941 Allstar game... Injured on 7/29/1941 with a Broken Skull, out for 9 weeks... Won Batter of the Month award on 9/1/1942, hitting .303 with 6 HR, 16 RBI... Won Player of the Week award on 9/15/1942, hitting .458 with 3 HR, 9 RBI... Won Player of the Week award on 9/22/1942, hitting .529 with 4 HR, 6 RBI... Won Batter of the Month award on 10/1/1942, hitting .466 with 12 HR, 23 RBI... Won BATTER OF THE YEAR in 1942, hitting .296 with 33 HR, 85 RBI... Hit 3 homeruns against St. Louis (A), driving in 3 runs on 4/29/1945... Won Player of the Week award on 5/5/1945, hitting .346 with 5 HR, 10 RBI... Won Player of the Week award on 6/9/1945, hitting .483 with 6 HR, 15 RBI... Won Player of the Week award on 6/30/1945, hitting .500 with 4 HR, 10 RBI... Won Batter of the Month award on 7/1/1945, hitting .355 with 13 HR, 34 RBI... Was selected to the 1945 Allstar game... Won Batter of the Month award on 8/1/1945, hitting .340 with 7 HR, 27 RBI... Won WORLD SERIES with New York (A) in 1945... Won BATTER OF THE YEAR in 1945, hitting .277 with 51 HR, 128 RBI... Was selected to the 1946 Allstar game... Had 5 hits with 1 RBI against Cleveland on 5/20/1947... Won Player of the Week award on 5/26/1947, hitting .583 with 4 HR, 9 RBI... Won Batter of the Month award on 6/1/1947, hitting .345 with 10 HR, 29 RBI... Drove in 6 runs against Chicago (A) on 6/20/1947... Won Player of the Week award on 6/23/1947, hitting .500 with 7 HR, 16 RBI... Was selected to the 1947 Allstar game... Won Player of the Week award on 7/28/1947, hitting .409 with 5 HR, 9 RBI... Won Player of the Week award on 9/15/1947, hitting .444 with 3 HR, 9 RBI... Won Player of the Week award on 9/22/1947, hitting .474 with 3 HR, 5 RBI... Won Batter of the Month award on 10/1/1947, hitting .400 with 8 HR, 19 RBI... Won BATTER OF THE YEAR in 1947, hitting .297 with 48 HR, 124 RBI... Drove in 6 runs against St. Louis (A) on 7/9/1948... Was selected to the 1948 Allstar game... Won Player of the Week award on 7/14/1948, hitting .391 with 3 HR, 13 RBI... Won Player of the Week award on 7/21/1948, hitting .607 with 7 HR, 13 RBI... Won BATTER OF THE YEAR in 1948, hitting .307 with 50 HR, 113 RBI... Won Batter of the Month award on 5/1/1949, hitting .368 with 4 HR, 14 RBI... Won Batter of the Month award on 7/1/1949, hitting .354 with 12 HR, 26 RBI... Was selected to the 1949 Allstar game... Drove in 6 runs against Philadelphia (A) on 7/24/1949... Won Player of the Week award on 7/28/1949, hitting .480 with 6 HR, 11 RBI... Won Player of the Week award on 8/4/1949, hitting .429 with 6 HR, 9 RBI... Won WORLD SERIES with New York (A) in 1949... Won BATTER OF THE YEAR in 1949, hitting .322 with 47 HR, 123 RBI... Won Player of the Week award on 6/30/1950, hitting .440 with 3 HR, 13 RBI... Had 2000th career hit on 7/17/1950, off Bill McNeal (CHA)... Had 500th career homerun on 8/1/1950, off Claude Coughlin (PHA)... Had 5 hits with 3 RBI against Boston (A) on 6/3/1951... Won Batter of the Month award on 10/1/1951, hitting .294 with 9 HR, 31 RBI... Won Player of the Week award on 6/16/1952, hitting .545 with 5 HR, 14 RBI...
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