John R Mize was inducted into the MLB Hall of Fame class of 1981 along with Rube Foster and Bob Gibson. Mize was a first baseman with 15 seasons MLB experience playing with the St Louis Cardinals (1936-1941), New York Giants (1942-1949) and New York Yankees (1949-1953). For his MLB career he hit .312/.397/.562 with 359 HR, 1337 RBI, 1118 R, 28 SB in 1884 games.
I believe his three best seasons were 1947 when he hit .302/.384/.614 with 51 HR, 138 RBI, 137 R, 2 SB in 154 games, 1940 when he hit .314/.404/.636 with 43 HR, 137 RBI, 111 R, 7 SB in 155 games and 1948 when he hit .289/.395/.564 with 40 HR, 125 RBI, 110 R, 4 SB in 152 games.
Mize was the National League batting champ in 1939 (.349). He led the NL in doubles in 1941 (39). He led the NL in triples in 1938 (16). He led the NL in home runs in 1939 (28), 1940, 1947 and 1948. He led the NL in RBI in 1940, 1942 (110) and 1947. He led the NL in runs in 1947.
He was an All Star 10 times (1937, 1939-1942, 1947-1949, 1953). Mize won five World Series Championships starting with the Giants in 1949 and then with the Yankees in 1950, 1951, 1952 and 1953.
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