Chick Hafey was inducted into the MLB Hall of Fame class of 1971 along with David Bancroft, Jacob Beckley, Harry Hooper, Joseph Kelley, Rube Marquard, Satchel Paige and George Weiss. Hafey was an outfielder with 13 seasons MLB experience playing with the St Louis Cardinals (1924-1931) and Cincinnati Reds (1932-1935, 1937). For his MLB career he hit .317/.372/.526 with 164 HR, 833 RBI, 1466 R, 70 SB in 1283 games.
I believe his three best seasons were 1929 when he hit .338/.394/.632 with 29 HR, 125 RBI, 101 R, 7 SB in 134 games, 1930 when he hit .336/.407/.652 with 26 HR, 107 RBI, 108 R, 12 SB in 120 games and 1928 when he hit .337/.386/.604 with 27 HR, 111 RBI, 101 R, 8 SB in 138 games.
Hafey was the National League batting champ in 1931 (.349).
He was an All Star in 1933. Hafey won two World Series Championships with the Cardinals in 1926 and 1931.
Hall of Fame page
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