James L Bottomley was inducted into the MLB Hall of Fame class of 1974 along with Cool Papa Bell, Jocko Conlan, Whitey Ford, Mickey Mantle and Samuel Thompson. Bottomley was a first baseman with 16 seasons MLB experience playing with the St Louis Cardinals (1922-1932), Cincinnati Reds (1933-1935) and St Louis Browns (1936-1937). For his MLB career he hit .310/.369/.500 with 219 HR, 1422 RBI, 1177 R, 58 SB in 1991 games.
I believe his three best seasons were 1928 when he hit .325/.402/.628 with 31 HR, 136 RBI, 123 R, 10 SB in 149 games, 1929 when he hit .314/.391/.568 with 29 HR, 137 RBI, 108 R, 3 SB in 146 games and 1925 when he hit .367/.413/.578 with 21 HR, 128 RBI, 92 R, 3 SB in 153 games.
Bottomley led the National League in doubles in 1925 (44) and 1926 (40). He led the NL in triples in 1928 (20).He led the NL in home runs in 1928. He led the NL in RBI in 1926 (120) and 1928.
Bottomley won the National League MVP in 1928. He won the World Series Championship with the Cardinals in 1926 and 1931.
He also served as manager for the Browns in 1937 with a 21-56 record.
Hall of Fame page
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