Drafted in 1st round, 2nd overall pick, by Brooklyn in 1933... Had first career hit on 4/2/1933, off Percy Miller (CHC)... Hit first career homerun on 4/4/1933, off Huck Betts (NYN)... Won Player of the Week award on 7/3/1933, hitting .579 with 5 HR, 14 RBI... Won Rookie Of The Year in 1933, hitting .307 with 33 HR, 113 RBI... Hit 3 homeruns against New York (N), driving in 4 runs on 5/17/1934... Won Player of the Week award on 5/22/1934, hitting .667 with 4 HR, 10 RBI... Won Player of the Week award on 6/5/1935, hitting .417 with 4 HR, 11 RBI... Was selected to the 1935 Allstar game... 1/31/1936: Gets a new one-year contract worth $5,235,714 through salary arbitration... Was selected to the 1936 Allstar game... Had 5 hits with 1 RBI against New York (N) on 7/10/1936... Drove in 7 runs against St. Louis (N) on 9/12/1936... Won Player of the Week award on 9/18/1936, hitting .583 with 3 HR, 13 RBI... 1/31/1937: Gets a new one-year contract worth $6,014,286 through salary arbitration... Hit for the cycle against Chicago (N) on 4/28/1937... Had 6 hits with 6 RBI against Chicago (N) on 4/28/1937... Won Player of the Week award on 5/1/1937, hitting .500 with 2 HR, 10 RBI... Won Player of the Week award on 5/8/1937, hitting .545 with 1 HR, 5 RBI... Was selected to the 1937 Allstar game... Injured on 7/9/1937 with a Torn Hip Muscle, out for 4 weeks... 1/31/1938: Gets a new one-year contract worth $6,042,857 through salary arbitration... Hit 3 homeruns against Philadelphia (N), driving in 3 runs on 5/8/1938... Signed as a free agent by Boston (N) on 2/4/1939 to a 6-year deal worth $16,575,003 per year... Drove in 6 runs against Philadelphia (N) on 5/16/1939... Won Batter of the Month award on 6/1/1939, hitting .370 with 11 HR, 32 RBI... Was selected to the 1939 Allstar game... Won Gold Glove at First Base in 1939... Won Player of the Week award on 4/10/1940, hitting .333 with 6 HR, 10 RBI... Drove in 6 runs against Cincinnati on 5/25/1940... Was selected to the 1940 Allstar game... Hit 3 homeruns against Cincinnati, driving in 6 runs on 7/8/1940... Drove in 6 runs against Philadelphia (N) on 7/10/1940... Won Player of the Week award on 8/28/1940, hitting .421 with 4 HR, 10 RBI... Won Batter of the Month award on 9/1/1940, hitting .370 with 12 HR, 36 RBI... Won Player of the Week award on 9/11/1940, hitting .478 with 2 HR, 9 RBI... Was selected to the 1941 Allstar game... Won Player of the Week award on 7/17/1941, hitting .500 with 5 HR, 15 RBI... Won Player of the Week award on 7/24/1941, hitting .480 with 3 HR, 10 RBI... Won Batter of the Month award on 8/1/1941, hitting .396 with 13 HR, 35 RBI... Had 5 hits with 3 RBI against New York (N) on 9/18/1941... Won Player of the Week award on 9/25/1941, hitting .545 with 3 HR, 10 RBI... Drove in 9 runs against New York (N) on 5/12/1942... Won Batter of the Month award on 6/1/1942, hitting .351 with 10 HR, 37 RBI... Won Player of the Week award on 6/5/1942, hitting .455 with 4 HR, 9 RBI... Hit 3 homeruns against St. Louis (N), driving in 7 runs on 6/28/1942... Was selected to the 1942 Allstar game... Drove in 6 runs against Philadelphia (N) on 4/24/1943... Won Player of the Week award on 5/15/1943, hitting .600 with 6 HR, 13 RBI... Had 2000th career hit on 5/24/1943, off Wayne Osborne (PIT)... Was selected to the 1943 Allstar game... Won Player of the Week award on 8/14/1943, hitting .458 with 3 HR, 10 RBI... Had 5 hits with 3 RBI against Brooklyn on 10/11/1943... Drove in 6 runs against Pittsburgh on 4/27/1944... Had 500th career homerun on 7/8/1944, off Dutch Leonard (PHI)... Won Batter of the Month award on 8/1/1944, hitting .394 with 10 HR, 34 RBI... Injured on 8/13/1944 with a Pulled Hamstring Muscle, out for one week... Won Player of the Week award on 8/28/1944, hitting .571 with 6 HR, 12 RBI... Won Player of the Week award on 9/11/1944, hitting .417 with 2 HR, 9 RBI... Signed as a free agent by Cleveland on 2/15/1945 to a 5-year deal worth $17,222,222 per year... Drove in 7 runs against Philadelphia (A) on 4/18/1945... Won Player of the Week award on 4/24/1945, hitting .478 with 4 HR, 12 RBI... Won Player of the Week award on 5/8/1945, hitting .407 with 5 HR, 7 RBI... Won Batter of the Month award on 7/1/1945, hitting .374 with 9 HR, 31 RBI... Was selected to the 1945 Allstar game... Hit for the cycle against Washington on 9/24/1946... Won Player of the Week award on 9/25/1946, hitting .560 with 2 HR, 8 RBI... Won Player of the Week award on 5/15/1947, hitting .476 with 4 HR, 9 RBI... Drove in 6 runs against Boston (A) on 5/31/1947... Had 600th career homerun on 6/18/1947, off Stuart Jones (PHA)... Was selected to the 1947 Allstar game... Won Gold Glove at First Base in 1947...
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