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    or Retrosheet Mel Ott managerial career statistics at Baseball-Reference.com Mel Ott at the SABR Baseball Biography Project Mel Ott at Find a Grave...
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    New York-era star players including Christy Mathewson, Carl Hubbell, Mel Ott, and Willie Mays join 63 other Giants in the Baseball Hall of Fame, the...
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    Mathewson (a member of the Hall of Fame's inaugural class), John McGraw, Mel Ott, Bill Terry, Willie Mays, Monte Irvin, Frankie Frisch, Ross Youngs and...
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  • first-round technical knockout (TKO) victory against Justin Thornton at the Mel Ott Recreation Center in Gretna, Louisiana. After winning his first six fights...
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    leader Josh Gibson Legacy Award – awarded to the AL and NL home-run leaders Mel Ott Award – awarded to the NL home-run leader 61* - film depicting Maris' record...
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    player since 1913, with 45. Mickey Mantle was second with 41.1, followed by Mel Ott, Jimmie Foxx, and Ted Williams. A veteran contemporary of Trout's, Alex...
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    in his last appearance before the All-Star break. There are claims that Mel Ott was also intentionally walked four times in a game against the Phillies...
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  • on September 9, 2004. Mel Ott is the only player to accomplish the feat twice, doing so nearly a decade apart. Three players — Ott, Cap Anson, and King...
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    history to record 100 extra-base hits before his 21st birthday, joining Mel Ott, Tony Conigliaro, and his former teammate, Bryce Harper. He later became...
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  • singer-songwriter Mel Ott (1909–1958), American baseball player Mel Peachey (born 1980), British television host Mel Rosen (1928–2018), American track coach Mel Smith...
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    23 seasons with the Baltimore Orioles and Boston Red Sox, respectively. Mel Ott and Stan Musial share the distinction of the longest tenure with a single...
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  • (1934–1950) Paul Williams (1951) Van Patrick (1952–1959) Dizzy Trout (1953–1955) Mel Ott (1956–1958) George Kell (1959–1963) Ernie Harwell (1960–1991, 1993, 1999–2002)...
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    batter, since it implies minimal effort on his part. Giants' outfielder Mel Ott, who hit many such home runs in the Polo Grounds during his career, was...
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  • the second game. NL New York Giants (4) vs. AL Washington Senators (1) Mel Ott had four hits and three RBI in Game 1, hitting a two-run home run in the...
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    making him the third-youngest player to accumulate 500 RBIs. Hall of Famers Mel Ott and Ted Williams were the only players to precede him in this feat. On...
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    pair of clause fragments describing a team). Durocher once said, "Look at Mel Ott over there. He's a nice guy, and he finishes second. Now look at the Brat...
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    1956, Williams became the fifth player to hit 400 home runs, following Mel Ott in 1941, Jimmie Foxx in 1938, Lou Gehrig in 1936, and Babe Ruth in 1927...
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    Williams* 521 23 Ernie Banks* 512 Eddie Mathews* 512 25 Miguel Cabrera 511 Mel Ott* 511 27 Gary Sheffield 509 28 Eddie Murray* 504 29 Lou Gehrig* 493 Fred...
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    clubs of that era. Other legendary home run hitters include Jimmie Foxx, Mel Ott, Ted Williams, Mickey Mantle (who on September 10, 1960, mythically hit...
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    42 Zack Wheat* 2,884 43 Frankie Frisch* 2,880 44 Omar Vizquel 2,877 45 Mel Ott* 2,876 46 Babe Ruth* 2,873 47 Harold Baines* 2,866 48 Jesse Burkett* 2...
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    Archived from the original on June 3, 2019. Retrieved July 15, 2010. "Mel Ott Statistics and History". Baseball-Reference.com. Archived from the original...
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    9560 23 Juan Soto .9553 24 Todd Helton* .9531 25 Jeff Bagwell* .9480 26 Mel Ott* .9471 27 Ralph Kiner* .9459 28 Lefty O'Doul .9451 29 Ty Cobb* .9445 30...
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    manage the Dodgers in 1951. Former New York Giants star Mel Ott was hired as his replacement. Ott led the Oaks to an 80–88 record in 1951 (seventh place)...
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  • run off Red Ruffing tied the game, an RBI single by Gus Mancuso scoring Mel Ott, who doubled to lead off, in the sixth inning put the Giants up 2–1. They...
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  • Reggie Jackson statistics @ mlb.com Eddie Murray statistics @ mlb.com Mel Ott statistics @ mlb.com Willie Stargell statistics @ mlb.com Dave Winfield...
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    followed), young players who debuted in the 1920s, including Lou Gehrig and Mel Ott, followed Ruth's example. The home run has been a significant part of baseball...
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    .300 batting average (joining Hall-of-Famers: Babe Ruth, Jimmie Foxx, Mel Ott, Ted Williams, Willie Mays, Hank Aaron, and later joined by Manny Ramírez...
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    Jackson Al Kaline Willie Keeler King Kelly Chuck Klein Tommy McCarthy Mel Ott Sam Rice Babe Ruth Frank Robinson Enos Slaughter Sam Thompson Larry Walker...
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  • Giants touched Ruffing for a run in the first, as Dick Bartell doubled and Mel Ott drove him in with a single with one out. This did not faze Ruffing, who...
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    attending the funeral were Leo Durocher, manager of the Brooklyn Dodgers, Mel Ott, right fielder of the New York Giants, and Hank Greenberg, former first...
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