{"id":100,"date":"2023-04-03T12:07:10","date_gmt":"2023-04-03T16:07:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/br-blog\/?p=100"},"modified":"2025-10-24T13:07:57","modified_gmt":"2025-10-24T17:07:57","slug":"the-10-greatest-first-basemen-of-all-time","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/br-blog\/2023\/04\/the-10-greatest-first-basemen-of-all-time\/","title":{"rendered":"The Greatest First Basemen of All Time"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>(last updated on October 24, 2025)<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">No position on the field is more centered on offensive production instead of defensive prowess than first base. It\u2019s often the place where good hitters with fielding limitations are sent. And even the best fielding first basemen have trouble making a dent on dWAR. Of the top 50 WAR for first basemen, 45 of them have a negative dWAR. However, 11 of the 28 members of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/leaders\/HR_career.shtml\">500-home run club<\/a> played at least 40% of their games at first base, more than any other single position.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">One note: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/t\/thomafr04.shtml\">Frank Thomas<\/a> or <a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/t\/thomeji01.shtml\">Jim Thome<\/a> are not included, as fewer than half of their career starts were at first base. Had they played more first, they\u2019d be included. They would certainly be on a list of the greatest designated hitters.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Here are the top 10 greatest first basemen, alphabetically.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<div id=\"info\" class=\"players open\">\n\t<div id=\"meta\">\n\t\n\n<div class=\"media-item multiple\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/req\/202303230\/images\/headshots\/9\/9b42f875_sabr.jpg\" class=\"\" alt=\"Photo of Cap Anson\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/req\/202303230\/images\/headshots\/9\/9b42f875_davis.jpg\" class=\"additional\" alt=\"Photo of Cap Anson\">\n<\/div><!-- div.media-item --><div>\n\t<h2>\n\t\t<span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/a\/ansonca01.shtml\">Cap Anson<\/a><\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\n<p>\n    <strong>Positions:<\/strong>\n    First Baseman, Third Baseman and Catcher\n  \n<\/p>\n\n<p>\n\t<strong>Bats: <\/strong>Right\n        &nbsp;\u2022&nbsp;\n\t<strong>Throws: <\/strong>Right\n    \n<\/p>\n\n\n<p><span>6-0<\/span>,&nbsp;<span>227lb<\/span>&nbsp;(183cm,&nbsp;102kg) <\/p>\n\n\n<p>\n  <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/bio\/\">Born:<\/a><\/strong>\n    <span id=\"necro-birth\" data-birth=\"1852-04-17\">\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/friv\/birthdays.cgi?month=4&amp;day=17\">April 17<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/leagues\/majors\/1852-births.shtml\">1852<\/a>\n    <\/span>\n\n    \n  <span>\n    \n      in Marshalltown, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/bio\/IA_born.shtml\">IA<\/a>\n    \n  <\/span>\n  <span class=\"f-i f-us\" style=\"\">us<\/span>\n<\/p>\n\n\n  <p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/bio\/\">Died:<\/a><\/strong>\n  <span id=\"necro-death\" data-death=\"1922-04-14\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/friv\/dateofdeath.cgi?month=4&amp;day=14\">April 14<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/leagues\/majors\/1922-deaths.shtml\">1922<\/a>\n   <nobr>(Aged&nbsp;69-362d)<\/nobr><\/span>\n  <span>\n    in&nbsp;Chicago,&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/bio\/IL_died.shtml\">IL<\/a><\/span>\n<\/p>\n\n\n<p>\n    <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/bio\/#all_location-of-burial\">Buried<\/a>:<\/strong>\n    \n        \n        Oak Woods Cemetery, Chicago, IL\n    \n<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n  \n    <p><strong>High School:<\/strong>        <a title=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/schools\/index.cgi?key_school=c9867f88\">Marshalltown HS (Marshalltown, IA)<\/a><\/p>\n  \n  \n  \n    <p><strong>Schools:<\/strong>        <a title=\"1867-1868\" href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/schools\/index.cgi?key_school=8bf456e6\">University of Notre Dame (South Bend, IN)<\/a>,         <a title=\"1869-1870\" href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/schools\/index.cgi?key_school=db9657f6\">University of Iowa (Iowa City, IA)<\/a><\/p>\n  \n\n\n\n  \n  \n   <p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/leagues\/majors\/1871-debuts.shtml\">Debut:<\/a><\/strong>\n    \n    May 6, 1871\n    \n    (Age 19-019d,\n    38th in major league history)\n    \n    \n  <\/p>\n\n  \n  <p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/leagues\/majors\/1897-finalyear.shtml\">Last Game:<\/a><\/strong>\n    October 3, 1897\n    (Age 45-169d)\n    \n  <\/p>\n\n\n\n  \n\n  \n  \n  \n\n  <p>\n    <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/awards\/hof.shtml\">Hall of Fame<\/a>:<\/strong> Inducted as Player in 1939.\n    (Voted by Old Timers Committee)\n    \n    <br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;View <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/baseballhall.org\/hof\/anson-cap\">Cap Anson&#8217;s Page<\/a><\/strong> at the Baseball Hall of Fame (plaque, photos, videos).\n  <\/p>\n    \n\n\n\n  <p>\n    <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/leagues\/majors\/1871-rookies.shtml\">Rookie Status:<\/a><\/strong>\n      \n        Exceeded rookie limits during 1871 season\n        \n      \n\n  <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n    \n\n\n\n\n  \n  \n  \n\n  \n<p>\n  <strong>Full Name:<\/strong> Adrian Constantine Anson \n<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n  \n  \n\n\n<p>\n  <strong>Nicknames:<\/strong>\n  <a class=\"poptip\" href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/friv\/baseball-player-nicknames.shtml\">Cap,  Pop or  The Marshalltown Infant<\/a>\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n    \n\n    \n\n<p>\n  <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/bullpen\/Cap_Anson\" rel=\"noopener\">View Player Info<\/a> \n  from the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/bullpen\/\" rel=\"noopener\">B-R Bullpen<\/a>\n<\/p>\n\n<p>\n  <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/sabr.org\/bioproj\/person\/9b42f875\">View Player Bio<\/a> \n  from the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/sabr.org\/bioproject\">SABR BioProject<\/a>\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div><!-- div#meta -->\n\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\n<ul id=\"bling\">\n\n<li class=\"important special poptip\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/awards\/hof.shtml\">Hall of Fame<\/a><\/li><li class=\" poptip\"><a>4x Batting Title<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\t\t\n\t<div class=\"uni_holder br\">\n<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n\n\n\t\n\n\n\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"stats_pullout\">\n<div><div>\n<span><strong>SUMMARY<\/strong><\/span>\n\n<p><strong>Career<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"p1\">\n<div>\n<span class=\"poptip\"><strong>WAR<\/strong><\/span>\n<p>94.3<\/p><\/div>\n\n<div>\n<span class=\"poptip\"><strong>AB<\/strong><\/span>\n<p>10281<\/p><\/div>\n\n<div>\n<span class=\"poptip\"><strong>H<\/strong><\/span>\n<p>3435<\/p><\/div>\n\n<div>\n<span class=\"poptip\"><strong>HR<\/strong><\/span>\n<p>97<\/p><\/div>\n\n<div>\n<span class=\"poptip\"><strong>BA<\/strong><\/span>\n<p>.334<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div><div class=\"p2\">\n<div>\n<span class=\"poptip\"><strong>R<\/strong><\/span>\n<p>1999<\/p><\/div>\n\n<div>\n<span class=\"poptip\"><strong>RBI<\/strong><\/span>\n<p>2075<\/p><\/div>\n\n<div>\n<span class=\"poptip\"><strong>SB<\/strong><\/span>\n<p>277<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div><div class=\"p3\">\n<div>\n<span class=\"poptip\"><strong>OBP<\/strong><\/span>\n<p>.394<\/p><\/div>\n\n<div>\n<span class=\"poptip\"><strong>SLG<\/strong><\/span>\n<p>.447<\/p><\/div>\n\n<div>\n<span class=\"poptip\"><strong>OPS<\/strong><\/span>\n<p>.841<\/p><\/div>\n\n<div>\n<span class=\"poptip\"><strong>OPS+<\/strong><\/span>\n<p>142<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Cap Anson played 27 seasons, which is more than everyone but Nolan Ryan. The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/leaders\/H_progress.shtml\">first player to 3,000 hits<\/a>, only <a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/leaders\/H_career.shtml\">six players<\/a> have collected more hits since he retired.\u00a0 Of the five players with 2,000 career RBI, he\u2019s the only one to have fewer than 100 home runs with 97. (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/leaders\/RBI_career.shtml\">Alex Rodriguez is the next closest with 696.<\/a>) He led the league in RBI eight times and OPS twice. Anson managed more than 2,000 games, all but 22 as player\/manager.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"info\" class=\"players open\">\n\t<div id=\"meta\">\n\t\n\n<div class=\"media-item multiple\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/req\/202303230\/images\/headshots\/c\/c8e9ec56_sabr.jpg\" class=\"\" alt=\"Photo of Jeff Bagwell\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/req\/202303230\/images\/headshots\/c\/c8e9ec56_davis.jpg\" class=\"additional\" alt=\"Photo of Jeff Bagwell\">\n<\/div><!-- div.media-item --><div>\n\t<h2>\n\t\t<span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/b\/bagweje01.shtml\">Jeff Bagwell<\/a><\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\n<p>\n    <strong>Position:<\/strong>\n    First Baseman\n  \n<\/p>\n\n<p>\n\t<strong>Bats: <\/strong>Right\n        &nbsp;\u2022&nbsp;\n\t<strong>Throws: <\/strong>Right\n    \n<\/p>\n\n\n<p><span>6-0<\/span>,&nbsp;<span>195lb<\/span>&nbsp;(183cm,&nbsp;88kg) <\/p>\n\n\n<p>\n  <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/bio\/\">Born:<\/a><\/strong>\n    <span id=\"necro-birth\" data-birth=\"1968-05-27\">\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/friv\/birthdays.cgi?month=5&amp;day=27\">May 27<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/leagues\/majors\/1968-births.shtml\">1968<\/a>\n    <\/span> <span><nobr>(Age:&nbsp;54-311d)<\/nobr><\/span>\n\n    \n  <span>\n    \n      in Boston, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/bio\/MA_born.shtml\">MA<\/a>\n    \n  <\/span>\n  <span class=\"f-i f-us\" style=\"\">us<\/span>\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n  <p><strong>Draft<\/strong>: Drafted by  the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/draft\/?team_ID=BOS&amp;year_ID=1989&amp;draft_type=junreg&amp;query_type=franch_year\">Boston Red Sox<\/a> in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/draft\/?year_ID=1989&amp;draft_round=4&amp;draft_type=junreg&amp;query_type=year_round\">4th round<\/a>  of the 1989 MLB June Amateur Draft  from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/draft\/?key_school=9bb75531&amp;exact=1&amp;query_type=key_school\">University of Hartford (West Hartford, CT)<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n  \n    <p><strong>High School:<\/strong>        <a title=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/schools\/index.cgi?key_school=08fb3679\">Xavier HS (Middletown, CT)<\/a><\/p>\n  \n  \n  \n    <p><strong>School:<\/strong>        <a title=\"1987-1989\" href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/schools\/index.cgi?key_school=9bb75531\">University of Hartford (West Hartford, CT)<\/a><\/p>\n  \n\n\n\n  \n  \n  \n    \n   <p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/leagues\/majors\/1991-debuts.shtml\">Debut:<\/a><\/strong>\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/tools\/route.cgi?dest=debut&amp;id=bagweje01&amp;game_id=CIN199104080\">\n    April 8, 1991\n    <\/a>\n    (Age 22-316d,\n    15,895th in major league history)\n    <br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/boxes\/CIN\/CIN199104080.shtml\">vs. CIN<\/a> 3 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB\n    \n  <\/p>\n\n  \n  <p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/leagues\/majors\/2005-finalyear.shtml\">Last Game:<\/a><\/strong>\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/tools\/route.cgi?dest=finalGame&amp;id=bagweje01&amp;game_id=HOU200510020\">October 2, 2005<\/a>\n    (Age 37-128d)\n    <br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/boxes\/HOU\/HOU200510020.shtml\">vs. CHC<\/a> 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB\n  <\/p>\n\n\n\n  \n\n  \n  \n  \n\n  <p>\n    <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/awards\/hof.shtml\">Hall of Fame<\/a>:<\/strong> Inducted as Player in 2017.\n    (Voted by BBWAA on 381\/442 ballots)\n    \n    <br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;View <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/baseballhall.org\/hof\/bagwell-jeff\">Jeff Bagwell&#8217;s Page<\/a><\/strong> at the Baseball Hall of Fame (plaque, photos, videos).\n  <\/p>\n    \n\n\n\n  <p>\n    <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/leagues\/majors\/1991-rookies.shtml\">Rookie Status:<\/a><\/strong>\n      \n        Exceeded rookie limits during 1991 season\n        \n      \n\n  <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n  <p>\n    <strong>Agents<\/strong>: Barry Axelrod  <\/p>\n    \n\n\n\n\n  \n  \n  \n\n  \n<p>\n  <strong>Full Name:<\/strong> Jeffrey Robert Bagwell \n<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n  \n  \n\n\n<p>\n  <strong>Nicknames:<\/strong>\n  <a class=\"poptip\" href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/friv\/baseball-player-nicknames.shtml\">Baggy or  BagPipes<\/a>\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n  \n  \n    \n  \n  \n  \n  <p><strong>Pronunciation<\/strong>: \\<a title=\"Click for all players' pronunciations\" href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/friv\/baseball-player-name-pronunciation-guide.shtml\">BAG-well<\/a>\\<\/p>\n\n\n    \n\n    \n\n<p>\n  <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/bullpen\/Jeff_Bagwell\" rel=\"noopener\">View Player Info<\/a> \n  from the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/bullpen\/\" rel=\"noopener\">B-R Bullpen<\/a>\n<\/p>\n\n<p>\n  <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/sabr.org\/bioproj\/person\/c8e9ec56\">View Player Bio<\/a> \n  from the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/sabr.org\/bioproject\">SABR BioProject<\/a>\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div><!-- div#meta -->\n\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\n<ul id=\"bling\">\n\n<li class=\"important special poptip\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/awards\/hof.shtml\">Hall of Fame<\/a><\/li><li class=\" poptip\"><a>MVP<\/a><\/li><li class=\" poptip\"><a>Rookie of the Year<\/a><\/li><li class=\"all_star\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/allstar\/\">4x All-Star<\/a><\/li><li class=\"\"><a>Gold Glove<\/a><\/li><li class=\"\"><a>3x Silver Slugger<\/a><\/li><li class=\" poptip\"><a>ML PoY<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\t\t\n\t<div class=\"uni_holder br\">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/friv\/numbers.cgi?number=5\" class=\"poptip\">\n        <svg viewBox=\"0,0,50,50\" class=\"medal\"> <rect x=\"0\" y=\"0\" width=\"51\" height=\"51\" fill=\"white\"><\/rect> <circle cx=\"25\" cy=\"25\" r=\"23\" stroke=\"#002147\" stroke-width=\"4\" fill=\"#fff\" fill-opacity=\"0.0\"><\/circle> <circle cx=\"25\" cy=\"25\" r=\"20\" stroke=\"#F9461C\" stroke-width=\"3\" fill=\"#fff\" fill-opacity=\"0.0\"><\/circle> <text x=\"18\" y=\"34\" fill=\"#002147\">5<\/text> <\/svg>\n\n\t<\/a>\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/friv\/numbers.cgi?number=5\" class=\"poptip default\">\n        <svg viewBox=\"0,0,50,50\" class=\"medal\"> <rect x=\"0\" y=\"0\" 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stroke=\"#000000\"><\/line> <circle cx=\"25\" cy=\"25\" r=\"23\" stroke=\"#000000\" stroke-width=\"4\" fill=\"#fff\" fill-opacity=\"0.0\"><\/circle> <circle cx=\"25\" cy=\"25\" r=\"20\" stroke=\"#983222\" stroke-width=\"3\" fill=\"#fff\" fill-opacity=\"0.0\"><\/circle> <text x=\"18\" y=\"34\" fill=\"#000000\">5<\/text> <\/svg>\n\n\t<\/a>\n\t<div class=\"counter opener\" data-class=\"open\" data-id=\"info\" data-control-id=\"meta_more_button\" data-type=\"hide_after\" data-has-listener=\"true\">+2<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n\n\n\t\n\n\n\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"stats_pullout\">\n<div><div>\n<span><strong>SUMMARY<\/strong><\/span>\n\n<p><strong>Career<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"p1\">\n<div>\n<span class=\"poptip\"><strong>WAR<\/strong><\/span>\n<p>79.9<\/p><\/div>\n\n<div>\n<span class=\"poptip\"><strong>AB<\/strong><\/span>\n<p>7797<\/p><\/div>\n\n<div>\n<span class=\"poptip\"><strong>H<\/strong><\/span>\n<p>2314<\/p><\/div>\n\n<div>\n<span class=\"poptip\"><strong>HR<\/strong><\/span>\n<p>449<\/p><\/div>\n\n<div>\n<span class=\"poptip\"><strong>BA<\/strong><\/span>\n<p>.297<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div><div class=\"p2\">\n<div>\n<span class=\"poptip\"><strong>R<\/strong><\/span>\n<p>1517<\/p><\/div>\n\n<div>\n<span class=\"poptip\"><strong>RBI<\/strong><\/span>\n<p>1529<\/p><\/div>\n\n<div>\n<span class=\"poptip\"><strong>SB<\/strong><\/span>\n<p>202<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div><div class=\"p3\">\n<div>\n<span class=\"poptip\"><strong>OBP<\/strong><\/span>\n<p>.408<\/p><\/div>\n\n<div>\n<span class=\"poptip\"><strong>SLG<\/strong><\/span>\n<p>.540<\/p><\/div>\n\n<div>\n<span class=\"poptip\"><strong>OPS<\/strong><\/span>\n<p>.948<\/p><\/div>\n\n<div>\n<span class=\"poptip\"><strong>OPS+<\/strong><\/span>\n<p>149<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/awards\/awards_1994.shtml#all_NL_MVP_voting\">1994 NL MVP<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/awards\/awards_1991.shtml#all_NL_ROY_voting\">1991 Rookie of the Year<\/a> Bagwell drove in 100 runs eight times, hit 40+ home runs three times, and had 39 home runs three other times. With a lifetime .408 OBP, Bagwell had three seasons with a .450+ OBP and five seasons with a 1.000+ OPS.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"info\" class=\"players open\">\n\t<div id=\"meta\">\n\t\n\n<div class=\"media-item multiple\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/req\/202303230\/images\/headshots\/c\/c08044f6_sabr.jpg\" class=\"\" alt=\"Photo of Dan Brouthers\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/req\/202303230\/images\/headshots\/c\/c08044f6_davis.jpg\" class=\"additional\" alt=\"Photo of Dan Brouthers\">\n<\/div><!-- div.media-item --><div>\n\t<h2>\n\t\t<span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/b\/broutda01.shtml\">Dan Brouthers<\/a><\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\n<p>\n    <strong>Position:<\/strong>\n    First Baseman\n  \n<\/p>\n\n<p>\n\t<strong>Bats: <\/strong>Left\n        &nbsp;\u2022&nbsp;\n\t<strong>Throws: <\/strong>Left\n    \n<\/p>\n\n\n<p><span>6-2<\/span>,&nbsp;<span>207lb<\/span>&nbsp;(188cm,&nbsp;93kg) <\/p>\n\n\n<p>\n  <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/bio\/\">Born:<\/a><\/strong>\n    <span id=\"necro-birth\" data-birth=\"1858-05-08\">\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/friv\/birthdays.cgi?month=5&amp;day=8\">May 8<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/leagues\/majors\/1858-births.shtml\">1858<\/a>\n    <\/span>\n\n    \n  <span>\n    \n      in Sylvan Lake, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/bio\/NY_born.shtml\">NY<\/a>\n    \n  <\/span>\n  <span class=\"f-i f-us\" style=\"\">us<\/span>\n<\/p>\n\n\n  <p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/bio\/\">Died:<\/a><\/strong>\n  <span id=\"necro-death\" data-death=\"1932-08-02\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/friv\/dateofdeath.cgi?month=8&amp;day=2\">August 2<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/leagues\/majors\/1932-deaths.shtml\">1932<\/a>\n   <nobr>(Aged&nbsp;74-086d)<\/nobr><\/span>\n  <span>\n    in&nbsp;East Orange,&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/bio\/NJ_died.shtml\">NJ<\/a><\/span>\n<\/p>\n\n\n<p>\n    <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/bio\/#all_location-of-burial\">Buried<\/a>:<\/strong>\n    \n        \n        St. Mary&#8217;s Cemetery, Wappingers Falls, NY\n    \n<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n  \n  \n  \n\n\n\n  \n  \n   <p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/leagues\/majors\/1879-debuts.shtml\">Debut:<\/a><\/strong>\n    \n    1879\n    \n    \n     (395th in major league history)\n    \n    \n  <\/p>\n\n  \n  <p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/leagues\/majors\/1904-finalyear.shtml\">Last Game:<\/a><\/strong>\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/tools\/route.cgi?dest=finalGame&amp;id=broutda01&amp;game_id=\">October 4, 1904<\/a>\n    (Age 46-149d)\n    \n  <\/p>\n\n\n\n  \n\n  \n  \n  \n\n  <p>\n    <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/awards\/hof.shtml\">Hall of Fame<\/a>:<\/strong> Inducted as Player in 1945.\n    (Voted by Old Timers Committee)\n    <br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;  No induction ceremony in Cooperstown held (until 2013).\n    <br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;View <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/baseballhall.org\/hof\/brouthers-dan\">Dan Brouthers&#8217;s Page<\/a><\/strong> at the Baseball Hall of Fame (plaque, photos, videos).\n  <\/p>\n    \n\n\n\n  <p>\n    <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/leagues\/majors\/1879-rookies.shtml\">Rookie Status:<\/a><\/strong>\n      \n        Exceeded rookie limits during 1879 season\n        \n      \n\n  <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n    \n\n\n\n\n  \n  \n  \n\n  \n<p>\n  <strong>Full Name:<\/strong> Dennis Joseph Brouthers \n<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n  \n  \n\n\n<p>\n  <strong>Nicknames:<\/strong>\n  <a class=\"poptip\" href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/friv\/baseball-player-nicknames.shtml\">Big Dan<\/a>\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n  \n  \n    \n  \n  \n  \n  <p><strong>Pronunciation<\/strong>: \\<a title=\"Click for all players' pronunciations\" href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/friv\/baseball-player-name-pronunciation-guide.shtml\">BROO-thurz<\/a>\\<\/p>\n\n\n    \n\n    \n\n<p>\n  <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/bullpen\/Dan_Brouthers\" rel=\"noopener\">View Player Info<\/a> \n  from the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/bullpen\/\" rel=\"noopener\">B-R Bullpen<\/a>\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div><!-- div#meta -->\n\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\n<ul id=\"bling\">\n\n<li class=\"important special poptip\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/awards\/hof.shtml\">Hall of Fame<\/a><\/li><li class=\"\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/postseason\/\">1887 World Series<\/a><\/li><li class=\" poptip\"><a>5x Batting Title<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\t\t\n\t<div class=\"uni_holder br\">\n<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n\n\n\t\n\n\n\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"stats_pullout\">\n<div><div>\n<span><strong>SUMMARY<\/strong><\/span>\n\n<p><strong>Career<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"p1\">\n<div>\n<span class=\"poptip\"><strong>WAR<\/strong><\/span>\n<p>78.7<\/p><\/div>\n\n<div>\n<span class=\"poptip\"><strong>AB<\/strong><\/span>\n<p>6726<\/p><\/div>\n\n<div>\n<span class=\"poptip\"><strong>H<\/strong><\/span>\n<p>2303<\/p><\/div>\n\n<div>\n<span class=\"poptip\"><strong>HR<\/strong><\/span>\n<p>107<\/p><\/div>\n\n<div>\n<span class=\"poptip\"><strong>BA<\/strong><\/span>\n<p>.342<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div><div class=\"p2\">\n<div>\n<span class=\"poptip\"><strong>R<\/strong><\/span>\n<p>1529<\/p><\/div>\n\n<div>\n<span class=\"poptip\"><strong>RBI<\/strong><\/span>\n<p>1301<\/p><\/div>\n\n<div>\n<span class=\"poptip\"><strong>SB<\/strong><\/span>\n<p>257<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div><div class=\"p3\">\n<div>\n<span class=\"poptip\"><strong>OBP<\/strong><\/span>\n<p>.423<\/p><\/div>\n\n<div>\n<span class=\"poptip\"><strong>SLG<\/strong><\/span>\n<p>.520<\/p><\/div>\n\n<div>\n<span class=\"poptip\"><strong>OPS<\/strong><\/span>\n<p>.943<\/p><\/div>\n\n<div>\n<span class=\"poptip\"><strong>OPS+<\/strong><\/span>\n<p>171<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The list of players who have led MLB in batting average, OBP, and slugging % at least five times each in their career is quite small: Ted Williams, Stan Musial, Rogers Hornsby, and Dan Brouthers. Baseball\u2019s first great power hitter, Dan Brouthers finished his career with a .342 batting average and .423\/.520\/.943 (OBP\/SLG\/OPS). He led the league in OPS eight times, which is the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/leaders\/leaders-most-times-bat.shtml\">sixth most all time<\/a>. He <a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/leaders\/HR_progress.shtml\">retired as the career home run leader<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"info\" class=\"players open\">\n\t<div id=\"meta\">\n\t\n\n<div class=\"media-item multiple\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/req\/202412180\/images\/headshots\/b\/bceca907_br_det.jpg\" class=\"\" alt=\"Photo of Miguel Cabrera\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/req\/202412180\/images\/headshots\/b\/bceca907_sabr_fla.jpg\" class=\"additional\" alt=\"Photo of Miguel Cabrera\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/req\/202412180\/images\/headshots\/b\/bceca907_mlbam.jpg\" class=\"additional\" alt=\"Photo of Miguel Cabrera\">\n<\/div><!-- div.media-item --><div>\n\t<h2>\n\t\t<span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/c\/cabremi01.shtml\">Miguel Cabrera<\/a><\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\n<p>\n    <strong>Positions:<\/strong>\n    First Baseman, Third Baseman and Leftfielder\n  \n<\/p>\n\n<p>\n\t<strong>Bats: <\/strong>Right\n        &nbsp;\u2022&nbsp;\n\t<strong>Throws: <\/strong>Right\n    \n<\/p>\n\n\n<p><span>6-4<\/span>,&nbsp;<span>267lb<\/span>&nbsp;(193cm,&nbsp;121kg) <\/p>\n\n\n<p>\n  <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/bio\/\">Born:<\/a><\/strong>\n    <span id=\"necro-birth\" data-birth=\"1983-04-18\">\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/friv\/birthdays.cgi?month=4&amp;day=18\">April 18<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/leagues\/majors\/1983-births.shtml\">1983<\/a>\n    <\/span> <span><nobr>(Age:&nbsp;41-255d)<\/nobr><\/span>\n\n    \n  <span>\n    \n      in Maracay, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/bio\/Venezuela_born.shtml\">Venezuela<\/a>\n    \n  <\/span>\n  <span class=\"f-i f-ve\" style=\"\">ve<\/span>\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n  \n    <p><strong>High School:<\/strong>        <a title=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/schools\/index.cgi?key_school=18bf915b\">Maracay (Maracay, Venezuela)<\/a><\/p>\n  \n  \n  \n\n\n\n  \n  \n  \n    \n   <p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/leagues\/majors\/2003-debuts.shtml\">Debut:<\/a><\/strong>\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/tools\/route.cgi?dest=debut&amp;id=cabremi01&amp;game_id=FLO200306200\">\n    June 20, 2003\n    <\/a>\n    (Age 20-063d,\n    18,292nd in major league history)\n    <br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/boxes\/FLO\/FLO200306200.shtml\">vs. TBD<\/a> 5 AB, 1 H, 1 HR, 2 RBI, 0 SB\n    \n  <\/p>\n\n  \n  <p><strong>Last Game:<\/strong>\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/tools\/route.cgi?dest=finalGame&amp;id=cabremi01&amp;game_id=DET202310010\">October 1, 2023<\/a>\n    (Age 40-166d)\n    <br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/boxes\/DET\/DET202310010.shtml\">vs. CLE<\/a> 3 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB\n  <\/p>\n\n\n    \n\n\n\n  <p>\n    <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/leagues\/majors\/2003-rookies.shtml\">Rookie Status:<\/a><\/strong>\n      \n        Exceeded rookie limits during 2003 season\n        \n      \n\n  <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n  <p>\n    <strong>Agents<\/strong>: ISE Baseball      \u2022 <strong>Previously<\/strong>: Andy Mota, Arn Tellem, Fernando Cuza, Scott Boras  <\/p>\n    \n\n\n\n\n  \n  \n  \n\n  \n<p>\n  <strong>Full Name:<\/strong> Jose Miguel Cabrera \n<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n  \n  \n\n\n<p>\n  <strong>Nicknames:<\/strong>\n  <a class=\"poptip\" href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/friv\/baseball-player-nicknames.shtml\">Miggy<\/a>\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n  \n  \n    \n  \n  \n  \n  <p><strong>Pronunciation<\/strong>: \\<a title=\"Click for all players' pronunciations\" href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/friv\/baseball-player-name-pronunciation-guide.shtml\">mee-gail kuh-BREH-rah<\/a>\\<\/p>\n\n\n\n  \n  <p><strong>\n  <a title=\"Click for all ballplayers Twitter accounts\" href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/friv\/baseball-player-twitter-accounts.shtml\">Twitter:<\/a>\n  <\/strong>\n    <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MiguelCabrera\">@MiguelCabrera<\/a><\/p>\n     \n\n\n  \n  <p><strong>Instagram:<\/strong>  <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/instagram.com\/miggy24\/\">@miggy24<\/a><\/p>\n    \n\n<p>\n  <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/bullpen\/Miguel_Cabrera\">View Player Info<\/a> \n  from the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/bullpen\/\">B-R Bullpen<\/a>\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div><!-- div#meta -->\n\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\n<ul id=\"bling\">\n\n<li class=\" poptip\"><a>2x MVP<\/a><\/li><li class=\" poptip\"><a>Triple Crown<\/a><\/li><li class=\"all_star\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/allstar\/\">12x All-Star<\/a><\/li><li class=\"\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/postseason\/\">2003 World Series<\/a><\/li><li class=\"\"><a>7x Silver Slugger<\/a><\/li><li class=\" poptip\"><a>4x Batting Title<\/a><\/li><li class=\" poptip\"><a>2x ML PoY<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\t\t\n\t<div class=\"uni_holder br\">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/friv\/numbers.cgi?number=20\" class=\"poptip\">\n        <svg viewBox=\"0,0,50,50\" class=\"medal\"> <rect x=\"0\" y=\"0\" width=\"51\" height=\"51\" fill=\"white\"><\/rect> <line x1=\"6\" y1=\"12\" x2=\"6\" y2=\"39\" stroke=\"#000000\"><\/line> <line x1=\"13\" y1=\"4\" x2=\"13\" y2=\"46\" stroke=\"#000000\"><\/line> <line x1=\"21\" y1=\"2\" x2=\"21\" y2=\"48\" stroke=\"#000000\"><\/line> <line x1=\"28\" y1=\"2\" x2=\"28\" y2=\"48\" stroke=\"#000000\"><\/line> <line x1=\"36\" 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data-class=\"open\" data-id=\"info\" data-control-id=\"meta_more_button\" data-type=\"hide_after\" data-has-listener=\"true\">+2<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n\n\n\t\n\n\n\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"stats_pullout\">\n<div><div>\n<span><strong>SUMMARY<\/strong><\/span>\n\n<p><strong>Career<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"p1\">\n<div>\n<span class=\"poptip\"><strong>WAR<\/strong><\/span>\n<p>67.1<\/p><\/div>\n\n<div>\n<span class=\"poptip\"><strong>AB<\/strong><\/span>\n<p>10356<\/p><\/div>\n\n<div>\n<span class=\"poptip\"><strong>H<\/strong><\/span>\n<p>3174<\/p><\/div>\n\n<div>\n<span class=\"poptip\"><strong>HR<\/strong><\/span>\n<p>511<\/p><\/div>\n\n<div>\n<span class=\"poptip\"><strong>BA<\/strong><\/span>\n<p>.306<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div><div class=\"p2\">\n<div>\n<span class=\"poptip\"><strong>R<\/strong><\/span>\n<p>1551<\/p><\/div>\n\n<div>\n<span class=\"poptip\"><strong>RBI<\/strong><\/span>\n<p>1881<\/p><\/div>\n\n<div>\n<span class=\"poptip\"><strong>SB<\/strong><\/span>\n<p>40<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div><div class=\"p3\">\n<div>\n<span class=\"poptip\"><strong>OBP<\/strong><\/span>\n<p>.382<\/p><\/div>\n\n<div>\n<span class=\"poptip\"><strong>SLG<\/strong><\/span>\n<p>.518<\/p><\/div>\n\n<div>\n<span class=\"poptip\"><strong>OPS<\/strong><\/span>\n<p>.901<\/p><\/div>\n\n<div>\n<span class=\"poptip\"><strong>OPS+<\/strong><\/span>\n<p>140<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The most-recent Triple Crown winner with 44 home runs and 139 RBI with a .330 average in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/awards\/awards_2012.shtml#all_AL_MVP_voting\">2012 while winning the MVP<\/a>, Cabrera won the MVP <a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/awards\/awards_2013.shtml#all_AL_MVP_voting\">the next year<\/a>, too. His 12 100-RBI seasons are sixth-most all time. A doubles machine, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/leaders\/2B_career.shtml\">he\u2019s 13<sup>th<\/sup> all time<\/a>. He\u2019s one of three players \u2013 along with Willie Mays and Hank Aaron \u2013 with 500 home runs, 3,000 hits, and a .300 batting average. He\u2019s a no doubt first-ballot Hall of Famer.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"info\" class=\"players open\">\n\t<div id=\"meta\">\n\t\n\n<div class=\"media-item multiple\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/req\/202303230\/images\/headshots\/4\/4ef2cfff_sabr.jpg\" class=\"\" alt=\"Photo of Roger Connor\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/req\/202303230\/images\/headshots\/4\/4ef2cfff_davis.jpg\" class=\"additional\" alt=\"Photo of Roger Connor\">\n<\/div><!-- div.media-item --><div>\n\t<h2>\n\t\t<span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/c\/connoro01.shtml\">Roger Connor<\/a><\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\n<p>\n    <strong>Positions:<\/strong>\n    First Baseman and Third Baseman\n  \n<\/p>\n\n<p>\n\t<strong>Bats: <\/strong>Both\n        &nbsp;\u2022&nbsp;\n\t<strong>Throws: <\/strong>Left\n    \n<\/p>\n\n\n<p><span>6-3<\/span>,&nbsp;<span>220lb<\/span>&nbsp;(190cm,&nbsp;99kg) <\/p>\n\n\n<p>\n  <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/bio\/\">Born:<\/a><\/strong>\n    <span id=\"necro-birth\" data-birth=\"1857-07-01\">\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/friv\/birthdays.cgi?month=7&amp;day=1\">July 1<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/leagues\/majors\/1857-births.shtml\">1857<\/a>\n    <\/span>\n\n    \n  <span>\n    \n      in Waterbury, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/bio\/CT_born.shtml\">CT<\/a>\n    \n  <\/span>\n  <span class=\"f-i f-us\" style=\"\">us<\/span>\n<\/p>\n\n\n  <p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/bio\/\">Died:<\/a><\/strong>\n  <span id=\"necro-death\" data-death=\"1931-01-04\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/friv\/dateofdeath.cgi?month=1&amp;day=4\">January 4<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/leagues\/majors\/1931-deaths.shtml\">1931<\/a>\n   <nobr>(Aged&nbsp;73-187d)<\/nobr><\/span>\n  <span>\n    in&nbsp;Waterbury,&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/bio\/CT_died.shtml\">CT<\/a><\/span>\n<\/p>\n\n\n<p>\n    <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/bio\/#all_location-of-burial\">Buried<\/a>:<\/strong>\n    \n        \n        Old St. Joseph Cemetery, Waterbury, CT\n    \n<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n  \n  \n  \n\n\n\n  \n  \n   <p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/leagues\/majors\/1880-debuts.shtml\">Debut:<\/a><\/strong>\n    \n    May 1, 1880\n    \n    (Age 22-305d,\n    452nd in major league history)\n    \n    \n  <\/p>\n\n  \n  <p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/leagues\/majors\/1897-finalyear.shtml\">Last Game:<\/a><\/strong>\n    May 18, 1897\n    (Age 39-321d)\n    \n  <\/p>\n\n\n\n  \n\n  \n  \n  \n\n  <p>\n    <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/awards\/hof.shtml\">Hall of Fame<\/a>:<\/strong> Inducted as Player in 1976.\n    (Voted by Veteran&#8217;s Committee)\n    \n    <br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;View <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/baseballhall.org\/hof\/connor-roger\">Roger Connor&#8217;s Page<\/a><\/strong> at the Baseball Hall of Fame (plaque, photos, videos).\n  <\/p>\n    \n\n\n\n  <p>\n    <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/leagues\/majors\/1880-rookies.shtml\">Rookie Status:<\/a><\/strong>\n      \n        Exceeded rookie limits during 1880 season\n        \n      \n\n  <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n    \n\n\n\n\n  \n  \n  \n\n  \n<p>\n  <strong>Full Name:<\/strong> Roger Connor \n<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n    \n\n    \n\n<p>\n  <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/bullpen\/Roger_Connor\" rel=\"noopener\">View Player Info<\/a> \n  from the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/bullpen\/\" rel=\"noopener\">B-R Bullpen<\/a>\n<\/p>\n\n<p>\n  <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/sabr.org\/bioproj\/person\/4ef2cfff\">View Player Bio<\/a> \n  from the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/sabr.org\/bioproject\">SABR BioProject<\/a>\n<\/p>\n\n<p><strong>Relatives<\/strong>: Brother of&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/c\/connojo03.shtml\">Joe Connor<\/a> <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div><!-- div#meta -->\n\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\n<ul id=\"bling\">\n\n<li class=\"important special poptip\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/awards\/hof.shtml\">Hall of Fame<\/a><\/li><li class=\"\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/postseason\/\">2x World Series<\/a><\/li><li class=\" poptip\"><a>Batting Title<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\t\t\n\t<div class=\"uni_holder br\">\n<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n\n\n\t\n\n\n\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"stats_pullout\">\n<div><div>\n<span><strong>SUMMARY<\/strong><\/span>\n\n<p><strong>Career<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"p1\">\n<div>\n<span class=\"poptip\"><strong>WAR<\/strong><\/span>\n<p>84.3<\/p><\/div>\n\n<div>\n<span class=\"poptip\"><strong>AB<\/strong><\/span>\n<p>7797<\/p><\/div>\n\n<div>\n<span class=\"poptip\"><strong>H<\/strong><\/span>\n<p>2467<\/p><\/div>\n\n<div>\n<span class=\"poptip\"><strong>HR<\/strong><\/span>\n<p>138<\/p><\/div>\n\n<div>\n<span class=\"poptip\"><strong>BA<\/strong><\/span>\n<p>.316<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div><div class=\"p2\">\n<div>\n<span class=\"poptip\"><strong>R<\/strong><\/span>\n<p>1620<\/p><\/div>\n\n<div>\n<span class=\"poptip\"><strong>RBI<\/strong><\/span>\n<p>1323<\/p><\/div>\n\n<div>\n<span class=\"poptip\"><strong>SB<\/strong><\/span>\n<p>244<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div><div class=\"p3\">\n<div>\n<span class=\"poptip\"><strong>OBP<\/strong><\/span>\n<p>.397<\/p><\/div>\n\n<div>\n<span class=\"poptip\"><strong>SLG<\/strong><\/span>\n<p>.486<\/p><\/div>\n\n<div>\n<span class=\"poptip\"><strong>OPS<\/strong><\/span>\n<p>.883<\/p><\/div>\n\n<div>\n<span class=\"poptip\"><strong>OPS+<\/strong><\/span>\n<p>153<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Baseball\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/leaders\/HR_progress.shtml\">all-time home run<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/leaders\/3B_progress.shtml\">triples<\/a> leader upon retirement in 1897, Roger Connor drove in 100 runs four times and is one of the only first baseman with a positive dWAR, 6.3. He was an on-base machine with eight seasons with an OBP of at least .400. Widely forgotten after his retirement, he had to wait until 1976 to be elected to the Hall of Fame.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"info\" class=\"players open\">\n\t<div id=\"meta\">\n\t\n\n<div class=\"media-item multiple\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/req\/202303230\/images\/headshots\/e\/e34a045d_sabr.jpg\" class=\"\" alt=\"Photo of Jimmie Foxx\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/req\/202303230\/images\/headshots\/e\/e34a045d_sabr_oak.jpg\" class=\"additional\" alt=\"Photo of Jimmie Foxx\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/req\/202303230\/images\/headshots\/e\/e34a045d_davis.jpg\" class=\"additional\" alt=\"Photo of Jimmie Foxx\">\n<\/div><!-- div.media-item --><div>\n\t<h2>\n\t\t<span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/f\/foxxji01.shtml\">Jimmie Foxx<\/a><\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\n<p>\n    <strong>Positions:<\/strong>\n    First Baseman, Third Baseman and Catcher\n  \n<\/p>\n\n<p>\n\t<strong>Bats: <\/strong>Right\n        &nbsp;\u2022&nbsp;\n\t<strong>Throws: <\/strong>Right\n    \n<\/p>\n\n\n<p><span>6-0<\/span>,&nbsp;<span>195lb<\/span>&nbsp;(183cm,&nbsp;88kg) <\/p>\n\n\n<p>\n  <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/bio\/\">Born:<\/a><\/strong>\n    <span id=\"necro-birth\" data-birth=\"1907-10-22\">\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/friv\/birthdays.cgi?month=10&amp;day=22\">October 22<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/leagues\/majors\/1907-births.shtml\">1907<\/a>\n    <\/span>\n\n    \n  <span>\n    \n      in Sudlersville, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/bio\/MD_born.shtml\">MD<\/a>\n    \n  <\/span>\n  <span class=\"f-i f-us\" style=\"\">us<\/span>\n<\/p>\n\n\n  <p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/bio\/\">Died:<\/a><\/strong>\n  <span id=\"necro-death\" data-death=\"1967-07-21\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/friv\/dateofdeath.cgi?month=7&amp;day=21\">July 21<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/leagues\/majors\/1967-deaths.shtml\">1967<\/a>\n   <nobr>(Aged&nbsp;59-272d)<\/nobr><\/span>\n  <span>\n    in&nbsp;Miami,&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/bio\/FL_died.shtml\">FL<\/a><\/span>\n<\/p>\n\n\n<p>\n    <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/bio\/#all_location-of-burial\">Buried<\/a>:<\/strong>\n    \n        \n        Flagler Memorial Park, Miami, FL\n    \n<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n  \n    <p><strong>High School:<\/strong>        <a title=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/schools\/index.cgi?key_school=8f87cee8\">Sudlersville HS (Sudlersville, MD)<\/a><\/p>\n  \n  \n  \n\n\n\n  \n  \n  \n    \n   <p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/leagues\/majors\/1925-debuts.shtml\">Debut:<\/a><\/strong>\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/tools\/route.cgi?dest=debut&amp;id=foxxji01&amp;game_id=WS1192505010\">\n    May 1, 1925\n    <\/a>\n    (Age 17-191d,\n    6,193rd in major league history)\n    <br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/boxes\/WS1\/WS1192505010.shtml\">vs. WSH<\/a> 1 AB, 1 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB\n    \n  <\/p>\n\n  \n  <p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/leagues\/majors\/1945-finalyear.shtml\">Last Game:<\/a><\/strong>\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/tools\/route.cgi?dest=finalGame&amp;id=foxxji01&amp;game_id=BRO194509232\">September 23, 1945<\/a>\n    (Age 37-336d)\n    <br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/boxes\/BRO\/BRO194509232.shtml\">vs. BRO<\/a> 3 AB, 1 H, 0 HR, 2 RBI, 0 SB\n  <\/p>\n\n\n\n  \n\n  \n  \n  \n\n  <p>\n    <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/awards\/hof.shtml\">Hall of Fame<\/a>:<\/strong> Inducted as Player in 1951.\n    (Voted by BBWAA on 179\/226 ballots)\n    \n    <br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;View <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/baseballhall.org\/hof\/foxx-jimmie\">Jimmie Foxx&#8217;s Page<\/a><\/strong> at the Baseball Hall of Fame (plaque, photos, videos).\n  <\/p>\n    \n\n\n\n  <p>\n    <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/leagues\/majors\/1927-rookies.shtml\">Rookie Status:<\/a><\/strong>\n      \n        Exceeded rookie limits during 1927 season\n        \n      \n\n  <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n    \n\n\n\n\n  \n  \n  \n\n  \n<p>\n  <strong>Full Name:<\/strong> James Emory Foxx \n<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n  \n  \n\n\n<p>\n  <strong>Nicknames:<\/strong>\n  <a class=\"poptip\" href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/friv\/baseball-player-nicknames.shtml\">Beast or Double X<\/a>\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n    \n\n    \n\n<p>\n  <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/bullpen\/Jimmie_Foxx\" rel=\"noopener\">View Player Info<\/a> \n  from the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/bullpen\/\" rel=\"noopener\">B-R Bullpen<\/a>\n<\/p>\n\n<p>\n  <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/sabr.org\/bioproj\/person\/e34a045d\">View Player Bio<\/a> \n  from the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/sabr.org\/bioproject\">SABR BioProject<\/a>\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div><!-- div#meta -->\n\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\n<ul id=\"bling\">\n\n<li class=\"important special poptip\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/awards\/hof.shtml\">Hall of Fame<\/a><\/li><li class=\" poptip\"><a>3x MVP<\/a><\/li><li class=\" poptip\"><a>Triple Crown<\/a><\/li><li class=\"all_star\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/allstar\/\">9x All-Star<\/a><\/li><li class=\"\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/postseason\/\">2x World Series<\/a><\/li><li class=\" poptip\"><a>2x Batting Title<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\t\t\n\t<div class=\"uni_holder br\">\n\t<a 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class=\"poptip\"><strong>BA<\/strong><\/span>\n<p>.325<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div><div class=\"p2\">\n<div>\n<span class=\"poptip\"><strong>R<\/strong><\/span>\n<p>1751<\/p><\/div>\n\n<div>\n<span class=\"poptip\"><strong>RBI<\/strong><\/span>\n<p>1922<\/p><\/div>\n\n<div>\n<span class=\"poptip\"><strong>SB<\/strong><\/span>\n<p>87<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div><div class=\"p3\">\n<div>\n<span class=\"poptip\"><strong>OBP<\/strong><\/span>\n<p>.428<\/p><\/div>\n\n<div>\n<span class=\"poptip\"><strong>SLG<\/strong><\/span>\n<p>.609<\/p><\/div>\n\n<div>\n<span class=\"poptip\"><strong>OPS<\/strong><\/span>\n<p>1.038<\/p><\/div>\n\n<div>\n<span class=\"poptip\"><strong>OPS+<\/strong><\/span>\n<p>163<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The second member of the 500-home run club, Jimmie Foxx\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/awards\/awards_1932.shtml#all_AL_MVP_voting\">1932 season<\/a> is one of the greatest in baseball history. With a .364 batting average, 58 home runs, 169 RBI, and a 1.218 OPS, his 438 total bases are the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/leaders\/TB_season.shtml\">fifth-highest single-season total ever<\/a>. He won the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/awards\/awards_1933.shtml#all_AL_MVP_voting\">Triple Crown<\/a> the next year with 48 home runs, 163 RBI and a .356 batting average, which was an absolute runaway as he finished 14 home runs, 23 RBI and 20 points better than the next-closest player in each category. His four 150-RBI seasons are more than anyone in the history of baseball except for Babe Ruth and Lou Gehrig. He won three MVP awards and was a nine-time All-Star.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"info\" class=\"players open\">\n\t<div id=\"meta\">\n\t\n\n<div class=\"media-item multiple\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/req\/202303230\/images\/headshots\/c\/ccdffd4c_sabr.jpg\" class=\"\" alt=\"Photo of Lou Gehrig\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/req\/202303230\/images\/headshots\/c\/ccdffd4c_davis.jpg\" class=\"additional\" alt=\"Photo of Lou Gehrig\">\n<\/div><!-- div.media-item --><div>\n\t<h2>\n\t\t<span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/g\/gehrilo01.shtml\">Lou Gehrig<\/a><\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\n<p>\n    <strong>Position:<\/strong>\n    First Baseman\n  \n<\/p>\n\n<p>\n\t<strong>Bats: <\/strong>Left\n        &nbsp;\u2022&nbsp;\n\t<strong>Throws: <\/strong>Left\n    \n<\/p>\n\n\n<p><span>6-0<\/span>,&nbsp;<span>200lb<\/span>&nbsp;(183cm,&nbsp;90kg) <\/p>\n\n\n<p>\n  <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/bio\/\">Born:<\/a><\/strong>\n    <span id=\"necro-birth\" data-birth=\"1903-06-19\">\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/friv\/birthdays.cgi?month=6&amp;day=19\">June 19<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/leagues\/majors\/1903-births.shtml\">1903<\/a>\n    <\/span>\n\n    \n  <span>\n    \n      in New York, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/bio\/NY_born.shtml\">NY<\/a>\n    \n  <\/span>\n  <span class=\"f-i f-us\" style=\"\">us<\/span>\n<\/p>\n\n\n  <p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/bio\/\">Died:<\/a><\/strong>\n  <span id=\"necro-death\" data-death=\"1941-06-02\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/friv\/dateofdeath.cgi?month=6&amp;day=2\">June 2<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/leagues\/majors\/1941-deaths.shtml\">1941<\/a>\n   <nobr>(Aged&nbsp;37-348d)<\/nobr><\/span>\n  <span>\n    in&nbsp;Bronx,&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/bio\/NY_died.shtml\">NY<\/a><\/span>\n<\/p>\n\n\n<p>\n    <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/bio\/#all_location-of-burial\">Buried<\/a>:<\/strong>\n    \n        \n        Kensico Cemetery, Valhalla, NY\n    \n<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n  \n    <p><strong>High School:<\/strong>        <a title=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/schools\/index.cgi?key_school=76834e05\">HS of Commerce (New York, NY)<\/a><\/p>\n  \n  \n  \n    <p><strong>School:<\/strong>        <a title=\"1923-1923\" href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/schools\/index.cgi?key_school=454820c6\">Columbia University (New York, NY)<\/a><\/p>\n  \n\n\n\n  \n  \n  \n    \n   <p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/leagues\/majors\/1923-debuts.shtml\">Debut:<\/a><\/strong>\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/tools\/route.cgi?dest=debut&amp;id=gehrilo01&amp;game_id=NYA192306150\">\n    June 15, 1923\n    <\/a>\n    (Age 19-361d,\n    5,754th in major league history)\n    <br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/boxes\/NYA\/NYA192306150.shtml\">vs. SLB<\/a> 0 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB\n    \n  <\/p>\n\n  \n  <p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/leagues\/majors\/1939-finalyear.shtml\">Last Game:<\/a><\/strong>\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/tools\/route.cgi?dest=finalGame&amp;id=gehrilo01&amp;game_id=NYA193904300\">April 30, 1939<\/a>\n    (Age 35-315d)\n    <br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/boxes\/NYA\/NYA193904300.shtml\">vs. WSH<\/a> 4 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB\n  <\/p>\n\n\n\n  \n\n  \n  \n  \n\n  <p>\n    <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/awards\/hof.shtml\">Hall of Fame<\/a>:<\/strong> Inducted as Player in 1939.\n    (Voted by Special Election)\n    \n    <br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;View <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/baseballhall.org\/hof\/gehrig-lou\">Lou Gehrig&#8217;s Page<\/a><\/strong> at the Baseball Hall of Fame (plaque, photos, videos).\n  <\/p>\n    \n\n\n\n  <p>\n    <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/leagues\/majors\/1925-rookies.shtml\">Rookie Status:<\/a><\/strong>\n      \n        Exceeded rookie limits during 1925 season\n        \n      \n\n  <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n    \n\n\n\n\n  \n  \n  \n\n  \n<p>\n  <strong>Full Name:<\/strong> Henry Louis Gehrig \n<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n  \n  \n\n\n<p>\n  <strong>Nicknames:<\/strong>\n  <a class=\"poptip\" href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/friv\/baseball-player-nicknames.shtml\">The Iron Horse, Biscuit Pants, Buster, Laruppin&#8217;, Crown Prince of Swat or Columbia<\/a>\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n    \n\n    \n\n<p>\n  <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/bullpen\/Lou_Gehrig\" rel=\"noopener\">View Player Info<\/a> \n  from the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/bullpen\/\" rel=\"noopener\">B-R Bullpen<\/a>\n<\/p>\n\n<p>\n  <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/sabr.org\/bioproj\/person\/ccdffd4c\">View Player Bio<\/a> \n  from the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/sabr.org\/bioproject\">SABR BioProject<\/a>\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div><!-- div#meta -->\n\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\n<ul id=\"bling\">\n\n<li class=\"important special poptip\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/awards\/hof.shtml\">Hall of Fame<\/a><\/li><li class=\" poptip\"><a>2x MVP<\/a><\/li><li class=\" poptip\"><a>Triple Crown<\/a><\/li><li class=\"all_star\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/allstar\/\">7x All-Star<\/a><\/li><li class=\"\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/postseason\/\">7x World Series<\/a><\/li><li class=\" poptip\"><a>Batting Title<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\t\t\n\t<div class=\"uni_holder br\">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/friv\/numbers.cgi?number=4\" class=\"poptip default\">\n        <svg viewBox=\"0,0,50,50\" class=\"medal\"> <rect x=\"0\" y=\"0\" width=\"51\" height=\"51\" fill=\"white\"><\/rect> <line x1=\"6\" y1=\"12\" x2=\"6\" y2=\"39\" stroke=\"#002244\"><\/line> <line x1=\"13\" y1=\"4\" x2=\"13\" y2=\"46\" stroke=\"#002244\"><\/line> <line x1=\"21\" y1=\"2\" x2=\"21\" y2=\"48\" stroke=\"#002244\"><\/line> <line x1=\"28\" y1=\"2\" x2=\"28\" y2=\"48\" stroke=\"#002244\"><\/line> <line x1=\"36\" y1=\"4\" x2=\"36\" y2=\"46\" stroke=\"#002244\"><\/line> <line x1=\"43\" y1=\"12\" x2=\"43\" y2=\"39\" stroke=\"#002244\"><\/line> <circle cx=\"25\" cy=\"25\" r=\"23\" stroke=\"#002244\" stroke-width=\"4\" fill=\"#fff\" fill-opacity=\"0.0\"><\/circle> <circle cx=\"25\" cy=\"25\" r=\"20\" stroke=\"\" stroke-width=\"3\" fill=\"#fff\" fill-opacity=\"0.0\"><\/circle> <text x=\"18\" y=\"34\" fill=\"#002244\">4<\/text> <\/svg>\n\n\t<\/a>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n\n\n\t\n\n\n\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"stats_pullout\">\n<div><div>\n<span><strong>SUMMARY<\/strong><\/span>\n\n<p><strong>Career<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"p1\">\n<div>\n<span class=\"poptip\"><strong>WAR<\/strong><\/span>\n<p>113.8<\/p><\/div>\n\n<div>\n<span class=\"poptip\"><strong>AB<\/strong><\/span>\n<p>8001<\/p><\/div>\n\n<div>\n<span class=\"poptip\"><strong>H<\/strong><\/span>\n<p>2721<\/p><\/div>\n\n<div>\n<span class=\"poptip\"><strong>HR<\/strong><\/span>\n<p>493<\/p><\/div>\n\n<div>\n<span class=\"poptip\"><strong>BA<\/strong><\/span>\n<p>.340<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div><div class=\"p2\">\n<div>\n<span class=\"poptip\"><strong>R<\/strong><\/span>\n<p>1888<\/p><\/div>\n\n<div>\n<span class=\"poptip\"><strong>RBI<\/strong><\/span>\n<p>1995<\/p><\/div>\n\n<div>\n<span class=\"poptip\"><strong>SB<\/strong><\/span>\n<p>102<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div><div class=\"p3\">\n<div>\n<span class=\"poptip\"><strong>OBP<\/strong><\/span>\n<p>.447<\/p><\/div>\n\n<div>\n<span class=\"poptip\"><strong>SLG<\/strong><\/span>\n<p>.632<\/p><\/div>\n\n<div>\n<span class=\"poptip\"><strong>OPS<\/strong><\/span>\n<p>1.080<\/p><\/div>\n\n<div>\n<span class=\"poptip\"><strong>OPS+<\/strong><\/span>\n<p>179<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">With <a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/bullpen\/Most_Consecutive_Games_Played\">2,130 consecutive games played<\/a>, the Iron Horse, Lou Gehrig, was a fixture in the Yankees lineup in every single game for almost 14 seasons. He finished in the top five of MVP voting eight times, winning the AL MVP in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/awards\/awards_1927.shtml#all_AL_MVP_voting\">1927<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/awards\/awards_1936.shtml#all_AL_MVP_voting\">1936<\/a>. He led the AL in home runs three times and in RBI five times, and he had nine seasons with 140+ RBI, including an astonishing 185 in 1931. From 1927 to 1937 he had a 1.118 OPS and averaged 202 hits per year. He played 34 games in seven World Series appearances with a 1.214 OPS. He showed no signs of slowing down until he started feeling the effects of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) in 1938. ALS forced his retirement in early 1939, and he died from the disease two years later.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"info\" class=\"players open\">\n\t<div id=\"meta\">\n\t\n\n<div class=\"media-item multiple\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/req\/202303230\/images\/headshots\/a\/a7ac6649_sabr.jpg\" class=\"\" alt=\"Photo of Johnny Mize\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/req\/202303230\/images\/headshots\/a\/a7ac6649_davis.jpg\" class=\"additional\" alt=\"Photo of Johnny Mize\">\n<\/div><!-- div.media-item --><div>\n\t<h2>\n\t\t<span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/m\/mizejo01.shtml\">Johnny Mize<\/a><\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\n<p>\n    <strong>Position:<\/strong>\n    First Baseman\n  \n<\/p>\n\n<p>\n\t<strong>Bats: <\/strong>Left\n        &nbsp;\u2022&nbsp;\n\t<strong>Throws: <\/strong>Right\n    \n<\/p>\n\n\n<p><span>6-2<\/span>,&nbsp;<span>215lb<\/span>&nbsp;(188cm,&nbsp;97kg) <\/p>\n\n\n<p>\n  <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/bio\/\">Born:<\/a><\/strong>\n    <span id=\"necro-birth\" data-birth=\"1913-01-07\">\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/friv\/birthdays.cgi?month=1&amp;day=7\">January 7<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/leagues\/majors\/1913-births.shtml\">1913<\/a>\n    <\/span>\n\n    \n  <span>\n    \n      in Demorest, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/bio\/GA_born.shtml\">GA<\/a>\n    \n  <\/span>\n  <span class=\"f-i f-us\" style=\"\">us<\/span>\n<\/p>\n\n\n  <p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/bio\/\">Died:<\/a><\/strong>\n  <span id=\"necro-death\" data-death=\"1993-06-02\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/friv\/dateofdeath.cgi?month=6&amp;day=2\">June 2<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/leagues\/majors\/1993-deaths.shtml\">1993<\/a>\n   <nobr>(Aged&nbsp;80-146d)<\/nobr><\/span>\n  <span>\n    in&nbsp;Demorest,&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/bio\/GA_died.shtml\">GA<\/a><\/span>\n<\/p>\n\n\n<p>\n    <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/bio\/#all_location-of-burial\">Buried<\/a>:<\/strong>\n    \n        \n        Yonah View Memorial Gardens, Demorest, GA\n    \n<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n  \n  \n  \n    <p><strong>School:<\/strong>        <a title=\"1928-1930\" href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/schools\/index.cgi?key_school=1a527dbc\">Piedmont College (Demorest, GA)<\/a><\/p>\n  \n\n\n\n  \n  \n  \n    \n   <p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/leagues\/majors\/1936-debuts.shtml\">Debut:<\/a><\/strong>\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/tools\/route.cgi?dest=debut&amp;id=mizejo01&amp;game_id=SLN193604160\">\n    April 16, 1936\n    <\/a>\n    (Age 23-100d,\n    7,984th in major league history)\n    <br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/boxes\/SLN\/SLN193604160.shtml\">vs. CHC<\/a> 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB\n    \n  <\/p>\n\n  \n  <p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/leagues\/majors\/1953-finalyear.shtml\">Last Game:<\/a><\/strong>\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/tools\/route.cgi?dest=finalGame&amp;id=mizejo01&amp;game_id=NYA195309260\">September 26, 1953<\/a>\n    (Age 40-262d)\n    <br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/boxes\/NYA\/NYA195309260.shtml\">vs. BOS<\/a> 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB\n  <\/p>\n\n\n\n  \n\n  \n  \n  \n\n  <p>\n    <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/awards\/hof.shtml\">Hall of Fame<\/a>:<\/strong> Inducted as Player in 1981.\n    (Voted by Veteran&#8217;s Committee)\n    \n    <br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;View <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/baseballhall.org\/hof\/mize-johnny\">Johnny Mize&#8217;s Page<\/a><\/strong> at the Baseball Hall of Fame (plaque, photos, videos).\n  <\/p>\n    \n\n\n\n  <p>\n    <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/leagues\/majors\/1936-rookies.shtml\">Rookie Status:<\/a><\/strong>\n      \n        Exceeded rookie limits during 1936 season\n        \n      \n\n  <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n    \n\n\n\n\n  \n  \n  \n\n  \n<p>\n  <strong>Full Name:<\/strong> John Robert Mize \n<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n  \n  \n\n\n<p>\n  <strong>Nicknames:<\/strong>\n  <a class=\"poptip\" href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/friv\/baseball-player-nicknames.shtml\">The Big Cat or  Big Jawn<\/a>\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n    \n\n    \n\n<p>\n  <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/bullpen\/Johnny_Mize\" rel=\"noopener\">View Player Info<\/a> \n  from the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/bullpen\/\" rel=\"noopener\">B-R Bullpen<\/a>\n<\/p>\n\n<p>\n  <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/sabr.org\/bioproj\/person\/a7ac6649\">View Player Bio<\/a> \n  from the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/sabr.org\/bioproject\">SABR BioProject<\/a>\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div><!-- div#meta -->\n\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\n<ul id=\"bling\">\n\n<li class=\"important special poptip\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/awards\/hof.shtml\">Hall of Fame<\/a><\/li><li class=\"all_star\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/allstar\/\">10x All-Star<\/a><\/li><li class=\"\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/postseason\/\">5x World Series<\/a><\/li><li class=\" poptip\"><a>Batting Title<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\t\t\n\t<div class=\"uni_holder br\">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/friv\/numbers.cgi?number=10\" class=\"poptip default\">\n        <svg viewBox=\"0,0,50,50\" class=\"medal\"> <rect x=\"0\" y=\"0\" width=\"51\" height=\"51\" 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stroke=\"#002244\"><\/line> <line x1=\"43\" y1=\"12\" x2=\"43\" y2=\"39\" stroke=\"#002244\"><\/line> <circle cx=\"25\" cy=\"25\" r=\"23\" stroke=\"#002244\" stroke-width=\"4\" fill=\"#fff\" fill-opacity=\"0.0\"><\/circle> <circle cx=\"25\" cy=\"25\" r=\"20\" stroke=\"\" stroke-width=\"3\" fill=\"#fff\" fill-opacity=\"0.0\"><\/circle> <text x=\"11\" y=\"34\" fill=\"#002244\">36<\/text> <\/svg>\n\n\t<\/a>\n\t<div class=\"counter opener\" data-class=\"open\" data-id=\"info\" data-control-id=\"meta_more_button\" data-type=\"hide_after\" data-has-listener=\"true\">+3<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n\n\n\t\n\n\n\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"stats_pullout\">\n<div><div>\n<span><strong>SUMMARY<\/strong><\/span>\n\n<p><strong>Career<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"p1\">\n<div>\n<span class=\"poptip\"><strong>WAR<\/strong><\/span>\n<p>70.6<\/p><\/div>\n\n<div>\n<span class=\"poptip\"><strong>AB<\/strong><\/span>\n<p>6443<\/p><\/div>\n\n<div>\n<span class=\"poptip\"><strong>H<\/strong><\/span>\n<p>2011<\/p><\/div>\n\n<div>\n<span class=\"poptip\"><strong>HR<\/strong><\/span>\n<p>359<\/p><\/div>\n\n<div>\n<span class=\"poptip\"><strong>BA<\/strong><\/span>\n<p>.312<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div><div class=\"p2\">\n<div>\n<span class=\"poptip\"><strong>R<\/strong><\/span>\n<p>1118<\/p><\/div>\n\n<div>\n<span class=\"poptip\"><strong>RBI<\/strong><\/span>\n<p>1337<\/p><\/div>\n\n<div>\n<span class=\"poptip\"><strong>SB<\/strong><\/span>\n<p>28<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div><div class=\"p3\">\n<div>\n<span class=\"poptip\"><strong>OBP<\/strong><\/span>\n<p>.397<\/p><\/div>\n\n<div>\n<span class=\"poptip\"><strong>SLG<\/strong><\/span>\n<p>.562<\/p><\/div>\n\n<div>\n<span class=\"poptip\"><strong>OPS<\/strong><\/span>\n<p>.959<\/p><\/div>\n\n<div>\n<span class=\"poptip\"><strong>OPS+<\/strong><\/span>\n<p>158<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Like many players during World War II, Johnny Mize missed three seasons of his prime (age 30-32) to military service. He finished in the top five of MVP voting four times and was a 10-time All-Star. He led the league in home runs four times, including <a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/awards\/awards_1947.shtml#all_NL_MVP_voting\">1947<\/a> \u2013 his second year back from the military \u2013 when he slugged 51 home runs and 138 RBI &#8230; and only struck out 42 times! From 1937-1942 only Joe DiMaggio had a higher WAR than Mize\u2019s 39.7. After never making it to the World Series in his first 10 seasons, Mize was traded to the Yankees during his 11<sup>th <\/sup>season in 1949 and won the World Series in each of his last five seasons.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"info\" class=\"players open\">\n\t<div id=\"meta\">\n\t\n\n<div class=\"media-item multiple\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/req\/202303230\/images\/headshots\/6\/6c632af8_sabr.jpg\" class=\"\" alt=\"Photo of Eddie Murray\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/req\/202303230\/images\/headshots\/6\/6c632af8_davis.jpg\" class=\"additional\" alt=\"Photo of Eddie Murray\">\n<\/div><!-- div.media-item --><div>\n\t<h2>\n\t\t<span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/m\/murraed02.shtml\">Eddie Murray<\/a><\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\n<p>\n    <strong>Position:<\/strong>\n    First Baseman\n  \n<\/p>\n\n<p>\n\t<strong>Bats: <\/strong>Both\n        &nbsp;\u2022&nbsp;\n\t<strong>Throws: <\/strong>Right\n    \n<\/p>\n\n\n<p><span>6-2<\/span>,&nbsp;<span>190lb<\/span>&nbsp;(188cm,&nbsp;86kg) <\/p>\n\n\n<p>\n  <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/bio\/\">Born:<\/a><\/strong>\n    <span id=\"necro-birth\" data-birth=\"1956-02-24\">\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/friv\/birthdays.cgi?month=2&amp;day=24\">February 24<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/leagues\/majors\/1956-births.shtml\">1956<\/a>\n    <\/span> <span><nobr>(Age:&nbsp;67-038d)<\/nobr><\/span>\n\n    \n  <span>\n    \n      in Los Angeles, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/bio\/CA_born.shtml\">CA<\/a>\n    \n  <\/span>\n  <span class=\"f-i f-us\" style=\"\">us<\/span>\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n  <p><strong>Draft<\/strong>: Drafted by  the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/draft\/?team_ID=BAL&amp;year_ID=1973&amp;draft_type=junreg&amp;query_type=franch_year\">Baltimore Orioles<\/a> in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/draft\/?year_ID=1973&amp;draft_round=3&amp;draft_type=junreg&amp;query_type=year_round\">3rd round<\/a>  of the 1973 MLB June Amateur Draft  from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/draft\/?key_school=918e56de&amp;exact=1&amp;query_type=key_school\">Locke HS (Los Angeles, CA)<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n  \n    <p><strong>High School:<\/strong>        <a title=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/schools\/index.cgi?key_school=918e56de\">Locke HS (Los Angeles, CA)<\/a><\/p>\n  \n  \n  \n    <p><strong>School:<\/strong>        <a title=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/schools\/index.cgi?key_school=0d592b9d\">California State University, Los Angeles (Los Angeles, CA)<\/a><\/p>\n  \n\n\n\n  \n  \n  \n    \n   <p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/leagues\/majors\/1977-debuts.shtml\">Debut:<\/a><\/strong>\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/tools\/route.cgi?dest=debut&amp;id=murraed02&amp;game_id=BAL197704070\">\n    April 7, 1977\n    <\/a>\n    (Age 21-042d,\n    13,841st in major league history)\n    <br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/boxes\/BAL\/BAL197704070.shtml\">vs. TEX<\/a> 4 AB, 1 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB\n    \n  <\/p>\n\n  \n  <p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/leagues\/majors\/1997-finalyear.shtml\">Last Game:<\/a><\/strong>\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/tools\/route.cgi?dest=finalGame&amp;id=murraed02&amp;game_id=LAN199709200\">September 20, 1997<\/a>\n    (Age 41-208d)\n    <br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/boxes\/LAN\/LAN199709200.shtml\">vs. COL<\/a> 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB\n  <\/p>\n\n\n\n  \n\n  \n  \n  \n\n  <p>\n    <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/awards\/hof.shtml\">Hall of Fame<\/a>:<\/strong> Inducted as Player in 2003.\n    (Voted by BBWAA on 423\/496 ballots)\n    \n    <br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;View <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/baseballhall.org\/hof\/murray-eddie\">Eddie Murray&#8217;s Page<\/a><\/strong> at the Baseball Hall of Fame (plaque, photos, videos).\n  <\/p>\n    \n\n\n\n  <p>\n    <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/leagues\/majors\/1977-rookies.shtml\">Rookie Status:<\/a><\/strong>\n      \n        Exceeded rookie limits during 1977 season\n        \n      \n\n  <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n  <p>\n    <strong>Agents<\/strong>: Ron Shapiro  <\/p>\n    \n\n\n\n\n  \n  \n  \n\n  \n<p>\n  <strong>Full Name:<\/strong> Eddie Clarence Murray \n<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n  \n  \n\n\n<p>\n  <strong>Nicknames:<\/strong>\n  <a class=\"poptip\" href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/friv\/baseball-player-nicknames.shtml\">Steady Eddie or  Tired<\/a>\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n    \n\n    \n\n<p>\n  <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/bullpen\/Eddie_Murray\" rel=\"noopener\">View Player Info<\/a> \n  from the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/bullpen\/\" rel=\"noopener\">B-R Bullpen<\/a>\n<\/p>\n\n<p>\n  <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/sabr.org\/bioproj\/person\/eddie-murray\/\">View Player Bio<\/a> \n  from the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/sabr.org\/bioproject\">SABR BioProject<\/a>\n<\/p>\n\n<p><strong>Relatives<\/strong>: Brother of&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/m\/murrari01.shtml\">Rich Murray<\/a> <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div><!-- div#meta -->\n\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\n<ul id=\"bling\">\n\n<li class=\"important special poptip\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/awards\/hof.shtml\">Hall of Fame<\/a><\/li><li class=\" poptip\"><a>Rookie of the Year<\/a><\/li><li class=\"all_star\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/allstar\/\">8x All-Star<\/a><\/li><li class=\"\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/postseason\/\">1983 World Series<\/a><\/li><li class=\"\"><a>3x Gold Glove<\/a><\/li><li class=\"\"><a>3x Silver Slugger<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\t\t\n\t<div class=\"uni_holder br\">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/friv\/numbers.cgi?number=33\" class=\"poptip\">\n        <svg viewBox=\"0,0,50,50\" class=\"medal\"> <rect x=\"0\" y=\"0\" width=\"51\" height=\"51\" fill=\"white\"><\/rect> <circle cx=\"25\" cy=\"25\" r=\"23\" stroke=\"#000000\" stroke-width=\"4\" fill=\"#fff\" fill-opacity=\"0.0\"><\/circle> <circle cx=\"25\" cy=\"25\" r=\"20\" stroke=\"#FF6319\" stroke-width=\"3\" fill=\"#fff\" fill-opacity=\"0.0\"><\/circle> <text x=\"11\" y=\"34\" fill=\"#000000\">33<\/text> <\/svg>\n\n\t<\/a>\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/friv\/numbers.cgi?number=33\" class=\"poptip default\">\n        <svg 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fill=\"#182B49\">33<\/text> <\/svg>\n\n\t<\/a>\n\t<div class=\"counter opener\" data-class=\"open\" data-id=\"info\" data-control-id=\"meta_more_button\" data-type=\"hide_after\" data-has-listener=\"true\">+6<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n\n\n\t\n\n\n\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"stats_pullout\">\n<div><div>\n<span><strong>SUMMARY<\/strong><\/span>\n\n<p><strong>Career<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"p1\">\n<div>\n<span class=\"poptip\"><strong>WAR<\/strong><\/span>\n<p>68.6<\/p><\/div>\n\n<div>\n<span class=\"poptip\"><strong>AB<\/strong><\/span>\n<p>11336<\/p><\/div>\n\n<div>\n<span class=\"poptip\"><strong>H<\/strong><\/span>\n<p>3255<\/p><\/div>\n\n<div>\n<span class=\"poptip\"><strong>HR<\/strong><\/span>\n<p>504<\/p><\/div>\n\n<div>\n<span class=\"poptip\"><strong>BA<\/strong><\/span>\n<p>.287<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div><div class=\"p2\">\n<div>\n<span class=\"poptip\"><strong>R<\/strong><\/span>\n<p>1627<\/p><\/div>\n\n<div>\n<span class=\"poptip\"><strong>RBI<\/strong><\/span>\n<p>1917<\/p><\/div>\n\n<div>\n<span class=\"poptip\"><strong>SB<\/strong><\/span>\n<p>110<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div><div class=\"p3\">\n<div>\n<span class=\"poptip\"><strong>OBP<\/strong><\/span>\n<p>.359<\/p><\/div>\n\n<div>\n<span class=\"poptip\"><strong>SLG<\/strong><\/span>\n<p>.476<\/p><\/div>\n\n<div>\n<span class=\"poptip\"><strong>OPS<\/strong><\/span>\n<p>.836<\/p><\/div>\n\n<div>\n<span class=\"poptip\"><strong>OPS+<\/strong><\/span>\n<p>129<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">With six top-5 MVP finishes and eight All-Star selections, Eddie Murray consistently produced over his 21-year career. Over the entire decade of the 1980s, he was third in home runs, second in hits, and first in RBI. He had twelve seasons of 25+ home runs and six seasons with at least 100 RBI. He\u2019s one of seven players with 3,000+ hits and 500+ home runs in his career. He also happens to be the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/leaders\/SF_career.shtml\">all-time leader in sacrifice flies<\/a>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"info\" class=\"players open\">\n\t<div id=\"meta\">\n\t\n\n<div class=\"media-item multiple\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/req\/202412180\/images\/headshots\/e\/e14fcab4_sabr_stl.jpg\" class=\"\" alt=\"Photo of Albert Pujols\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/req\/202412180\/images\/headshots\/e\/e14fcab4_mlbam.jpg\" class=\"additional\" alt=\"Photo of Albert Pujols\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/req\/202412180\/images\/headshots\/e\/e14fcab4_milb.jpg\" class=\"additional\" alt=\"Photo of Albert Pujols\">\n<\/div><!-- div.media-item --><div>\n\t<h2>\n\t\t<span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/p\/pujolal01.shtml\">Albert Pujols<\/a><\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\n<p>\n    <strong>Positions:<\/strong>\n    First Baseman, Leftfielder and Third Baseman\n  \n<\/p>\n\n<p>\n\t<strong>Bats: <\/strong>Right\n        &nbsp;\u2022&nbsp;\n\t<strong>Throws: <\/strong>Right\n    \n<\/p>\n\n\n<p><span>6-3<\/span>,&nbsp;<span>235lb<\/span>&nbsp;(190cm,&nbsp;106kg) <\/p>\n\n\n<p>\n  <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/bio\/\">Born:<\/a><\/strong>\n    <span id=\"necro-birth\" data-birth=\"1980-01-16\">\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/friv\/birthdays.cgi?month=1&amp;day=16\">January 16<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/leagues\/majors\/1980-births.shtml\">1980<\/a>\n    <\/span> <span><nobr>(Age:&nbsp;44-348d)<\/nobr><\/span>\n\n    \n  <span>\n    \n      in Santo Domingo, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/bio\/Dominican-Republic_born.shtml\">Dominican Republic<\/a>\n    \n  <\/span>\n  <span class=\"f-i f-do\" style=\"\">do<\/span>\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n  <p><strong>Draft<\/strong>: Drafted by  the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/draft\/?team_ID=STL&amp;year_ID=1999&amp;draft_type=junreg&amp;query_type=franch_year\">St. Louis Cardinals<\/a> in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/draft\/?year_ID=1999&amp;draft_round=13&amp;draft_type=junreg&amp;query_type=year_round\">13th round<\/a>  of the 1999 MLB June Amateur Draft  from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/draft\/?key_school=91b71c54&amp;exact=1&amp;query_type=key_school\">Metropolitan Community College-Maple Woods (Kansas City, MO)<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n  \n    <p><strong>High School:<\/strong>        <a title=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/schools\/index.cgi?key_school=443108e4\">Fort Osage HS (Independence, MO)<\/a><\/p>\n  \n  \n  \n    <p><strong>School:<\/strong>        <a title=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/schools\/index.cgi?key_school=91b71c54\">Metropolitan Community College-Maple Woods (Kansas City, MO)<\/a><\/p>\n  \n\n\n\n  \n  \n  \n    \n   <p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/leagues\/majors\/2001-debuts.shtml\">Debut:<\/a><\/strong>\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/tools\/route.cgi?dest=debut&amp;id=pujolal01&amp;game_id=COL200104020\">\n    April 2, 2001\n    <\/a>\n    (Age 21-076d,\n    17,808th in major league history)\n    <br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/boxes\/COL\/COL200104020.shtml\">vs. COL<\/a> 3 AB, 1 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB\n    \n  <\/p>\n\n  \n  <p><strong>Last Game:<\/strong>\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/tools\/route.cgi?dest=finalGame&amp;id=pujolal01&amp;game_id=PIT202210040\">October 4, 2022<\/a>\n    (Age 42-261d)\n    <br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/boxes\/PIT\/PIT202210040.shtml\">vs. PIT<\/a> 2 AB, 1 H, 0 HR, 2 RBI, 0 SB\n  <\/p>\n\n\n    \n\n\n\n  <p>\n    <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/leagues\/majors\/2001-rookies.shtml\">Rookie Status:<\/a><\/strong>\n      \n        Exceeded rookie limits during 2001 season\n        \n      \n\n  <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n  <p>\n    <strong>Agents<\/strong>: MVP Sports Group  <\/p>\n    \n\n\n\n\n  \n  \n  \n\n  \n<p>\n  <strong>Full Name:<\/strong> Jose Alberto Pujols \n<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n  \n  \n\n\n<p>\n  <strong>Nicknames:<\/strong>\n  <a class=\"poptip\" href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/friv\/baseball-player-nicknames.shtml\">Prince Albert, Phat Albert, The Machine, La Maquina or Tio Albert<\/a>\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n  \n  \n    \n  \n  \n  \n  <p><strong>Pronunciation<\/strong>: \\<a title=\"Click for all players' pronunciations\" href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/friv\/baseball-player-name-pronunciation-guide.shtml\">POO-hulse<\/a>\\<\/p>\n\n\n\n  \n  <p><strong>\n  <a title=\"Click for all ballplayers Twitter accounts\" href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/friv\/baseball-player-twitter-accounts.shtml\">Twitter:<\/a>\n  <\/strong>\n    <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/PujolsFive\">@PujolsFive<\/a><\/p>\n     \n\n\n  \n  <p><strong>Instagram:<\/strong>  <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/instagram.com\/albertpujols\/\">@albertpujols<\/a><\/p>\n    \n\n<p>\n  <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/bullpen\/Albert_Pujols\">View Player Info<\/a> \n  from the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/bullpen\/\">B-R Bullpen<\/a>\n<\/p>\n\n<p>\n  <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/sabr.org\/bioproj\/person\/albert-pujols\/\">View Player Bio<\/a> \n 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Upon retirement he was fifth all time in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/leaders\/G_career.shtml\">games played<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/leaders\/2B_career.shtml\">doubles<\/a>, fourth in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/leaders\/HR_career.shtml\">home runs<\/a>, and second in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/leaders\/RBI_career.shtml\">RBI<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/leaders\/TB_career.shtml\">total bases<\/a>. Despite being the all-time leader in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/leaders\/GIDP_career.shtml\">grounding into double plays<\/a>, he did have 117 stolen bases. He also blasted <a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/postseason\/LCS_batting.shtml\">10 NLCS home runs<\/a>. Over his first 10 years, his 1.050 OPS is third all time (minimum 5,000 PA), and he\u2019s the only player in history to hit at least 400 home runs (408) over his first 10 seasons. He was the main offensive weapon of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/teams\/STL\/2006.shtml\">2006<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/teams\/STL\/2011.shtml\">2011<\/a> World Series champion St. Louis Cardinals teams.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">FAQs<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"schema-faq wp-block-yoast-faq-block\"><div class=\"schema-faq-section\" id=\"faq-question-1680537729702\"><strong class=\"schema-faq-question\"><strong>Who is the greatest MLB first baseman of all time?<\/strong><\/strong> <p class=\"schema-faq-answer\">With a 113.7 WAR in a career cut short by ALS, you could argue Lou Gehrig is the greatest MLB first baseman of all time.<\/p> <\/div> <div class=\"schema-faq-section\" id=\"faq-question-1680537744534\"><strong class=\"schema-faq-question\"><strong>Who hit the most home run as a first baseman?<\/strong><\/strong> <p class=\"schema-faq-answer\">Albert Pujols hit 703 home runs in his career to lead all players who played at least 50% of their total games at first base. However, only 501 of his home runs came while playing first base. Mark McGwire hit the most home runs while playing first base with 570.\u00a0<\/p> <\/div> <\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2><strong>Join our Sports Reference Community<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n<h3><strong><em>Of Statheads:<\/em><\/strong><\/h3>\n\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.stathead.com\/sport\/baseball\">Subscribe to Stathead<\/a>, the most powerful research tools in sports, and find any player, team, season, game, and any play. With over 80 different search tools for baseball, basketball, football, and hockey, you\u2019ve got infinite answers at your finger tips.<\/p>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.stathead.com\/sport\/baseball\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/bbr-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Stathead-1024x180.png\" alt=\"Purple Stathead sign up button. 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