Birthdate | 11/24/1911 |
Death Date | 3/21/1975 |
Debut Year | 1932 |
Year of Induction | 1968 |
Teams | Braves, Cardinals, Dodgers, Giants |
Position | Left Field |
Joe Medwick won the Triple Crown when he hit .374 with 31 homers and 154 RBI in 1937. He remains the last NL player to accomplish the feat.
"Whoever wants to know the heart and mind of America had better learn baseball…"
~Jacques Barzun, 1954