Transactions 7/14/1952: Signed a contract extension with Brooklyn, $9,001,000 per year, for 7 years. All Star Was selected to the 1950 Allstar game... Was selected to the 1951 Allstar game... Was selected to the 1952 Allstar game... Awards Won Player of the Week award on 5/29/1950, hitting .520 with 3 HR, 5 RBI... Won Player of the Week award on 6/12/1950, hitting .429 with 4 HR, 10 RBI... Won Best Hitter Award in 1950, hitting .329 with 41 HR, 117 RBI... Won Player of the Week award on 4/10/1951, hitting .462 with 3 HR, 12 RBI... Won Player of the Week award on 5/29/1951, hitting .550 with 5 HR, 13 RBI... Won Batter of the Month award on 8/1/1951, hitting .330 with 11 HR, 30 RBI... Won Player of the Week award on 9/11/1951, hitting .500 with 2 HR, 7 RBI... Won Best Hitter Award in 1951, hitting .320 with 44 HR, 133 RBI... Won Batter of the Month award on 6/1/1952, hitting .333 with 11 HR, 23 RBI... Won Batter of the Month award on 9/1/1952, hitting .349 with 7 HR, 33 RBI... Won Batter of the Month award on 10/1/1952, hitting .361 with 9 HR, 23 RBI... Won Most Valuable Player Award in 1952, hitting .341 with 44 HR, 146 RBI... Achievements Had 5 hits with 0 RBI against Pittsburgh on 5/8/1951... Had 21-game hitting streak snapped on 6/18/1952... Had 5 hits with 4 RBI against New York (N) on 9/10/1952... Hit 3 homeruns against Milwaukee, driving in 5 runs on 5/24/1953... Won Player of the Week award on 5/29/1953, hitting .500 with 4 HR, 16 RBI... Won Batter of the Month award on 6/1/1953, hitting .402 with 12 HR, 40 RBI... Won Player of the Week award on 6/5/1953, hitting .500 with 3 HR, 9 RBI... Won Player of the Week award on 6/12/1953, hitting .480 with 3 HR, 9 RBI... Won Batter of the Month award on 7/1/1953, hitting .390 with 14 HR, 34 RBI... Won Player of the Week award on 7/3/1953, hitting .455 with 5 HR, 10 RBI... Was selected to the 1953 Allstar game... Won Player of the Week award on 8/14/1953, hitting .391 with 4 HR, 7 RBI... Sets a new season NL-Record for HR with 45 on 8/25/1953... Sets a new season NL-Record for HR with 47 on 9/2/1953... Hit 3 homeruns against New York (N), driving in 7 runs on 9/13/1953... Sets a new season NL-Record for RBI with 148 on 9/14/1953... Sets a new season NL-Record for HR with 52 on 9/14/1953... Drove in 6 runs against Pittsburgh on 9/22/1953... Drove in 6 runs against St. Louis (N) on 5/17/1954... Won Player of the Week award on 5/22/1954, hitting .500 with 3 HR, 14 RBI... Won Player of the Week award on 8/14/1954, hitting .560 with 4 HR, 10 RBI... Had 5 hits with 7 RBI against St. Louis (N) on 8/20/1954... Won Player of the Week award on 8/21/1954, hitting .467 with 6 HR, 21 RBI... Won Batter of the Month award on 9/1/1954, hitting .394 with 13 HR, 43 RBI... Won Player of the Week award on 5/29/1955, hitting .444 with 4 HR, 8 RBI... Won Batter of the Month award on 7/1/1955, hitting .326 with 14 HR, 31 RBI... Was selected to the 1955 Allstar game... Had 5 hits with 2 RBI against St. Louis (N) on 8/22/1955... Had 6 hits with 5 RBI against Cincinnati on 9/21/1955... Hit 3 homeruns against Cincinnati, driving in 4 runs on 4/30/1956... Was selected to the 1956 Allstar game... Won Batter of the Month award on 9/1/1956, hitting .324 with 13 HR, 30 RBI... Won Player of the Week award on 9/4/1956, hitting .500 with 6 HR, 12 RBI... Won Most Valuable Player Award in 1956, hitting .322 with 49 HR, 140 RBI... Won Player of the Week award on 5/8/1957, hitting .480 with 4 HR, 9 RBI... Was selected to the 1957 Allstar game... Won Batter of the Month award on 9/1/1957, hitting .314 with 13 HR, 30 RBI... Won Player of the Week award on 9/18/1957, hitting .500 with 3 HR, 8 RBI... Drove in 7 runs against Philadelphia (N) on 5/11/1958... Won Player of the Week award on 5/15/1958, hitting .435 with 5 HR, 14 RBI... Won Batter of the Month award on 6/1/1958, hitting .360 with 9 HR, 29 RBI... Drove in 6 runs against Milwaukee on 6/23/1958... Won Player of the Week award on 6/26/1958, hitting .556 with 4 HR, 13 RBI... Won Batter of the Month award on 7/1/1958, hitting .380 with 8 HR, 26 RBI... Was selected to the 1958 Allstar game... Had 2000th career hit on 7/29/1958, off Don Cardwell (SF)... Won Player of the Week award on 8/7/1958, hitting .333 with 4 HR, 13 RBI... Won Player of the Week award on 8/21/1958, hitting .611 with 5 HR, 12 RBI... Won Player of the Week award on 8/28/1958, hitting .462 with 3 HR, 5 RBI... Won Batter of the Month award on 9/1/1958, hitting .375 with 15 HR, 33 RBI... Won Player of the Week award on 9/18/1958, hitting .550 with 1 HR, 7 RBI... Won World Championship with Los Angeles in 1958... Won Most Valuable Player Award in 1958, hitting .363 with 51 HR, 155 RBI... Won Gold Glove Award at Leftfield in 1958... Had 500th career homerun on 6/9/1959, off Roger Craig (PIT)... Won Batter of the Month award on 7/1/1959, hitting .374 with 8 HR, 20 RBI... Was selected to the 1959 Allstar game... Won Player of the Week award on 7/31/1959, hitting .483 with 6 HR, 19 RBI... Won Batter of the Month award on 8/1/1959, hitting .409 with 10 HR, 30 RBI... Drove in 7 runs against Pittsburgh on 8/1/1959... Won Batter of the Month award on 9/1/1959, hitting .431 with 10 HR, 36 RBI... Injured on 9/13/1959 with a Strained Medial Collateral Ligament, out for 4 weeks... 9/14/1959: Signed a contract extension with Los Angeles, $14,555,000 per year, for 4 years. Won Most Valuable Player Award in 1959, hitting .376 with 42 HR, 124 RBI... Won Gold Glove Award at Leftfield in 1959... Had 5 hits with 3 RBI against St. Louis (N) on 4/30/1960... Won Player of the Week award on 5/1/1960, hitting .478 with 4 HR, 8 RBI... Won Player of the Week award on 6/26/1960, hitting .407 with 6 HR, 19 RBI... Was selected to the 1960 Allstar game... Won Player of the Week award on 9/18/1960, hitting .500 with 3 HR, 7 RBI... Injured on 4/16/1961 with a Strained Anterior Cruciate Ligament, out for 5-6 weeks... Won Player of the Week award on 8/14/1961, hitting .478 with 3 HR, 6 RBI... Had 600th career homerun on 8/23/1961, off Barry Latman (STL)... Drove in 9 runs against St. Louis (N) on 8/23/1961... Won World Championship with Los Angeles (N) in 1961...
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