Drafted in 1st round, 1st overall pick, by Boston (A) in 1939... Injured on 4/30/1939 with a Pulled Achilles Tendon, out for 4 weeks... Had first career hit on 6/28/1939, off Slick Castleman (DET)... Hit first career homerun on 6/30/1939, off Fabian Kowalik (WAS)... Won Player of the Week award on 7/17/1939, hitting .480 with 4 HR, 11 RBI... Won Player of the Week award on 7/24/1939, hitting .652 with 6 HR, 20 RBI... Won Batter of the Month award on 8/1/1939, hitting .488 with 15 HR, 44 RBI... Won Batter of the Month award on 9/1/1939, hitting .404 with 8 HR, 30 RBI... Won Player of the Week award on 4/10/1940, hitting .556 with 3 HR, 8 RBI... Drove in 6 runs against St. Louis (A) on 5/10/1940... Won Player of the Week award on 5/15/1940, hitting .522 with 3 HR, 9 RBI... Won Batter of the Month award on 6/1/1940, hitting .436 with 9 HR, 27 RBI... Won Player of the Week award on 6/5/1940, hitting .591 with 4 HR, 9 RBI... Won Batter of the Month award on 7/1/1940, hitting .481 with 15 HR, 30 RBI... Was selected to the 1940 Allstar game... Won Batter of the Month award on 8/1/1940, hitting .479 with 11 HR, 31 RBI... Won Batter of the Month award on 9/1/1940, hitting .409 with 16 HR, 37 RBI... Sets a new season AL-Record for HR with 62 on 9/15/1940... Sets a new season AL-Record for HR with 66 on 9/30/1940... Sets a new season AL-Record for HR with 67 on 10/4/1940... Won Most Valuable Hitter in 1940, hitting .423 with 67 HR, 165 RBI... Won Player of the Week award on 4/24/1941, hitting .471 with 5 HR, 12 RBI... Won Player of the Week award on 6/26/1941, hitting .538 with 4 HR, 9 RBI... Was selected to the 1941 Allstar game... Drove in 6 runs against Washington on 8/20/1941... Won Player of the Week award on 8/21/1941, hitting .500 with 8 HR, 17 RBI... Won Batter of the Month award on 9/1/1941, hitting .346 with 16 HR, 40 RBI... Sets a new season AL-Record for RBI with 169 on 9/24/1941... Drove in 6 runs against Cleveland on 9/26/1941... Won Batter of the Month award on 10/1/1941, hitting .400 with 16 HR, 44 RBI... Won World Series with Boston (A) in 1941... Won Most Valuable Hitter in 1941, hitting .370 with 78 HR, 186 RBI... Won Player of the Week award on 5/29/1942, hitting .520 with 3 HR, 7 RBI... Won Batter of the Month award on 6/1/1942, hitting .429 with 10 HR, 25 RBI... Drove in 6 runs against Detroit on 6/7/1942... Had 5 hits with 3 RBI against Detroit on 6/20/1942... Was selected to the 1942 Allstar game... Hit 3 homeruns against Washington, driving in 5 runs on 8/17/1942... 9/9/1942: Signed a contract extension with Boston (A), $13,120,000 per year, for 2 years. Won Batter of the Month award on 10/1/1942, hitting .355 with 12 HR, 30 RBI... Won Most Valuable Hitter in 1942, hitting .381 with 65 HR, 165 RBI... Won Player of the Week award on 5/29/1943, hitting .476 with 5 HR, 9 RBI... Won Player of the Week award on 6/12/1943, hitting .600 with 5 HR, 13 RBI... Won Player of the Week award on 6/26/1943, hitting .579 with 5 HR, 13 RBI... Won Batter of the Month award on 7/1/1943, hitting .531 with 18 HR, 43 RBI... Was selected to the 1943 Allstar game... Drove in 6 runs against New York (A) on 7/26/1943... Won Batter of the Month award on 8/1/1943, hitting .394 with 15 HR, 30 RBI... Won Player of the Week award on 8/7/1943, hitting .600 with 4 HR, 17 RBI... Won Batter of the Month award on 9/1/1943, hitting .341 with 14 HR, 34 RBI... Drove in 7 runs against New York (A) on 9/30/1943... Won Batter of the Month award on 10/1/1943, hitting .427 with 10 HR, 34 RBI... Won Most Valuable Hitter in 1943, hitting .391 with 80 HR, 192 RBI... Won Player of the Week award on 4/24/1944, hitting .522 with 2 HR, 10 RBI... Won Player of the Week award on 5/15/1944, hitting .500 with 7 HR, 10 RBI... Had 5 hits with 5 RBI against Washington on 5/24/1944... Won Player of the Week award on 6/5/1944, hitting .400 with 5 HR, 10 RBI... Was selected to the 1944 Allstar game... Won Player of the Week award on 9/11/1944, hitting .429 with 6 HR, 14 RBI... Had 5 hits with 4 RBI against Washington on 9/17/1944... Won Most Valuable Hitter in 1944, hitting .365 with 78 HR, 161 RBI... 1/31/1945: Gets a new one-year contract worth $13,120,000 through salary arbitration... Hit 3 homeruns against St. Louis (A), driving in 4 runs on 5/5/1945... Had 5 hits with 6 RBI against Detroit on 5/27/1945... Won Player of the Week award on 5/29/1945, hitting .556 with 4 HR, 12 RBI... Won Batter of the Month award on 6/1/1945, hitting .395 with 13 HR, 30 RBI... Was selected to the 1945 Allstar game... Had 5 hits with 8 RBI against Washington on 7/13/1945... Won Player of the Week award on 7/17/1945, hitting .519 with 4 HR, 16 RBI... Won Player of the Week award on 7/24/1945, hitting .474 with 4 HR, 8 RBI... Won Batter of the Month award on 8/1/1945, hitting .443 with 11 HR, 39 RBI... Had 5 hits with 7 RBI against Washington on 8/9/1945... Won Player of the Week award on 8/14/1945, hitting .444 with 3 HR, 8 RBI... Won Player of the Week award on 8/21/1945, hitting .526 with 5 HR, 15 RBI... Won Batter of the Month award on 9/1/1945, hitting .416 with 10 HR, 30 RBI... Won Most Valuable Hitter in 1945, hitting .358 with 64 HR, 183 RBI... Signed as a free agent by Chicago (N) on 2/11/1946 to a 7-year deal worth $22,420,000 per year... Drove in 7 runs against Boston (N) on 6/6/1946... Won Player of the Week award on 6/12/1946, hitting .450 with 5 HR, 15 RBI... Won Batter of the Month award on 7/1/1946, hitting .385 with 17 HR, 42 RBI... Had 500th career homerun on 7/1/1946, off Tiny Bonham (BRO)... Won Player of the Week award on 7/3/1946, hitting .478 with 6 HR, 14 RBI... Was selected to the 1946 Allstar game... Drove in 6 runs against Cincinnati on 7/16/1946... Won Player of the Week award on 7/17/1946, hitting .529 with 4 HR, 13 RBI... Won Player of the Week award on 7/24/1946, hitting .476 with 3 HR, 10 RBI... Won Batter of the Month award on 8/1/1946, hitting .397 with 12 HR, 36 RBI... Drove in 7 runs against Philadelphia (N) on 8/11/1946... Drove in 6 runs against New York (N) on 10/2/1946... Won World Series with Chicago (N) in 1946... Won Most Valuable Hitter in 1946, hitting .350 with 63 HR, 178 RBI... Won Player of the Week award on 5/15/1947, hitting .545 with 5 HR, 13 RBI... Won Batter of the Month award on 6/1/1947, hitting .400 with 13 HR, 34 RBI... Was selected to the 1947 Allstar game... Won Player of the Week award on 7/31/1947, hitting .500 with 5 HR, 14 RBI... Won Batter of the Month award on 8/1/1947, hitting .418 with 10 HR, 30 RBI... Drove in 6 runs against St. Louis (N) on 8/18/1947... Won Player of the Week award on 8/21/1947, hitting .389 with 5 HR, 9 RBI... Won Batter of the Month award on 9/1/1947, hitting .386 with 11 HR, 25 RBI... Drove in 6 runs against St. Louis (N) on 9/11/1947... Had 5 hits with 6 RBI against Brooklyn on 9/16/1947... Won Player of the Week award on 9/18/1947, hitting .522 with 6 HR, 15 RBI... Won Batter of the Month award on 10/1/1947, hitting .412 with 12 HR, 32 RBI... Won World Series with Chicago (N) in 1947... Won Most Valuable Hitter in 1947, hitting .384 with 63 HR, 175 RBI... Had 600th career homerun on 4/27/1948, off Rube Melton (STL)... Was selected to the 1948 Allstar game... Won Player of the Week award on 7/17/1948, hitting .524 with 4 HR, 8 RBI... Won Player of the Week award on 4/10/1949, hitting .500 with 4 HR, 12 RBI... Won Player of the Week award on 4/24/1949, hitting .474 with 4 HR, 11 RBI... Won Batter of the Month award on 5/1/1949, hitting .430 with 14 HR, 40 RBI... Won Player of the Week award on 5/29/1949, hitting .480 with 5 HR, 11 RBI... Won Batter of the Month award on 6/1/1949, hitting .422 with 11 HR, 25 RBI... Was selected to the 1949 Allstar game... Hit 3 homeruns against Pittsburgh, driving in 4 runs on 7/15/1949... Won Player of the Week award on 7/17/1949, hitting .565 with 9 HR, 11 RBI... Won Batter of the Month award on 8/1/1949, hitting .381 with 19 HR, 32 RBI... Hit 3 homeruns against Boston (N), driving in 4 runs on 8/6/1949... Had 700th career homerun on 8/12/1949, off Jack Wilson (CIN)... Won Batter of the Month award on 9/1/1949, hitting .419 with 16 HR, 37 RBI... Drove in 6 runs against Cincinnati on 9/4/1949... Won Batter of the Month award on 10/1/1949, hitting .402 with 9 HR, 27 RBI... Won Most Valuable Hitter in 1949, hitting .402 with 77 HR, 182 RBI...
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