Drafted in 1st round, 2nd overall pick, by St. Louis (N) in 1936... Had first career hit (double) on 4/2/1936, off Glenn Spencer (BRO)... Hit first career homerun on 4/2/1936, off Glenn Spencer (BRO)... Had 5 hits with 3 RBI against Cincinnati on 5/14/1936... Drove in 6 runs against Brooklyn on 7/1/1936... Hit 3 homeruns against Chicago (N), driving in 8 runs on 7/13/1936... Won Player of the Week award on 7/17/1936, hitting .524 with 7 HR, 14 RBI... Won Player of the Week award on 9/4/1936, hitting .500 with 2 HR, 12 RBI... Won Rookie Of The Year in 1936, hitting .309 with 52 HR, 142 RBI... Hit 3 homeruns against Brooklyn, driving in 5 runs on 9/16/1937... Hit 3 homeruns against Pittsburgh, driving in 4 runs on 9/30/1937... Won Gold Glove at First Base in 1937... Won Player of the Week award on 6/5/1938, hitting .500 with 4 HR, 10 RBI... Won Player of the Week award on 6/12/1938, hitting .478 with 4 HR, 9 RBI... Won Player of the Week award on 7/3/1938, hitting .474 with 5 HR, 7 RBI... Was selected to the 1938 Allstar game... Hit 3 homeruns against Brooklyn, driving in 7 runs on 8/17/1938... Won Player of the Week award on 8/21/1938, hitting .462 with 5 HR, 13 RBI... Won Player of the Week award on 9/25/1938, hitting .524 with 5 HR, 7 RBI... Won Gold Glove at First Base in 1938... 1/31/1939: Gets a new one-year contract worth $7,707,143 through salary arbitration... Won Player of the Week award on 6/19/1939, hitting .526 with 4 HR, 8 RBI... Was selected to the 1939 Allstar game... Hit 3 homeruns against Boston (N), driving in 5 runs on 7/20/1939... Won Player of the Week award on 8/7/1939, hitting .609 with 4 HR, 8 RBI... 1/31/1940: Gets a new one-year contract worth $7,707,143 through salary arbitration... Hit 3 homeruns against Philadelphia (N), driving in 6 runs on 4/16/1940... Won Player of the Week award on 4/24/1940, hitting .458 with 5 HR, 10 RBI... Won Batter of the Month award on 5/1/1940, hitting .371 with 15 HR, 28 RBI... Was selected to the 1940 Allstar game... Drove in 6 runs against Brooklyn on 8/17/1940... 1/31/1941: Gets a new one-year contract worth $7,707,143 through salary arbitration... Hit 3 homeruns against Boston (N), driving in 4 runs on 6/3/1941... Was selected to the 1941 Allstar game... Drove in 6 runs against Brooklyn on 7/9/1941... Won Player of the Week award on 9/11/1941, hitting .381 with 5 HR, 12 RBI... Won Player of the Week award on 9/18/1941, hitting .458 with 5 HR, 8 RBI... Won Batter of the Month award on 10/1/1941, hitting .384 with 15 HR, 34 RBI... 10/26/1941: Signed a contract extension with St. Louis (N), $18,500,000 per year, for 5 years. Drove in 6 runs against Chicago (N) on 4/1/1942... Had 5 hits with 3 RBI against Brooklyn on 5/23/1942... Was selected to the 1942 Allstar game... Won Player of the Week award on 8/21/1942, hitting .440 with 7 HR, 12 RBI... Had 5 hits with 6 RBI against Philadelphia (N) on 9/3/1942... Won Player of the Week award on 10/2/1942, hitting .542 with 5 HR, 14 RBI... Won Player of the Week award on 5/29/1943, hitting .368 with 5 HR, 10 RBI... Drove in 6 runs against Pittsburgh on 6/19/1943... Won Player of the Week award on 7/3/1943, hitting .476 with 5 HR, 11 RBI... Was selected to the 1943 Allstar game... Had 5 hits with 3 RBI against Boston (N) on 9/5/1943... Won Player of the Week award on 9/11/1943, hitting .450 with 3 HR, 6 RBI... Won Most Valuable Hitter in 1943, hitting .334 with 68 HR, 163 RBI... Drove in 6 runs against Philadelphia (N) on 4/21/1944... Had 500th career homerun on 6/7/1944, off Al Jurisich (PHI)... Was selected to the 1944 Allstar game... Hit for the cycle against Chicago (N) on 7/8/1944... Won Player of the Week award on 4/10/1945, hitting .417 with 4 HR, 12 RBI... Was selected to the 1945 Allstar game... Won World Series with St. Louis (N) in 1945... Won Most Valuable Hitter in 1945, hitting .328 with 52 HR, 153 RBI... Won Player of the Week award on 5/8/1946, hitting .520 with 3 HR, 10 RBI... Won Player of the Week award on 5/29/1946, hitting .444 with 5 HR, 9 RBI... Won Batter of the Month award on 6/1/1946, hitting .410 with 12 HR, 30 RBI... Had 600th career homerun on 6/4/1946, off Dizzy Trout (BSN)... Won Player of the Week award on 6/19/1946, hitting .429 with 3 HR, 6 RBI... Was selected to the 1946 Allstar game... Had 2000th career hit on 9/8/1946, off Dizzy Trout (BSN)... 9/25/1946: Signed a contract extension with St. Louis (N), $20,000,000 per year, for 5 years. Was selected to the 1947 Allstar game... Drove in 6 runs against Boston (N) on 6/6/1948... Was selected to the 1948 Allstar game... Drove in 6 runs against Cincinnati on 8/3/1948... Had 700th career homerun on 8/28/1948, off Lyman Linde (CIN)... Had 5 hits with 3 RBI against Philadelphia (N) on 6/7/1949... Won Player of the Week award on 6/12/1949, hitting .440 with 2 HR, 7 RBI... Won Player of the Week award on 8/28/1949, hitting .571 with 5 HR, 11 RBI...
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