Splendid Facts:

• Boston Red Sox: 1939-1960
• Hit .406 in 1941..the last batter to hit over .400
• 521 Career homeruns
• Lifetime batting average of .344
• 1943-1945 spent in World War II
• 1952-1953 spent in the Korean War
• Won Triple Crowns in 1942 and 1947
• Voted Player of the Decade by "Sporting News" in 1960
• Inducted into the Baseball Hall Of Fame in 1966