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Hall
of Fame baseball player who played for the NY Giants
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Giant
Hall of Famer; Slugger Mel; Giant Mel; Polo Grounds legend; Giant
of a Giant; Baseball's “Little Giant”; Mel in
Cooperstown
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Mel
Ott
Every
time I sign a ball, and there have been thousands, I thank my
luck that I wasn’t born Coveleski or Wambsgnass or
Peckinpaugh ~
Mel Ott
Melvin
Thomas (Mel) Ott (March 2, 1909 – November 21, 1958),
nicknamed "Master Melvin", was a right fielder in Major
League Baseball who played his entire career in the National
League for the New York Giants (1926-1947). Ott was born in
Gretna, Louisiana. He batted left handed and threw right handed.
In
a 22-season career, Ott batted .304 with 511 home runs, 1860 RBI,
1859 runs, 2876 hits, 488 doubles, 72 triples, 89 stolen bases, a
.414 on base percentage and a .533 slugging average.
He
was selected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1951 with 87% of the
vote. His number "4" was also retired by the Giants in
1949, and it is posted on the facade of the upper deck in the
left field corner of AT&T Park.
He
was a 12-time M.L. All-Star, from 1934 to 1945. He was also named
four times to the Major League All-Star Teams of The Sporting
News, in 1934-36 and in 1938. He is one of only six NL players to
spend a 20+ year career with one team (Cap Anson, Stan Musial,
Willie Stargell, Tony Gwynn, and Craig Biggio being the others).
In 1999, he ranked number 42 on The Sporting News' list of the
100 Greatest Baseball Players, and he was a nominee for the Major
League Baseball All-Century Team.
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