Johnny Mize played as a first baseman in Major League Baseball for 15 seasons between 1936 and 1953, losing three seasons to military service during World War II.
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25 Facts About Johnny Mize
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Johnny Mize was a ten-time All-Star who played for the St Louis Cardinals, New York Giants, and the New York Yankees.
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Johnny Mize served as a radio commentator, scout and coach in the major leagues after he retired as a player.
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Johnny Mize was selected for induction to the Baseball Hall of Fame by the Veterans Committee in 1981.
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Johnny Mize was born in Demorest, Georgia to Edward and Emma Johnny Mize.
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Johnny Mize excelled in tennis as a child and played on his high school baseball team.
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Johnny Mize came up through the St Louis Cardinals minor league system but was traded to the Cincinnati Reds in 1934.
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Johnny Mize retired from baseball and returned home until the Cardinals asked him to see a physician in St Louis.
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Johnny Mize was kept with the Cardinals in St Louis after surgery, as he would not have been able to play regularly that season in the minor leagues anyway.
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Johnny Mize made his major league debut for the Cardinals in 1936.
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Johnny Mize was known as both "Big Jawn" and "The Big Cat" for his smooth fielding at first base.
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Johnny Mize was involved in a 1941 lawsuit against Gum Products Inc The company manufactured a set of baseball cards called Double Play.
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Johnny Mize sued because he argued that the company did not have his consent to use his image in the card set.
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Giants pursued Johnny Mize after learning that their first baseman, Babe Young, was going to be forced into military service.
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Johnny Mize spent 1943 through 1945 in military service during World War II.
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Johnny Mize led in runs and RBI, and became the only player to strike out fewer than fifty times while hitting fifty home runs.
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Johnny Mize was traded to the New York Yankees late in the 1949 season after expressing discontent with his playing time.
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Johnny Mize spent the last five years of his career with the Yankees, mostly as a part-time player, ending in 1953.
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Johnny Mize was considered a valuable contributor to their winning five consecutive American League pennants and World Series titles.
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Johnny Mize was the first player to hit three home runs in a game twice in one season in 1938 and did it twice again in 1940.
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Johnny Mize still holds Cardinals team records for most home runs in a season by a left-handed batter, most season RBI by a left hander, and most games with three or more home runs.
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Johnny Mize was chosen by the Veterans Committee of the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1981.
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Johnny Mize spent the last few years of his life at his home in Demorest, Georgia.
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Johnny Mize underwent heart surgery in 1982 but returned to good health.
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