Johnny Mize
American baseball player and coach
Died when: 80 years 146 days (964 months)Star Sign: Capricorn
John Robert Mize (January 7, 1913 – June 2, 1993), nicknamed "Big Jawn" and "The Big Cat", was an American professional baseball player, coach and scout.
He played as a first baseman in Major League Baseball (MLB) for 15 seasons between 1936 and 1953, losing three seasons to military service during World War II.
Mize was a ten-time All-Star who played for the St.Louis Cardinals, New York Giants, and the New York Yankees.
During his tenure with the Yankees, the team won five consecutive World Series.Mize retired in 1953 with 359 career home runs and a .312 batting average along with 1,118 runs, 2,011 hits, 367 doubles, 83 triples, 1,337 RBI and 856 bases on balls.
Defensively, he recorded a .992 fielding percentage as a first baseman.He served as a radio commentator, scout and coach in the major leagues after he retired as a player.
He was selected for induction to the Baseball Hall of Fame by the Veterans Committee in 1981.In 2014, he was inducted into the St.
Louis Cardinals Hall of Fame Museum.
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