Mel Ott
- 12-time All-Star (1934-45) and four time The Sporting News All-Star (1934-36, 1938)
- In 1999, he ranked number 42 on The Sporting News' list of the 100 Greatest Baseball Players and was a nominee for the MLB All-Century Team.
- One of only five NL players to spend a 20+ year career with one team (Cap Anson, Stan Musial, Willie Stargell and Tony Gwynn are the others)
- Managed the New York Giants in seven seasons (1942-48)
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See also
- List of baseball players who went directly to the major leagues
- List of Major League Baseball Home Run Records
- 500 home run club
- List of MLB individual streaks
- Top 500 home run hitters of all time
- List of major league players with 2,000 hits
- List of Major League Baseball players with 400 doubles
- List of Major League Baseball players with 1000 runs
- List of Major League Baseball players with 1000 RBI
- Hitting for the cycle
- List of Major League Baseball RBI champions
- List of Major League Baseball home run champions
- List of Major League Baseball runs scored champions
- Major League Baseball hitters with three home runs in one game
- Major League Baseball titles leaders
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References
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External links
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference
- Major league career managerial statistics from Baseball-Reference
- baseballhalloffame.org – Hall of Fame biography page
- 1933 World Series
| Preceded by Chuck Klein Wally Berger Dolph Camilli |
National League Home Run Champion 1934 (with Ripper Collins) 1936-1938 (1937 with Joe Medwick) 1942 |
Succeeded by Wally Berger Johnny Mize Bill Nicholson |
| Preceded by Chuck Klein |
National League RBI Champion 1934 |
Succeeded by Wally Berger |
| Preceded by Bill Terry |
New York Giants Manager 1942–1948 |
Succeeded by Leo Durocher |
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Categories: 1909 births | 1958 deaths | Baseball Hall of Fame | Major league right fielders | New York Giants baseball players | Major league players from Louisiana | National League All-Stars | 500 home run club | National League home run champions | National League RBI champions | Baseball players who have hit for the cycle | Baseball player-managers | New York Giants managers | Major League Baseball announcers | American Lutherans | People from New Orleans, Louisiana | Road accident deaths in Louisiana
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