One of the best of this time period was 19-year Boston Red Sox Ted Williams. In his career, Williams batted .344 with 521 homeruns, 1,839 RBI and a .634 slugging percentage. He was an All Star 19 times and the AL MVP twice, even more remarkable because of his multiple pauses from the game when he went into active duty as a pilot in WWII and the Korean War. He was elected into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1966.
Williams’ teammate Bobby Doerr suited up from 1937-1951. He had a .288 career average with a .461 slugging percentage. He held the Major League record for double plays as a second basemen until 1963 and his record fielding percentage of .980 lasted until 1953. He was a nine-time All Star and entered the Hall of Fame in 1986.
Yogi Berra played almost his entire 19-year career behind the plate for the New York Yankees, batting .285 with 1,430 RBI. He was on the All Star roster 18 times, helped win 13 World Series rings and was the AL MVP in 1951, 1954 and 1955. In 1972 he was inducted into Cooperstown.
Lifetime St. Louis Cardinal Stan “the Man” Musial ended his 22-year career with a .331 batting average, .559 slugging percentage and 3,630 hits, including 475 homeruns. He also had a career .989 fielding percentage. Musial was named an All Star 24 times and MVP three times. He made his way into the Hall of Fame in 1969.
On the other side of things, hurler Bob Feller spent his career in Cleveland from 1936-1956. In that time, he posted a 3.25 ERA with 2,581 strikeouts and a .621 win percentage. He was an eight-time All Star, led the league in wins six times and led the league in strikeouts seven times. He threw three no hitters, including the only Opening Day no hitter in 1938 when he struck out a then-record 18 batters. Feller became a Hall of Famer in 1962.
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