Johnny Mize
MLB debut April 16, 1936 for the St. Louis Cardinals Last MLB appearance September 26, 1953 for the New York Yankees Career statistics Batting average .312 Home runs 359 Runs batted in 1,337 Teams St. Louis Cardinals (1936–1941) New York Giants (1942, 1946–1949) New York Yankees (1949–1953) Career highlights and awards 10× All-Star (1937, 1939–1942, 1946–1949, 1953) 5× World Series champion (1949–1953) NL batting champion (1939) 4x NL home run champion (1939, 1940, 1947, 1948) 3x NL RBI champion (1940, 1942, 1947) St. Louis Cardinals Hall of Fame Member of the National Baseball Hall of Fame Induction 1981 Election Method Veterans Committee John Robert "Johnny" Mize (January 7, 1913 – June 2, 1993), nicknamed Big Jawn and The Big Cat, was a baseball player who was a first baseman for the St. Louis Cardinals, New York Giants, and New York Yankees. He played 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. Late in his career, he played with the Yankees when they won five consecutive World Series. Mize retired in 1953 with 359 career home runs and a .312 batting average. 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.