- He is the baseball player who inspired the novel "The Natural" by Bernard Malamud, which was made into the movie The Natural (1984), starring Robert Redford as Roy Hobbs.
- Led the National League in Singles (143) in 1950.
- First baseman with the Chicago Cubs (1941, 1946-1948), Philadephia Phillies (1949-1953, 1955[end]), and Baltimore Orioles (1954-1955[start]).
- Made major league debut on 15 April 1941.
- Began his baseball career with the Worumbo Indians, a semi-pro team out of Lisbon Falls, Maine.
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