Happy Birthday to Hall of Famer, Mel Ott, born on March 2, 1909. Ott played his whole career, from 1926-1947, with the New York Giants. He had a career average of .304 and had 511 home runs.
Among his many accomplishments including leading the National League in Home Runs, six times. He was also a 12 x all-star including 11 years in a row. He was voted into the Hall of Fame in 1951.
Sadly, he died at the young age of 49 in a car accident.
This legend of the game is today's recipient of the Baseball Birthday Quote of the Day,
"Ottie had charisma long before that overused word emerged from the dictionary for everyday use."
--Arthur Daly
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