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6. Harry Heilmann

6. Harry Heilmann
  1. General
  2. Awards
  3. Career Stats
  • Born: August 3, 1894 in San Francisco, CA USA
  • Weight: 195 lbs.
  • Height: 6'1"
  • Bats: R
  • Throws: R
  • Debut: May 16, 1914
  • Final Game: May 31, 1932
  • Baseball Magazine All-Star - 1923
  • Baseball Magazine All-Star - 1925
  • MVP - 1922
  • MVP - 1923
  • MVP - 1924
  • MVP - 1925
  • MVP - 1926
  • MVP - 1927
  • MVP - 1928
 
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Harry Heilmann benefited from Ty Cobb’s guidance (you see, someone did!) and was one of the smoothest hitters of the 1920’s.  Heilmann would win the Batting Title four times (all with an average over .390) and the lowest he hit that decade was .328.  While he was not exactly part of the power boom of the 20’s, he still finished in the top five in Slugging six times and exceeded the 1.000 plateau in OPS five times.  

While he never won the MVP, he did finish in the top ten in voting five years in a row including a second place finish in 1927.  Heilmann would enter the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1952, and in 2000, his name was honored in rightfield.

The Bullet Points

  • Position: First Base, Outfield
  • Acquired: Drafted from Portland in the Rule 5 Draft Season 9/15/13.
  • Departed: Purchased by the Cincinnati Reds 10/14/29.
  • Games Played: 1990
  • Notable Statistics: 1,209 Runs Scored
    2,499 Hits
    497 Doubles
    145 Triples
    164 Home Runs
    1,433 Runs Batted In
    111 Stolen Bases
    .342/.410/.518 Slash Line
    67.6 bWAR

    No Playoff Games
  • Major Accolades and Awards: Highest bWAR for Position Players (1925)
    Highest Offensive bWAR (1925)
    Highest Batting Average (1921, 1923, 1925 & 1927)
    Most Hits (1921)
    Most Doubles (1924)
    Most Runs Batted In (1925)
    Most Putouts by a Rightfielder (1924 & 1925)
    Most Assists by a Rightfielder (1924 & 1926)
    Highest Range Factor per Game by a Rightfielder (1930)

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