- Finished 8th in voting for 1929 National League MVP for having .381 Batting Average (217 for 569), 105 Runs, 42 Doubles, 13 Triples, 21 Home Runs, 113 RBI, 21 Stolen Bases, 55 Walks, .436 On base percentage, .612 Slugging Percentage, 348 Total Bases and 13 Sacrifice Hits in 146 Games.
- Finished 12th in voting for 1932 National League MVP for leading League in Triples (19) and having .326 Batting Average (188 for 577), 87 Runs, 38 Doubles, 16 Home Runs, 87 RBI, 7 Stolen Bases, 60 Walks, .389 On base percentage, .541 Slugging Percentage, 312 Total Bases and 5 Sactrifice Hits in 148 Games.
- Finished 16th in voting for 1934 National League MVP for having .304 Batting Average (142 for 467), 65 Runs, 34 Doubles, 5 Triples, 14 Home Runs, 84 RBI, 1 Stolen Base, 35 Walks, .353 On base percentage, .488 Slugging Percentage, 228 Total Bases and 5 Sacrifice Hits in 125 Games.
- Finished 16th in voting for 1926 National League MVP for having .319 Batting Average (158 for 496), 64 Runs, 35 Doubles, 11 Triples, 11 Home Runs, 81 RBI, 8 Stolen Bases, 44 Walks, .375 On base percentage, .500 Slugging Percentage, 248 Total Bases and 13 Sacrifice Hits in 137 Games.
- Outfielder for the Brooklyn Robins/Dodgers (1926-1931 and 1945), Cincinnati Reds (1932 and 1935-1936), Chicago Cubs (1933-1934), Pittsburgh Pirates (1935) and Detroit Tigers (1937).
- Made major league debut on 14 April 1926.
- Biography in: "The Scribner Encyclopedia of American Lives". Volume Two, 1986-1990, pages 415-417. New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1999.
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