Drafted in 1st round, 1st overall pick, by Boston (A) in 1939... Injured on 4/30/1939 with a Pulled Achilles Tendon, out for 4 weeks... Had first career hit on 6/28/1939, off Slick Castleman (DET)... Hit first career homerun on 6/30/1939, off Fabian Kowalik (WAS)... Won Player of the Week award on 7/17/1939, hitting .480 with 4 HR, 11 RBI... Won Player of the Week award on 7/24/1939, hitting .652 with 6 HR, 20 RBI... Won Batter of the Month award on 8/1/1939, hitting .488 with 15 HR, 44 RBI... Won Batter of the Month award on 9/1/1939, hitting .404 with 8 HR, 30 RBI... Won Player of the Week award on 4/10/1940, hitting .556 with 3 HR, 8 RBI... Drove in 6 runs against St. Louis (A) on 5/10/1940... Won Player of the Week award on 5/15/1940, hitting .522 with 3 HR, 9 RBI... Won Batter of the Month award on 6/1/1940, hitting .436 with 9 HR, 27 RBI... Won Player of the Week award on 6/5/1940, hitting .591 with 4 HR, 9 RBI... Won Batter of the Month award on 7/1/1940, hitting .481 with 15 HR, 30 RBI... Was selected to the 1940 Allstar game... Won Batter of the Month award on 8/1/1940, hitting .479 with 11 HR, 31 RBI... Won Batter of the Month award on 9/1/1940, hitting .409 with 16 HR, 37 RBI... Sets a new season AL-Record for HR with 62 on 9/15/1940... Sets a new season AL-Record for HR with 66 on 9/30/1940... Sets a new season AL-Record for HR with 67 on 10/4/1940... Won Most Valuable Hitter in 1940, hitting .423 with 67 HR, 165 RBI... Won Player of the Week award on 4/24/1941, hitting .471 with 5 HR, 12 RBI... Won Player of the Week award on 6/26/1941, hitting .538 with 4 HR, 9 RBI... Was selected to the 1941 Allstar game... Drove in 6 runs against Washington on 8/20/1941... Won Player of the Week award on 8/21/1941, hitting .500 with 8 HR, 17 RBI... Won Batter of the Month award on 9/1/1941, hitting .346 with 16 HR, 40 RBI... Sets a new season AL-Record for RBI with 169 on 9/24/1941... Drove in 6 runs against Cleveland on 9/26/1941... Won Batter of the Month award on 10/1/1941, hitting .400 with 16 HR, 44 RBI... Won World Series with Boston (A) in 1941... Won Most Valuable Hitter in 1941, hitting .370 with 78 HR, 186 RBI... Won Player of the Week award on 5/29/1942, hitting .520 with 3 HR, 7 RBI... Won Batter of the Month award on 6/1/1942, hitting .429 with 10 HR, 25 RBI... Drove in 6 runs against Detroit on 6/7/1942... Had 5 hits with 3 RBI against Detroit on 6/20/1942... Was selected to the 1942 Allstar game... Hit 3 homeruns against Washington, driving in 5 runs on 8/17/1942... 9/9/1942: Signed a contract extension with Boston (A), $13,120,000 per year, for 2 years. Won Batter of the Month award on 10/1/1942, hitting .355 with 12 HR, 30 RBI... Won Most Valuable Hitter in 1942, hitting .381 with 65 HR, 165 RBI... Won Player of the Week award on 5/29/1943, hitting .476 with 5 HR, 9 RBI... Won Player of the Week award on 6/12/1943, hitting .600 with 5 HR, 13 RBI... Won Player of the Week award on 6/26/1943, hitting .579 with 5 HR, 13 RBI... Won Batter of the Month award on 7/1/1943, hitting .531 with 18 HR, 43 RBI... Was selected to the 1943 Allstar game... Drove in 6 runs against New York (A) on 7/26/1943... Won Batter of the Month award on 8/1/1943, hitting .394 with 15 HR, 30 RBI... Won Player of the Week award on 8/7/1943, hitting .600 with 4 HR, 17 RBI... Won Batter of the Month award on 9/1/1943, hitting .341 with 14 HR, 34 RBI... Drove in 7 runs against New York (A) on 9/30/1943... Won Batter of the Month award on 10/1/1943, hitting .427 with 10 HR, 34 RBI... Won Most Valuable Hitter in 1943, hitting .391 with 80 HR, 192 RBI... Won Player of the Week award on 4/24/1944, hitting .522 with 2 HR, 10 RBI... Won Player of the Week award on 5/15/1944, hitting .500 with 7 HR, 10 RBI... Had 5 hits with 5 RBI against Washington on 5/24/1944... Won Player of the Week award on 6/5/1944, hitting .400 with 5 HR, 10 RBI... Was selected to the 1944 Allstar game... Won Player of the Week award on 9/11/1944, hitting .429 with 6 HR, 14 RBI... Had 5 hits with 4 RBI against Washington on 9/17/1944... Won Most Valuable Hitter in 1944, hitting .365 with 78 HR, 161 RBI...
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