| Which Hall of Famer made his National League debut on the first day players were required to take their gloves with them when they left the field at the end of each half inning?
Hint: #1 In Rookie-of-the-Year voting, he finished behind a teammate who would go on to play professional basketball.
Hint: #2 He is in the five-hundred-home-run club yet never hit as many as fifty home runs in any individual season.
Midweek Bonus question answered (notice important edits):
Q. Who was the first player to finish in the top 10 in both batting average and home runs in the same season an amazing six times during his career?
Hint: #1 He is among those with 3,000 career hits who never struck out more than fifty times in any season.
Hint: #2 His number of career home runs hit in All-Star competition is unmatched.
A. STAN MUSIAL [SABR Bio]
Ans.
Year BA NL BA MLB BA HR NL BA MLB BA
1948 .376 1st 4th 39 3rd 3rd
1949 .338 2nd 4th 36 2nd 4th
1951 .355 1st 1st 32 4th 5th
1953 .337 3rd 3rd 30 7th 9th
1954 .330 4th 6th 35 7th 7th
1957 .351 1st 3rd 29 7th 10th |
