Johnny Mize

John Robert Mize (January 7, 1913 – June 2, 1993), nicknamed "Big Jawn" and "the Big Cat," was a first baseman who played 15 seasons in Major League Baseball for the St. Louis Cardinals, New York Giants, and New York Yankees from 1936 to 1953, with three seasons lost to World War II military service. A ten-time All-Star, he retired with 359 home runs, a .312 batting average, 2,011 hits, and 1,337 RBI. He won five consecutive World Series with the Yankees. The Veterans Committee selected him for the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1981.