boys of summer Hal Trosky

Harold Arthur Trosky, Sr., born Harold Arthur Trojovsky (November 11, 1912 - June 18, 1979), was an American first baseman in Major League Baseball for the Cleveland Indians (1933-1941) and the Chicago White Sox (1944, 1946). Trosky was born in Norway, Iowa. He batted left-handed, and threw right-handed.

In 5161 career at bats, Trosky had a career .302 batting average, with a career high of .343 in 1936. He hit 228 career home runs and had 1012 RBIs. He had 1561 career hits. His 216 HRs with the Indians puts him 2nd on the team's all-time list, behind Earl Averill. His best season may have been 1936, achieving 42 home runs, 162 RBIs, a .644 slugging percentage). Read the biogaphy of Hal Trosky by William Johnson. You can find it at http://bioproj.sabr.org/bioproj.cfm?a=v&v=l&bid=755&pid=14358.

Batting Statistics
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
1933 Cleveland 11 44 6 13 1 2 1 8 2 12 .295
1934 Cleveland 154 625 117 206 45 9 35 142 58 49 .330
1935 Cleveland 154 632 84 171 33 7 26 113 46 60 .271
1936 Cleveland 151 629 124 216 45 9 42 162 36 58 .343
1937 Cleveland 153 601 104 179 36 9 32 128 65 60 .298
1938 Cleveland 150 554 106 185 40 9 19 110 67 40 .334
1939 Cleveland 122 448 89 150 31 4 25 104 52 28 .335
1940 Cleveland 140 522 85 154 39 4 25 93 79 45 .295
1941 Cleveland 89 310 43 91 17 0 11 51 44 21 .294
1944 Chicago 135 497 55 120 32 2 10 70 62 30 .241
1946 Chicago 88 299 22 76 12 3 2 31 34 37 .254

Career statistics
Batting average  .302
Hits  1561
Home Runs  228
Runs batted in  1012

Led the league in total bases in 1936 (405), beating out 2nd place Lou Gehrig (403)

Led the league in RBIs in 1936 (162), beating out 2nd place Gehrig (152)

Led the league in extra base hits in 1936 (96), beating out 2nd place Gehrig (93)

Top 10 in the league in slugging percentage and home runs six times each in his career