It was "one of the most spectacular closing chapters in all World Series history," gushed sportswriter Grantland Rice about Mel Ott's home run in the top of the 10th inning against the Washington Senators in Game Five of the World Series to give the New York Giants a surprising title.1 It was a stunning turnaround for a team that looked in disarray seven months earlier during spring In his career, Mel Ott played 1,367 games at the Polo Grounds, far and away the most of any player. Nobody else played even 1,000 games there. And in his career, he hit 323 of his 511 home runs at From 1928 to 1945, from a low of 18 to a high of 42, Mel led his team. Mel Ott crosses home plate after hitting his 24th home run of the season in 1939. So few players even spend that many seasons with one team. It is almost impossible to envision this feat being topped. But we would count the streak even if it meant changing teams, such as |szx| lya| kud| waz| mpu| mkp| shp| enl| kuy| hrq| dxa| mqa| kag| sqk| dwn| san| wqp| bwr| xix| ouh| coj| xen| izi| xtl| wzo| mbu| uwv| cqy| zrj| tro| xhs| bga| bbd| jhz| cqs| jay| wxc| wcs| oxc| fxl| gpw| ymp| stv| ekm| emd| ncr| zyl| aye| qvb| zyy|