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Frank Andrew McCormick (b. June 9, 1911 in New York, NY - d. November 21, 1982 in Manhasset, NY) was a first baseman in Major League Baseball who played for the Cincinnati Reds (1934, 1937-1945), Philadelphia Phillies (1946-1947) and Boston Braves (1947-1948). McCormick batted and threw right handed. He was born

Career

In a 13-season career, McCormick posted a .299 batting average with 128 home runs and 951 RBI in 1534 games played.

Highlights

National League MVP Award
Nine consecutive times All-Star (1938-1946)
Led NL in RBI (1939, 128)
Led NL in doubles (1940, 44)
Set a MLB first basemen record with 131 straight errorless games (1945-46)
Cincinnati Reds Hall of Fame Member

Fact

Just one of only three MLB players with three consecutive hits titles (1938 , 1939 , 1940 ). The others are Ginger Beaumont (1902-04) and Rogers Hornsby
(1920-22)

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