Famous baseball players of
the 30’s and 40’s
Mell ott
Jimmie Foxx
Mel ott
Mell ott was born on March 2,
1909, in Gretna, Louisiana. He
played for the New York Giants in
the 1930’S and 1940’s . He also
he was the manger for the New
York Giants at one time. In his
carrier he hit 511 home runs and
he hit 2,876 balls. He batted lefty
and threw righty. One of the
biggest awards there team won
was the World Series in 1933. He
was the youngest player to hit
100 home runs. He played every
position but he mostly played out
field. He died on November 21,
1958, in New Orleans, Louisiana
at age 49.
Hank Greenberg was born on January 1, 1911 in New
York. He played for two teams the Detroit tigers and the
Pittsburgh pirates. He played in field. One of the biggest
awards his team won was the word series 2 once in 1935 and
once in 1945. he died on September 4 ,1986 in Beverly hills,
California at the age of 75.
By
Allison