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- knocked in 1,636 runs,
- smacked 407 doubles,
- and hit 512 homers. (He
- is one of only 14 major
- leaguers to hit more than
- 500 home runs.)
-
- Physically, Ernie never looked like a power
- hitter. He was tall and thin. Early in his
- career, he was a shortstop, and shortstops
- werenΓÇÖt expected to hit home runs. But, like
- Hank Aaron, Ernie had strong, fast wrists. In
- 1955, he hit 44 homers, a record for a
- shortstop at the time. Ernie once hit five
- grand slams in a season, setting another
- record.
-
- Ernie won the National League Most
- Valuable Player award two years in a
-