Trosky was born in Norway, Iowa. He batted left-handed and threw right-handed.
Trosky had a career .302 batting average, with a high of .343 in 1936. He hit 228 career home runs and had 1,012 RBIs. He had 1,561 career hits. His 216 HRs with the Indians ranks him fifth on the team's all-time list, behind Earl Averill, Manny Ramirez, Albert Belle, and Jim Thome.[2] In his rookie season, 1934, he finished second in the AL in RBIs (142) and third in hits (206) and home runs (35). His 374 total bases set a rookie record that has since been tied by Tony Oliva in 1964. Trosky's best numbers came in his third full year in the major leagues, 1936, when he led the American League in RBIs and total bases. His 162 RBIs also set a team record that stood for 63 years, while his 405 total bases that year remain a franchise best. He also had a career-high 42 home runs, .343 batting average, 216 hits, and a .644 slugging percentage. Despite being hailed as the next Babe Ruth, he is widely considered one of the best players to never make an All-Star team. The reason for this omission was the ill-fortune of being an American League first baseman at the same time as Hall of Fame first basemen Lou Gehrig, Jimmie Foxx and Hank Greenberg.
A 1934 Goudey baseball card of Trosky
Starting in 1938, Trosky started experiencing near constant migraine headaches, which began to affect his vision. After nearly being hit by a pitch, he announced on July 12, 1941, to Indians manager Roger Peckinpaugh and reporters, "a fellow can't go on like this forever. If I can't find some relief, I'll simply have to give up and spend the rest of my days on my farm in Iowa."[3] Trosky told a sportswriter in February 1942 that he had visited doctors in several American cities for help with his headaches but found none. He revealed that he had told the Indians that he would be retiring but may seek to return to baseball if his condition improved after a year of rest (as it would turn out, the migraine pain would eventually be lessened with daily vitamin B-1 shots and a lessened intake of dairy products).[4]: 115
After being deemed unsuitable for service in World War II due to his migraines, Trosky returned to baseball with the Chicago White Sox in 1944, playing with the team for that year before taking 1945 off and returning to play for one final year in 1946.[4]: 119 Trosky retired in 1946 at age 33, although he dabbled in semiprofessional baseball as a manager in 1947 along with serving as a scout for the White Sox until 1950 before he left each position to focus more time on his farm. He eventually took up real agricultural real-estate sales along with serving as a lecturer from time to time with the Iowa High School Baseball Coaches Association.[5]
His son, Hal Trosky Jr., pitched briefly (three innings) with the White Sox in 1958.
HighlightsEdit
Led the American League in RBIs (162), extra-base hits (96), and total bases (405) in 1936
Top 10 in the AL in slugging percentage and home runs six times each in his career
Hit 3 home runs in a game twice: 5/30/1934 vs. Chicago White Sox and 7/5/1937 vs. St. Louis Browns
^"Cleveland Indians Hall of Fame at MLB.com". mlb.com. Retrieved 24 February 2020.
^"Cleveland Indians Top 10 Batting Leaders". Baseball-Reference.com.
^Linkugel, Wil A.; Pappas, Edward J. (1998). They Tasted Glory: Among the Missing at the Baseball Hall of Fame. Jefferson, North Carolina: McFarland & Company. pp. 66–68. ISBN9780786404841.
^ abJohnson, William H. (20 February 2017). Hal Trosky: A Baseball Biography. McFarland. ISBN978-1-4766-6645-7. Retrieved 21 January 2022.
^"Hal Trosky – Society for American Baseball Research".
External linksEdit
Career statistics and player information from MLB, or ESPN, or Baseball Reference
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Not to be confused with Hal Trosky Jr Harold Arthur Trosky Sr born Harold Arthur Trojovsky November 11 1912 June 18 1979 was an American professional baseball player He played in Major League Baseball as a first baseman for the Cleveland Indians 1933 1941 and the Chicago White Sox 1944 1946 Trosky who had a career batting average of 302 led the American League in runs batted in in 1936 as a member of the Cleveland Indians He was inducted into the Cleveland Indians Hall of Fame in 1951 1 Hal TroskyTrosky circa 1933 41First basemanBorn 1912 11 11 November 11 1912Norway Iowa U S Died June 18 1979 1979 06 18 aged 66 Cedar Rapids Iowa U S Batted LeftThrew RightMLB debutSeptember 11 1933 for the Cleveland IndiansLast MLB appearanceSeptember 27 1946 for the Chicago White SoxMLB statisticsBatting average 302Home runs228Runs batted in1 012TeamsCleveland Indians 1933 1941 Chicago White Sox 1944 1946 Career highlights and awardsAL RBI leader 1936 Cleveland Guardians Hall of Fame Contents 1 Baseball career 2 Highlights 3 See also 4 References 5 External linksBaseball career EditTrosky was born in Norway Iowa He batted left handed and threw right handed Trosky had a career 302 batting average with a high of 343 in 1936 He hit 228 career home runs and had 1 012 RBIs He had 1 561 career hits His 216 HRs with the Indians ranks him fifth on the team s all time list behind Earl Averill Manny Ramirez Albert Belle and Jim Thome 2 In his rookie season 1934 he finished second in the AL in RBIs 142 and third in hits 206 and home runs 35 His 374 total bases set a rookie record that has since been tied by Tony Oliva in 1964 Trosky s best numbers came in his third full year in the major leagues 1936 when he led the American League in RBIs and total bases His 162 RBIs also set a team record that stood for 63 years while his 405 total bases that year remain a franchise best He also had a career high 42 home runs 343 batting average 216 hits and a 644 slugging percentage Despite being hailed as the next Babe Ruth he is widely considered one of the best players to never make an All Star team The reason for this omission was the ill fortune of being an American League first baseman at the same time as Hall of Fame first basemen Lou Gehrig Jimmie Foxx and Hank Greenberg nbsp A 1934 Goudey baseball card of TroskyStarting in 1938 Trosky started experiencing near constant migraine headaches which began to affect his vision After nearly being hit by a pitch he announced on July 12 1941 to Indians manager Roger Peckinpaugh and reporters a fellow can t go on like this forever If I can t find some relief I ll simply have to give up and spend the rest of my days on my farm in Iowa 3 Trosky told a sportswriter in February 1942 that he had visited doctors in several American cities for help with his headaches but found none He revealed that he had told the Indians that he would be retiring but may seek to return to baseball if his condition improved after a year of rest as it would turn out the migraine pain would eventually be lessened with daily vitamin B 1 shots and a lessened intake of dairy products 4 115 After being deemed unsuitable for service in World War II due to his migraines Trosky returned to baseball with the Chicago White Sox in 1944 playing with the team for that year before taking 1945 off and returning to play for one final year in 1946 4 119 Trosky retired in 1946 at age 33 although he dabbled in semiprofessional baseball as a manager in 1947 along with serving as a scout for the White Sox until 1950 before he left each position to focus more time on his farm He eventually took up real agricultural real estate sales along with serving as a lecturer from time to time with the Iowa High School Baseball Coaches Association 5 His son Hal Trosky Jr pitched briefly three innings with the White Sox in 1958 Highlights EditLed the American League in RBIs 162 extra base hits 96 and total bases 405 in 1936 Top 10 in the AL in slugging percentage and home runs six times each in his career Hit 3 home runs in a game twice 5 30 1934 vs Chicago White Sox and 7 5 1937 vs St Louis BrownsSee also EditList of Major League Baseball career home run leaders List of Major League Baseball career runs batted in leaders List of Major League Baseball annual runs batted in leadersReferences Edit Cleveland Indians Hall of Fame at MLB com mlb com Retrieved 24 February 2020 Cleveland Indians Top 10 Batting Leaders Baseball Reference com Linkugel Wil A Pappas Edward J 1998 They Tasted Glory Among the Missing at the Baseball Hall of Fame Jefferson North Carolina McFarland amp Company pp 66 68 ISBN 9780786404841 a b Johnson William H 20 February 2017 Hal Trosky A Baseball Biography McFarland ISBN 978 1 4766 6645 7 Retrieved 21 January 2022 Hal Trosky Society for American Baseball Research External links EditCareer statistics and player information from MLB or ESPN or Baseball Reference Hal Trosky at Find a Grave nbsp Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Hal Trosky amp oldid 1175873060, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
