- Professional baseball player.
- Outfielder (and occasional first baseman) for the National League's Cincinnati Redlegs (1941-1942, 1945, 1948-1949), Chcago Cubs (1949-1955), St. Louis Cardinals (1956), and New York/San Francisco Giants (1957-1959).
- Named to 1950 and 1952 National League All Star Teams.
- 1952 National League MVP for leading League in Home Runs (37), RBI (121) and Extra-Base Hits (71). Also had .531 Slugging Percentage, 301 Total Bases, 31 Doubles, 77 Walks, 92 Strikeouts and 234 Times on Base in 151 Games.
- Led National League in Strikeouts (85) in 1948.
- Oldest player in National League in 1958 season (41).
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