biography
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Ott, Mel
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popular name of Melvin Thomas Ott
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| sex:
| male
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| lived:
| (1909–58)
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| biography:
| Baseball player, born in Gretna, Louisiana, USA. He was a player and later manager with the New York Giants in the National League for 22 years (1926–48). In that time he played 2732 games and hit 511 home runs. After arriving at the club at 17, he went on to play in three World Series (1933, 1936, 1937) and twice scored six runs in a single game (1934 and 1944). He became manager of New York in 1942. |
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