Hack Wilson
Born: April 26, 1900
Died: November 23, 1948
Elected to the Hall of Fame in 1979 by the Veterans Committee
Led the NL in Home runs 4 times (1926-21), (1927-30), (1928-31)
Led the NL in RBI's twice (1929-159), (1930-191)
NL/ML RBI record for one season (1930) still stands as of end of 2013 season
1932 June 9 Hack Wilson as a member of the Dodgers, hits grand slam to defeat the Cubs and Pat Malone
(a good friend of Wilson's) 5-2
December 9, 1931 Hack Wilson traded to the St. louis Cardinals
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