march april american professional baseball player outfielder played major_league_baseball mlb seven seasons american_league cleveland_indians chicago_white_sox career games recorded batting average accumulated home runs runs batted rbi born oklahoma raised arkansas played football baseball high school graduating joined farm system major league debut half years later primary starting outfielder seasons indians led league strikeouts times traded season chicago_white_sox month traded mlb players hit home runs game following season sent minor leagues played seasons farm system retiring early life minor leagues born oklahoma james family moved arkansas child played baseball little rock boys club porter field attended played baseball american football serving team starting graduating high school signed cleveland_indians shortly classified meaning lost military world war started minor league baseball career appearances team hit cycle victory fond games year batting average home runs runs batted home runs record time following season played games raiders batting average home runs promoted played games months season early june outfielder broke indians needed extra outfielder roster promoted result cleveland indians debut indians june immediately debut earned nickname people choice media hitting ability willingness challenge brick walls stadium played games indians season hit bats entering cleveland indians season manager planned use starting center fielder reported spring training pounds lighter felt improve weak area team roster moved left field begin season game year hit run home run indians victory detroit_tigers month season league leaders runs batted attributed better plate discipline fielding outfield considered liability season playing time diminished remained team leader home runs season despite limited bats finished season home runs runs batted league leading strikeouts games entering cleveland indians season classified took military examination offseason slated join military exam season started roster team starting thanks getting shape strict diet offseason started hits seven games season month season hit home runs season loss new_york_yankees followed mid july game yankees home runs runs batted fourth indians player hit home runs game indians win spent second half season starting lineup inconsistent hitting manager felt occasional rest days increase consistency career high games hit home runs strikeouts led league getting married early started cleveland indians season working fix hitting swung bat causing strike hit home runs change worked start july team leading home runs second half performance included chicago_white_sox hit home run game second home run landed upper deck feat time matched fellow indians outfielder finished season batting average home runs rbis strikeouts home runs fourth league straight year led league strikeouts indians catcher spent offseason improving hitting attending batting school led rogers concentrated primarily improving timing help hit ball frequently spring training games home runs expectations high gave starting job left field opener month season home runs performance worsened season went end june removed starting lineup replaced spent rest season playing time finished season batting average home runs games season ended indians owner strict diet exercise offseason stating lose pounds wanted remain team start spring training reached goal pounds felt like easier time swinging baseball bat result good month spring training named starter right field season saying stops hitting shortly removed starting lineup ended playing games indians traded june traded group roster chicago white later life named starting left fielder joining position held rest season games rbis july history fifth player hit home runs game inning win successive innings fourth sixth hitting starting pitcher fourth home run 11th gave win day went seven runs batted games batting average home runs rbis strikeouts led league strikeouts fourth time brought new manager begin chicago white season problem arrived overweight spring training consider worthy practicing players got weight playing games coming sent ending major league career played minor league teams los_angeles newark bears spent season broke league home run record went hit course season finished season playing total games teams split season memphis game june grand rbis game league records time ended season home runs teams joined semi professional baseball team ontario home runs batting average retired season end home runs highest league season retiring public school system died missouri april age
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