Johnny Mize, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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American baseball player and coach
Date of Birth: 07-Jan-1913
Place of Birth: Georgia, United States
Date of Death: 02-Jun-1993
Profession: baseball player
Nationality: United States
Zodiac Sign: Capricorn 
About Johnny Mize
- John Robert Mize (January 7, 1913 – June 2, 1993), nicknamed Big Jawn and The Big Cat, was an American professional baseball player, coach and scout.
- He played as a first baseman in Major League Baseball (MLB) for 15 seasons between 1936 and 1953, losing three seasons to military service during World War II.
- Mize was a ten-time All-Star who played for the St.
- Louis Cardinals, New York Giants, and the New York Yankees.
- During his tenure with the Yankees, the team won five consecutive World Series. Mize retired in 1953 with 359 career home runs and a .312 batting average.
- Defensively, he recorded a .992 fielding percentage as a first baseman.
- He served as a radio commentator, scout and coach in the major leagues after he retired as a player.
- He was selected for induction to the Baseball Hall of Fame by the Veterans Committee in 1981.
- In 2014, he was inducted into the St.
- Louis Cardinals Hall of Fame Museum.
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