boys of summer Harry Heilmann

Harry Edwin Heilmann (August 3, 1894 – July 9, 1951), nicknamed “Slug,” was a Major League Baseball player who played 17 season with the Detroit Tigers (1914, 1916-1929) and Cincinnati Reds (1930, 1932). Heilmann was a line-driver hitter who won four American League batting crowns in 1921, 1923, 1925, and 1927. He and Ted Williams are the last two American League players to hit .400, Heilmann having accomplished the feat in 1923 with a batting average of .403. Heilmann’s career batting average of .342 is the 12th highest in Major League history.. Heilmann was also an excellent slugger, ranking among the American League leaders in both slugging percentage and RBIs in 12 seasons. He is among the all-time Major League leaders in doubles with 542 (23rd all-time), triples with 151 (49th all-time) and RBIs with 1,539 (39th all-time). Heilmann played in 2,148 Major League games, including 1,518 as a right fielder and 448 as a first baseman. Heilmann was also the first player to hit a home run in every Major League ballpark in use during his career. Heilmann was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1952.

Batting Statistics
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
1914 Detroit 69 182 25 41 8 1 2 18 22 29 .225
1916 Detroit 136 451 57 127 30 11 2 73 42 40 .282
1917 Detroit 150 556 57 156 22 11 5 86 41 54 .281
1918 Detroit 79 286 34 79 10 6 5 39 35 10 .276
1919 Detroit 140 537 74 172 30 15 8 93 37 41 .320
1920 Detroit 145 543 66 168 28 5 9 89 39 32 .309
1921 Detroit 149 602 114 237 43 14 19 139 53 37 .394
1922 Detroit 118 455 92 162 27 10 21 92 58 28 .356
1923 Detroit 144 524 121 211 44 11 18 115 74 40 .403
1924 Detroit 153 570 107 197 45 16 10 114 78 41 .346
1925 Detroit 150 573 97 225 40 11 13 134 67 27 .393
1926 Detroit 141 502 90 184 41 8 9 103 67 19 .367
1927 Detroit 141 505 106 201 50 9 14 120 72 16 .398
1928 Detroit 151 558 83 183 38 10 14 107 57 45 .328
1929 Detroit 125 453 86 156 41 7 15 120 50 39 .344
1930 Cincinnati 142 459 79 153 43 6 19 91 64 50 .333
1932 Cincinnati 15 31 3 8 2 0 0 6 0 2 .258

Career statistics
Batting average  .342
Hits  2660
Home Runs  183
Runs batted in  1539

AL Batting Title
(1921, 1923, 1925, & 1927)

4 Career 200-Hit Seasons

Career batting average (.342), ranks 12th in Major League history