Harry Heilmann
Harry Edwin Heilmann ( born August 3, 1894 in San Francisco, California; † 9 July 1951, Southfield, Michigan) was an American baseball player in Major League Baseball. His nickname was Slug.
Biography
Harry Heilmann grew up in California and worked as an accountant before becoming a professional baseball player. First, he played in the Pacific Coast League for teams of Portland and San Francisco. On 16 May 1914 he played his first game in the American League for the Detroit Tigers. However, a permanent place could fight until 1916 the outfielder.
But his real strength was apparent only when Ty Cobb took over the Manager Office of the Tigers. Heilmann's batting average rose by 8.5 % from 30.9 % in 1920 to 39.4 % in 1921. Overall, four times Heilmann could then win the title of the player with the best batting average in the 20s. In 1923 he passed with 40.6 % even the magic mark of 40%.
In 1930, he joined the Cincinnati Reds in the National League. The season 1931 he had completely cancel as a result of his arthritis in the wrists. In 1932, he was only used sporadically. Heilmann was the first player to beat in every stadium that was in his career in service, a home run. From 1934 to 1950 he worked as a play-by -play Announcer at the radio and television broadcasts of the Tigers.
1951 died Heilmann at the age of 56 years to lung cancer. The following year he was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame. In July 1916 he was nationally became famous when he saved a woman from drowning in the Detroit River.