Rudy York

Preston Rudolph York (August 17, 1913 - February 5, 1970) was a Major League Baseball first baseman who played for the Detroit Tigers (1934, 1937-45), Boston Red Sox (1946-47), Chicago White Sox (1947) and Philadelphia Athletics (1948). York was born in Ragland, Alabama. He batted and threw right-handed.

Highlights

• 7-time All-Star (1938, 1941-44, 1946-47)
• Led league in home runs (1943)
• Led league in RBI (1943)
• Led league in slugging percentage (1943)
• Led league in extra bases (1943)
• Led league in total bases (1943)
• 3-time led league in games played (1940, 1943, 1945)
• Twice Top 10 MVP (8th, 1940; 3rd, 1943)
• Tied a MLB record with four grand slams in a season (1938)
• Set a MLB record for home runs in a month (18, August 1937, broken by Sammy Sosa, 20, June 1998)
• Set a MLB record for grand slams in a month (three, May 1938, tied by Jim Northrup, June 1968)
• Collected 12 career grand slams