Oglesby was home to the 1928 National League MVP
August 21, 2008 by City Clerk
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Jim Bottomley earned Frankie Frisch’s praise as “the best clutch hitter I ever saw.”
The graceful first baseman with the sunny disposition drove in 100 or more runs six years in a row, leading the National League twice. He set a major league record with 12 RBI in a single game, when he went 6-for-6 on September 16, 1924, with two homers and a double against Brooklyn. He was the National League MVP in 1928.
Did you know … that in 1936, Jim Bottomley set the single-season record for most unassisted double plays by a first baseman with eight?
James Leroy Bottomley
Born: April 23, 1900, Oglesby, Illinois
Died: December 11, 1959, St. Louis, Missouri
Batted: left
Threw: left
Played for: St. Louis Cardinals, Cincinnati Reds, St. Louis Browns
Elected to Hall of Fame by Committee on Baseball Veterans: 1974
Learn more about James Bottomley at the Baseball Hall of Fame website
