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Document 184186
WALT DROPO. Photograph inscribed and signed: "To Keith/Best
Always/Walt Dropo". Color, 8x10. The 6'5" 220-lb Moose,
from Moosup, CT, was the embodiment of his era. He was the strong, silent type,
slow afoot but a deadly power hitter. He hit 152 career home runs, but
had only five stolen bases. Dropo turned down an offer from
football's Chicago Bears to sign with the Red Sox in 1947. He came up
sensationally in 1950, starting on the All-Star team and winning AL Rookie of
the Year honors with 34 homers, a .322 average, and a league-leading 144
RBI. Dropo's next best was 29 HR and 97 RBI two years later, but he never
again had over 19 HR or hit over .281. In one brilliant stretch in July 1952,
after being traded to Detroit, he collected 12 consecutive hits to tie a ML
record. Included in the streak was a 7-for-7 performance in a doubleheader
against Washington.
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