Stirnweiss, a star college football halfback at North Carolina, was the outstanding
AL second baseman during WWII when gastric ulcers and hay fever kept him out of the
service. He led the league in hits, doubles, and runs in both 1944 and 1945. On the
morning of the last day of the 1945 season, Chicago's
Tony Cuccinello led the AL
with a .308 BA; Stirnweiss was at .306. The White Sox were rained out. Stirnweiss
had two hits and was given a third when the New York official scorer reversed an
error ruling, to win the batting title at .3085 to Cuccinello's .3077. Stirnweiss's
legs gave out when he was 30 and he retired at 33.
(NLM)
Snuffy Stirnweiss
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