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Hodgin batted .314 for the 1943 White Sox, but became one of the few players to bat .300 as a rookie but never repeat the feat. On April 21, 1947 he suffered a concussion when a fastball from Tiger ace Hal Newhouser glanced off his skull. After that he lost his aggressiveness at the plate. (RL)

FROM THE BASEBALL CHRONOLOGY » May 20, 1948: At Chicago, Joe DiMaggio hits for the cycle and adds another homer to drive in six runs, as the Yanks coast, 13–2. DiMag almost has a 6th extra base hit, but left fielder Ralph Hodgin snares it at the wall. Johnny Lindell adds a homer to back Vic Raschi's pitching over Orval Grove. DiMaggio is the first Yankee in eight years to hit for the cycle. DiMag last cycled in 1937.