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Northey was a beefy lefthanded hitter, a slow-moving outfielder with an exceptionally strong arm. Dodger outfielder Carl Furillo claims that he and Northey were the only two players to hit the famous sign on Ebbets Field's right-field wall and win a free suit from Abe Stark. Northey had his best season with the 1944 Phillies, hitting 22 HR with 104 RBI, and leading NL outfielders with 24 assists. Gone from the majors by 1951, he returned to become a top pinch hitter, leading the AL with 15 hits in that role for Chicago in 1956. He had nine career pinch-hit home runs, three of them grand slams - a ML record. Altogether, he hit eight grand slams in his career. His son Scott played OF with the Royals in 1969. (JL)

FROM THE BASEBALL CHRONOLOGY » June 22, 1944: Ron Northey homers in the top of the 15th for a 1-0 Phillies win over the Braves. » May 3, 1947: The Cards trade Harry Walker to the Phillies for OF Ron Northey. Although batting only .200 with the Cards, Walker will hit .371 for the Phils in 130 games to finish the season with a league-leading .363 batting average. » July 20, 1947: The choice rhubarb of the year occurs when umpire Beans Reardon signals that Ron Northey's long fly has gone into the stands. Northey jogs around the bases only to discover C Bruce Edwards awaiting him with the ball. The Cardinals protest is upheld, but the Dodgers will win the replay. » September 18, 1950: At Ebbets Field, Dodgers Tommy Brown hits three HRs in his team’s losing effort. He is the third Dodger this year to clout three homers in one game. The Cubs Ron Northey hits his third lifetime pinch grand slam—a record—to give Chicago a 9–7 win. » July 30, 1957: Ron Northey hits his ninth pinch-hit HR, off Buster Freeman, enabling the Phillies to beat the Reds 8-5. » July 9, 1972: The Twins lose to the Yankees, 9–6, despite Rich Reese's pinch grand slam. For Reese, it is his 3rd pinch grand slam, tying Ron Northey's ML record. » May 30, 1975: Willie McCovey's grand slam lifts the Padres over the Mets 6–2. It is McCovey's 3rd career pinch slam, tying the major-league record held by Ron Northey and Rich Reese. It is Stretch's 16th lifetime bases-loaded homer, tying the NL record held by Hank Aaron.