OTT AT BAT | Mel Ott shows his classic foot-in-the-bucket batting form -- bat back, right foot lifted -- as he awaits a pitch at Wrigley Field in the late ‘30s. Ott made his major league debut at age 17 and hit .322 as a 19-year-old. Over his 22-year big-league career, spent entirely with the New York Giants, Ott hit 511 home runs and collected 2,876 hits.

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