December

Who is this third sacker with the "delicious" nickname?

I was born in Framingham, Massachusetts, on Nov. 11, 1898. My parents had emigrated from Canada.

My given name is Harold, but I am much better known by this "delicious" nickname.

I made my major league debut with the Pirates in 1920. In 1922, I became the Pirates starting third baseman, hitting .282 with 81 RBIs.

I played my entire career with the Pirates, retiring as a player in 1937. During that time, we won two pennants (1925, 1927) and one World Series (1925).

In the 1925 World Series, I hit .347, including a home run off the great Walter Johnson as the Pirates beat the Senators in seven games.

Hitting a homer in the World Series was a big thrill, since I was not a home run hitter (just 58 during my career). But I did drive in more than 100 runs seven times in my career, second all-time among major league third basemen to Mike Schmidt, who did it nine times. My lifetime average was .320, and I struck out just 278 times.

I managed the Pirates for six seasons, from 1934 to 1939, then went into scouting and, after that, radio. In 1948, I was elected to the Hall of Fame, the first third baseman chosen by the Baseball Writers Association of America.

I died in Pittsburgh on March 19, 1972, at the age of 73. Not long before, the Pirates retired my uniform number 20.