Editing Johnny Mize (section)

{{Short description|American baseball player (1913–1993)}}
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{{Infobox baseball biography
|name=Johnny Mize
|image=Johnny Mize.png
|caption= Mize with the New York Giants in 1948
|position=[[First baseman]]
|bats=Left
|throws=Right
|birth_date={{Birth date|mf=yes|1913|1|7}}
|birth_place=[[Demorest, Georgia]], U.S.
|death_date={{death date and age|mf=yes|1993|6|2|1913|1|7}}
|death_place=Demorest, Georgia, U.S.
|debutleague = MLB
|debutdate=April 16
|debutyear=1936
|debutteam=St. Louis Cardinals
|finalleague = MLB
|finaldate=September 26
|finalyear=1953
|finalteam=New York Yankees
|statleague = MLB
|stat1label=[[Batting average (baseball)|Batting average]]
|stat1value=.312
|stat2label=[[Hit (baseball)|Hits]]
|stat2value=2,011
|stat3label=[[Home run]]s
|stat3value=359
|stat4label=[[Runs batted in]]
|stat4value=1,337
|teams=
* [[St. Louis Cardinals]] ({{mlby|1936}}–{{mlby|1941}})
* [[History of the New York Giants (baseball)|New York Giants]] ({{mlby|1942}}, {{mlby|1946}}–{{mlby|1949}})
* [[New York Yankees]] ({{mlby|1949}}–{{mlby|1953}})
|highlights=
* 10× [[Major League Baseball All-Star Game|All-Star]] ([[1937 Major League Baseball All-Star Game|1937]], [[1939 Major League Baseball All-Star Game|1939]]–[[1942 Major League Baseball All-Star Game|1942]], [[1946 Major League Baseball All-Star Game|1946]]–[[1949 Major League Baseball All-Star Game|1949]], [[1953 Major League Baseball All-Star Game|1953]])
* 5× [[World Series champion]] ({{wsy|1949}}–{{wsy|1953}})
* [[List of Major League Baseball Batting Champions|NL batting champion]] (1939)
* 4× [[List of Major League Baseball annual home run leaders|NL home run leader]] (1939, 1940, 1947, 1948)
* 3× [[List of Major League Baseball annual runs batted in leaders|NL RBI leader]] (1940, 1942, 1947)
* [[St. Louis Cardinals Hall of Fame Museum|St. Louis Cardinals Hall of Fame]] 
|hoflink = National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum
|hoftype = National
|hofdate=[[1981 Baseball Hall of Fame balloting|1981]]
|hofmethod=Veterans Committee
}}
'''John Robert Mize''' (January 7, 1913 – June 2, 1993), nicknamed "'''Big Jawn'''" and "'''the Big Cat'''", was an American professional [[baseball]] player, [[Coach (baseball)|coach]] and [[Scout (sport)|scout]]. He played as a [[first baseman]] in [[Major League Baseball]] (MLB) for 15 seasons between 1936 and 1953, losing three seasons to military service during World War II. Mize was a ten-time [[Major League Baseball All-Star Game|All-Star]] who played for the [[St. Louis Cardinals]], [[History of the New York Giants (baseball)|New York Giants]], and the [[New York Yankees]]. During his tenure with the Yankees, the team won five consecutive [[World Series]].

Mize retired in 1953 with 359 career home runs and a .312 [[batting average (baseball)|batting average]] along with 1,118 [[run (baseball)|runs]], 2,011 hits, 367 [[double (baseball)|doubles]], 83 [[Triple (baseball)|triples]], 1,337 [[Run batted in|RBI]] and 856 [[bases on balls]]. Defensively, he recorded a .992 [[fielding percentage]] as a first baseman.<ref name="BR" /> He served as a radio commentator, scout and coach in the major leagues after he retired as a player. He was selected for induction to the [[National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum|Baseball Hall of Fame]] by the Veterans Committee in 1981. In 2014, he was inducted into the [[St. Louis Cardinals Hall of Fame Museum]].