Mel Ott began playing MLB in 1926. He spent his entire major league career with the New York Giants. Throughout his career he averaged a batting average of .304. He finished his career with 511 home runs. 63 percent of Ott's home runs came at home.

The Giants won a World Series in 1933. They went to the championship game in 1936 and 1937 also. He went on to manage the Giants from 1942-1948. Ott was voted into the Hall of Fame in 1951. He went on to be a baseball broadcaster before he died in car accident in 1958.

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One of the greatest accomplishments of his career is that he was the first player in the National Leagues to exceed 500 home runs. His status as a home run hitter has made any baseball bat that can be traced back to him a hot property. It's players like Mel Ott who brought excitement and fans to the game of baseball and help make it the popular pastime it is today.