MLB H.O.F. shortstop, 3rd baseman 1940-58 (43-45 Military) for Dodgers. 'The Little Colonel' was 10x All-Star, Best in 1949 with 132 RS (led league), 27 doubles, 3 triples, 16 HR, 73 RBI, .279 BA. Most SB in 1952, walks in 1947. W.S. 7x (Champ 1x.)
Served as Mayor of Louisville, Kentucky from 1941 to 1945 and as the 43rd Lieutenant Governor of Kentucky from 1959 to 1963. He was a member of the Democratic Party