When Giants manager John McGraw asked the 16-year-old Ott in 1925 if he had ever played the outfield, the catcher from Gretna, La., replied, "Only when I was a kid." That changed in a hurry after McGraw saw Ott swing, and he became a man in the major leagues just a year later, going 23-for-60 in limited duty as an outfielder. By 1929, Ott was... Read on
