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Who won the National League batting championship most times in succession?
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They call him "Red" Kress. He's a good batter and fielder. Plays infield or outfield. Played three positions in 1932. In high school at Berkeley, Cal., Kress starred in baseball, basketball and track. He was signed by the Browns and after a year in the minors he made good in 1928. He was traded to the White Sox last year. He played 149 games last year and batted .275. Kress is 5 feet, 11 inches tall and weighs 165 pounds. He bats and throws right-handed.
Alex is a highly regarded young player. 1954 was his rookie year in the majors, and he appeared in 142 games for the Cardinals, hitting .264. He had 106 hits, including 17 doubles, 4 triples and 2 homers. He drove in 29 runs and scored 57. Began in baseball in 1949 with Muskegon in the Central League. In 1953, with Kansas City, he hit .307 and led the American Association in putouts and assists.
The offseason doesn't exist for Yorke. Once the big-league schedule is exhausted, the tireless infielder is on his way back home to San Jose, where he and his two brothers stay active in the batting cages all winter. "It's kind of our bonding tool," he said. "Baseball runs my life."
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