Just to prove to skeptics that his great year in 1938 was no flash in the pan, Frank McCormick went out and bettered it last year. In his first full season with the Cincinnati Reds, in '38, McCormick hit .326, got 209 hits and drove in 106 runs. Last year, he batted .332, batted across 128 runs, collected another 209 hits, and hit 18 home runs. He was the league leader in hits the past two years, and added further laurels to his record by breaking the National League mark for double-plays by a first baseman with 153 in 156 games. His fielding average was a brilliant .996. McCormick was one of the few Red players to shine in defeat in the World Series, as he hit an even .400 against the Yankees.