He stood five foot six.  His neck was 18 inches, his shoe size was a tiny 5 1/2.
He weighed between 190 to 230 pounds depending on his offseason.
His bat rivaled Babe Ruth's and his teammate and nemesis Rogers Hornsby's.

He was called "Freaky" and was told "I'll try not to step on your tail" as a youth.
He made the bigs at age 23 for the New York Giants.
He earned "Most Valuable Player" for the NL in 1930 as a Chicago Cub.

In five years, he fouled out of baseball and hit the skids.  By 1948 he died impoverished
three months after The Babe and to much less fanfare.

He was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1979.
He still holds the all-time record for most RBIs at 191.

Hack191.com and "The Slugger" celebrates the man and his journey.