According to his peers, Myer was one of those super-nice guys, but he was one of the most tenacious players in diamond history once on the field. He first cracked the Majors with Washington in 1925, where as a rookie, he was part of their American League pennant win. He would take over as their starting Shortstop the year after, batting .304, which would be the Infielder's first of eight .300 years. The Senators inexplicably traded Myer to Boston during the 1927 season, and in 1928, he led the AL in Stolen Bases. Washington reacquired Myer in the offseason, and they never let him go again.
Myer later helped the Senators win the Pennant in 1933, though they would lose to the New York Giants. It was a tumultuous year for Myer, who got involved in a bloody brawl with Ben Chapman, who made anti-Semitic remarks toward Myer. This was par for the course for Chapman, who later tormented Jackie Robinson with racial slurs when he was the Phillies Manager.
Myer would later go to two All-Star Games and won the Batting Title in 1935. That year, he finished fourth in MVP voting. Myer played until 1941 and left the game with 2,131 Hits and a lifetime Batting Average of .303.
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