After being traded, he collected 12 consecutive hits to tie the MLB record. Included in the streak was a 5-for-5 game against the Yankees (July 14) and a 4-for-4 performance in the first game of a doubleheader against Washington (July 15). In the second game, he went 4-for-5, hitting on his first three at bats and popping out on his fourth at bat on the 7th inning, matching an American League record of 15 hits in four games. In that season, he hit a combined 29 home runs and 97 RBIs, but would never again hit over 19 homers (1955) or bat over .281 (1954). In a 13-season career, Dropo batted .270 (1,113-for-4,124) with 152 home runs, 704 RBIs, 478 runs, 168 doubles, 22 triples and five stolen bases in 1,288 games. Defensively, in 1,174 games as a first baseman, he compiled a .992 fielding percentage. Career highlights Rookie of the Year (1950) All-Star (1950) Top 10 MVP (sixth, 1950) Led league in RBIs (144, 1950) Led league in total bases (326, 1950) Tied an MLB record with 12 consecutive at-bats with a hit (July 15, 1952) Tied an MLB record with 12 consecutive plate appearances with a hit (July 15, 1952) Tied an AL record with 15 hits in four games (July 16, 1952) Dropo was the first rookie to top 100 RBIs with more RBIs than games played (144 in 136 games, 1950) Red Sox rookie record for home runs in a season, with 34. The first Red Sox player to be named the American League Rookie of the Year, followed by Don Schwall (1961), Carlton Fisk (1972), Fred Lynn (1975), Nomar Garciaparra (1997), and Dustin Pedroia (2007). Death Dropo died of natural causes on December 17, 2010, at the age of 87. His funeral service was held at the Serbian Orthodox Church he helped found at 41 Alewife Brook Parkway, Cambridge, Massachusetts. He was laid to rest at Evergreen Cemetery in Plainfield, Connecticut. See also List of Major League Baseball individual streaks List of Major League Baseball annual runs batted in leaders References External links 1923 births 2010 deaths American League All-Stars American League RBI champions American men's basketball players American people of Serbian descent Baltimore Orioles players Baseball players from Connecticut Birmingham Barons players Boston Red Sox players Chicago White Sox players Cincinnati Redlegs players Detroit Tigers players Louisville Colonels (minor league) players Major League Baseball