With the Dodgers, he enjoyed the best year of his career in 1945, when he was voted an All Star and finished 10th in voting for Most Valuable Player Award. He led the NL in batting during most of 1945. That season he had a .325 batting average (3rd in NL), 197 hits (2nd), 126 runs (2nd), 11 triples (3rd), 606 at bats (6th) and a .460 slugging percentage (6th), a .379 on-base percentage (9th), 14 sacrifice hits (10th), 12 home runs and 19 outfield assists.