As a Cardinal and Yankee, Hopp appeared in five World Series between 1942 and 1951 and was a member of the winning team in four of them.\n', '

Hopp attended Hastings College and was signed by the Cardinals in 1936. He apprenticed in their extensive farm system for four seasons, hitting over .300 three times. He then made his Cardinal debut on September 18, 1939, and entered the big leagues for good the following season. During his first season as a regular, 1941, Hopp started 75 games in the outfield and another 33 as backup first baseman to slugger Johnny Mize. He batted .303 with 135 hits, including 25 doubles and 11 triples, third in the National League. He also stole 15 bases, fifth-most in the league. Both 1942 and 1943 saw Hopp slump at the plate, but contribute to back-to-back Cardinal pennants. In the 1942 World Series, Hopp started all five games at first base, and although he collected only three singles in 17 at bats to the cause, St. Louis won the world championship over the Yankees, four games to one.\n', '

Then, in 1944, Hopp had his best overall season. Playing as the Cardinals\' everyday center fielder (in the absence of Terry Moore, who was performing World War II military service), Hopp reached career highs in hits (177), runs scored (106), doubles (35), home runs (11), runs batted in (72) and batting average (.336). The Redbirds won their third consecutive National League championship. In the all-St. Louis 1944 World Series, Hopp again started all six games played and played errorless ball as the Cardinals won their second world title in three seasons. Hopp had a relatively quiet Series at the plate, collecting five singles in 17 at bats.\n', '

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