Monday, September 28, 2009
.406
Today, September 28th, was the final day of Major League Baseball season in 1941, a double-header for the Boston Red Sox. At the end of the previous day's game, Ted "The Kid" Williams had a batting average of .39955 - a number that would have been rounded up to .400 for statistical purposes. Williams, despite the advice of manager Joe Cronin, elected to play both games of the double header, going 6 for 8 with a home run, raising his average to .406 - the last player to hit .400+ in baseball history.
Subscribe to:
Post Comments (Atom)
2 comments:
Williams is like, larger than life. He's a like, not human. Do you think anyone will ever hit for over .400 again.... ever???? The game has changed a lot. Pitching is different. Somehow, I just don't see it happening.
Personally, I think Joe Mauer and Albert Pujols are the only 2 in the game these days that could even come close.
Post a Comment