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Baseball

kairos12

(12,865 posts) Tue Feb 13, 2018, 05:38 PM Feb 2018

In 1949 Ted Williams hit 43 home runs

and struck out only 48 times.

Amazing!

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In 1949 Ted Williams hit 43 home runs (Original Post) kairos12 Feb 2018 OP

In 1937 Joe DiMaggio hit 46 home runs rsdsharp Feb 2018 #1

Wow! Bleacher Creature Feb 2018 #2

Can't help thinking of him every time I go to Logan airport in Boston nt Xipe Totec Feb 2018 #3

Splendid Stat! malchickiwick Feb 2018 #4

rsdsharp

(9,191 posts)

1. In 1937 Joe DiMaggio hit 46 home runs

Reply to kairos12 (Original post)

Tue Feb 13, 2018, 05:50 PM

Feb 2018

and struck out only 37 times. DiMaggio only struck out 369 times in his career compared to 361 home runs.

Bleacher Creature

(11,257 posts)

2. Wow!

Reply to kairos12 (Original post)

Tue Feb 13, 2018, 05:55 PM

Feb 2018

Tony Gwynn never had that kind of power, but he also was an amazing contact hitter. Just pick a year out of a hat and it's sure to be good. For example, in 1984 he his .351 with only 18 strikeouts, in 158 games!

Xipe Totec

(43,890 posts)

3. Can't help thinking of him every time I go to Logan airport in Boston nt

Reply to kairos12 (Original post)

Tue Feb 13, 2018, 05:58 PM

Feb 2018

malchickiwick

(1,474 posts)

4. Splendid Stat!

Reply to kairos12 (Original post)

Tue Feb 13, 2018, 06:12 PM

Feb 2018

About the Splinter, the pride of the Fens.

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