Name the baseball player I'm thinking of.
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Name the baseball player I'm thinking of.
Who was the last major league player who won a batting title without hitting a single homerun?
George Bell?Quote:
Originally Posted by 200tang
Rod Carew in '72?
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Originally Posted by StreetMedic
Or even tougher ... Who was the last major league player who won a batting title without hitting a single steriod injection.
Bingo, Rage. :)Quote:
Originally Posted by ragecage
Anyone else ever do it? :confused:
Nap Lajoie?Quote:
Originally Posted by StreetMedic
Nope, but you're around the right time. You do have to go back about that far.Quote:
Originally Posted by gosensgo101
Ichiro! or FelixQuote:
Originally Posted by 200tang
He was the first to come to mind. I don't recognize enough of the names from that era to make a guess, looking at the battng title winners of that era.Quote:
Originally Posted by StreetMedic
Nor did I. I stumbled onto that accidentally when double-checking the Rod Carew answer, before posting.Quote:
Originally Posted by gosensgo101
How about: This same guy had a 44-game hitting streak that season, which beat the previous standing single-season record of 42 games.
Zach Wheat in 1918. (It was my first guess, I checked, and I'm right :))Quote:
Originally Posted by StreetMedic
Here's another:
The last player to lead the Major Leagues with less than 10 homers.
Did he win a batting title in 1918?Quote:
Originally Posted by gosensgo101
EDIT: Well whadaya know... (still not my guy, tho') :p
Willie Keeler
1897 .424 average 0 homers