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Posted By: Ted Zanidakis

Thanks for backing me up on this......at times I have had difficulty convincing others of this.
And you are correct, the last guy to hit over .400 with 600+ AB's was George Sisler in 1920....
with 631 AB's he needed a record setting 257 Hits to barely make it with a .407 BA.

In 1929, Lefty O'Doul got 254 Hits (638 AB's) and fell short of .400....he batted .398. All he
needed was one more Hit, or one more Walk.

The ole saying "a Walk is as good as a Hit" certainly applies if you are hitting for an Average.
But, it doesn't apply when there is a guy on 2nd base that you want to drive in to score.

TED Z