Check-out this crazy shift that Cleveland (namely Lou Boudreau) set up to defend against Ted. You had to see it, to believe it.
However, I saw Ted safely hit through it and over it. I wish that Ted was not so stubborn, though. Ted could have easily been
the all-time leader in career Batting Average. Check-out the following math......
Ted's career stats......
BA = .344
AB = 7706
Hits = 2654
BB = 2021
Now, if Ted had converted just 15% (300) of his Walks into Hits to Left Field, he would have achieved a career BA = .369
2954 (Hits) / 8006 (AB) = .369
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