What's happened to the .300 hitter?

[honus94566]

I'd be interested in seeing the statistic for average runs scored per game (entire MLB average), compared season to season. Would be interesting to see how average runs per game have gone up or down over the past few decades.

[TUM301]

Another reason #`s are way down ,especially power, that might go hand in hand with the juice is I think MLB is testing for amphetamines. Lets face it players are still only human and a guy that`s playing say 16 17 days in a row sometimes more has got to be "off" maybe twice a week. In the old days "mother`s little helper" was around like candy while today not so much. Even being a little tired against most pitchers is a huge disadvantage. My 2 cents

[novakjr]

Let's not overreact here. Just off the top of my head, 1968 came to mind...

Here's '68s MLB batting leaders..

1. Rose (CIN) .335
2. Alou (PIT) .332
3. Alou (ATL) .317
4. Johnson (CIN) .312
5. Flood (STL) .301
6. Yastrzemski (BOS) .301
7. Jones (NYM) .297

Yes, only a grand total of SIX... And YES again, you are seeing that correctly, Yaz was the ONLY AL hitter to bat .300

[barrysloate]

I've also noticed there a fewer .300 hitters this year, but it's not an alarming drop, just a statistical blip. Strikeouts are up, so averages will go down.

[Jlighter]

Originally Posted by novakjr

Let's not overreact here. Just off the top of my head, 1968 came to mind...

Here's '68s MLB batting leaders..

1. Rose (CIN) .335
2. Alou (PIT) .332
3. Alou (ATL) .317
4. Johnson (CIN) .312
5. Flood (STL) .301
6. Yastrzemski (BOS) .301
7. Jones (NYM) .297

Yes, only a grand total of SIX... And YES again, you are seeing that correctly, Yaz was the ONLY AL hitter to bat .300

So are you proposing lowering the mound again like they did after '68?

[novakjr]

Originally Posted by Jlighter

So are you proposing lowering the mound again like they did after '68?

I think we could kill 2 birds with one stone, by lowering the mound to 6 1/2 feet below ground level. It would increase the offense, and also protect the pitchers from comebackers