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Old 06-07-2023, 04:44 PM
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Ted Williams was at .399 with one doubleheader to play, although technically it would have rounded up to .400. It was suggested he sit out the doubleheader, which after all was meaningless. That was not Ted Williams' way. He played and went something like 6 for 8, and Connie Mack had ordered his pitchers not to groove any.
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I wonder how close Babe Herman got to actually hitting 400 and when it slipped away. He hit a forgotten 393 in 1930.
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I wonder how close Babe Herman got to actually hitting 400 and when it slipped away. He hit a forgotten 393 in 1930.
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He was at .398 on Sept 15th!
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He was at .398 on Sept 15th!
its amazing that that was a forgotten number.
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After Saturday's game, he's at .402!
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After Saturday's game, he's at .402!
And he's 24th in WAR according to Fangraphs lol.
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Ted Williams was at .399 with one doubleheader to play, although technically it would have rounded up to .400. It was suggested he sit out the doubleheader, which after all was meaningless. That was not Ted Williams' way. He played and went something like 6 for 8, and Connie Mack had ordered his pitchers not to groove any.
I always liked Umpire Bill McGowan's actions in Teds first at-bat of the double header.

"Williams was batting cleanup, and Fowler retired the side in the first, so Ted led off the top of the second. “Bill McGowan was the plate umpire, and I’ll never forget it,” Ted recalled. “Just as I stepped in, he called time and slowly walked around the plate, bent over and began dusting it off. Without looking up, he said, ‘To hit .400 a batter has got to be loose. He has got to be loose.’”[fn]My Turn At Bat, 90.[/fn]
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