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Arráez & Shine

Roger Schlueter | Monday, February 3, 2025

Among all the players who began and ended their careers within the confines of the Divisional Era (since 1969), 11 of them furnished the following lines:  at least 5,000 plate appearances, a .300 (or better) batting average and more walks than strikeouts.  Four members of the very special .300/.400/.500 club* […]


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The VIP Entrance, Part 2

Roger Schlueter | Thursday, October 24, 2024

  See Here for Part 1   On the morning of October 3, 2000, the set of batters who could proclaim they ended their postseason careers with a .300/.400/.500 line (“ahem,” they might cough, “with at least 100 plate appearances”) numbered six:  Babe Ruth, Lou Gehrig, Hank Greenberg, Gene Woodling, […]


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