Greatest dead pull hitters

[dominik]

A lot of the great hitters could hit it to all fields. of course most HRs are pull to pull-center but still those great guys usually could drive it to all fields.

but which hitters are great hitters despite being dead pull hitters? of course even those hitters would sometimes flare one the other way but there are a lot of guys who basically only really drive the ball to one side of the catcher-pitcher-CFer line.

I would say ted williams would be a good candidate. nearly all of his HRs were to right or right center. I also heard that mays was a dead pull hitter.

[Nimrod]

Mel Ott was a great pull hitter,but he was known to slap line drives to the opposite field when he had two strikes.So,even he wasn`t a "dead pull hitter" technically.But he was a pull hitter who is now dead..so..!?My recollection on Mays is that he most certainly was NOT a dead pull hitter.He used the whole field.Hit with power to all fields.At Candlestick Park,with the wind blowing in from left field,he would often use an inside-out swing to drive the ball to right-center and right.The scouting report on him when he first came up to the majors was that he could hit for power to all fields.

[GiambiJuice]

Gary Sheffield.

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[ol' aches and pains]

Gary Sheffield.

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Sheffield isn't dead. :innocent:

[StanTheMan]

Mel Ott seconded

[Joltin' Joe]

Ted Williams

[SHOELESSJOE3]

Ted hit chart Fenway.

[westsidegrounds]

I just looked in the dictionary, and the illustration for "dead pull hitter" was Harmon Killebrew.

[dominik]

no more jokes about dead people

[dominik]

wasn't bonds also a pull hitter?

[GiambiJuice]

wasn't bonds also a pull hitter?

Yes, absolutely.

Jason Giambi too.

[Buzzaldrin]

Cy Williams. That was the first guy managers really used a shift for as far as I'm aware.

[yanks0714]

When I think of dead pull hitters two names pop into my head immediately: Ted Williams and Harmon Killebrew.

Mickey Mantle was pretty much a pull hitter, depending on which side of the plate he hit. Later in his career at Fulton County Stadium Hank Aaron admits that he became more of a pull hitter.

I liked the comment about Willie Mays adjusting his hitting style to accommodate Candlestick Park. That's as I've read it as well.

I do take exception to characterizing Mel Ott as a dead pull hitter. At the Polo Grounds he qualifies, taking advantage of the Polo Grounds short rightfield down the line. But on the road Ott was decidedly NOT a dead pull hitter. The guy should be given credit for being able to adjust his hitting style to adapt and take advantage of his home field instead of being criticized for it as some people do (not saying those on this thread are criticizing him though).

[dominik]

When I think of dead pull hitters two names pop into my head immediately: Ted Williams and Harmon Killebrew.

Mickey Mantle was pretty much a pull hitter, depending on which side of the plate he hit. Later in his career at Fulton County Stadium Hank Aaron admits that he became more of a pull hitter.

I liked the comment about Willie Mays adjusting his hitting style to accommodate Candlestick Park. That's as I've read it as well.

I do take exception to characterizing Mel Ott as a dead pull hitter. At the Polo Grounds he qualifies, taking advantage of the Polo Grounds short rightfield down the line. But on the road Ott was decidedly NOT a dead pull hitter. The guy should be given credit for being able to adjust his hitting style to adapt and take advantage of his home field instead of being criticized for it as some people do (not saying those on this thread are criticizing him though).

absolutely agree about ott. that field was really short but that he could use it AND adjust on the road showed how much bat control he had.
he slugged better at home but did have a better average on the road. his relative OPS+ split was just 106/94 which is about a normal home/road split(or slightly more I think 4-5% if your park is totally neutral is normal). he would not have hit 500 elsewhere but he was not a product of his park. he was just a very good hitter.

[dgarza]

P - Bob Gibson
C - Johnny Bench, Carlton Fisk
2B - Joe Morgan?
SS - Cal Ripken?
3B - Eddie Mathews?