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You probably know that Ichiro Suzuki has the most hits (251) in a season from the leadoff spot. But, who has the most hits in a season from the other 8 spots? This is 1918-2010 only. No cheating.
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Lou Gehrig in the #4 spot?My top 10 players:
1. Babe Ruth
2. Barry Bonds
3. Ty Cobb
4. Ted Williams
5. Willie Mays
6. Alex Rodriguez
7. Hank Aaron
8. Honus Wagner
9. Lou Gehrig
10. Mickey Mantle -
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I'll make the obvious guess of Sisler, but not sure where he batted. 3rd?Comment
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Pete Rose
Ty Cobb
........Not sure what spots they batted."(Shoeless Joe Jackson's fall from grace is one of the real tragedies of baseball. I always thought he was more sinned against than sinning." -- Connie Mack
"I have the ultimate respect for Whitesox fans. They were as miserable as the Cubs and Redsox fans ever were but always had the good decency to keep it to themselves. And when they finally won the World Series, they celebrated without annoying every other fan in the country."--Jim Caple, ESPN (Jan. 12, 2011)Comment
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Chuck Klein maybe 4th spot
Al Simmons again 4th or 5th"(Shoeless Joe Jackson's fall from grace is one of the real tragedies of baseball. I always thought he was more sinned against than sinning." -- Connie Mack
"I have the ultimate respect for Whitesox fans. They were as miserable as the Cubs and Redsox fans ever were but always had the good decency to keep it to themselves. And when they finally won the World Series, they celebrated without annoying every other fan in the country."--Jim Caple, ESPN (Jan. 12, 2011)Comment
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not the year I was thinking of, but I'll take it. How about Michael young batting second?Originally posted by ipitch View PostComment
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I have no idea about the batting order spots, but let's just throw Wade Boggs, Lefty O'Doul, Bill Terry, and Harry Heilmann out there.My top 10 players:
1. Babe Ruth
2. Barry Bonds
3. Ty Cobb
4. Ted Williams
5. Willie Mays
6. Alex Rodriguez
7. Hank Aaron
8. Honus Wagner
9. Lou Gehrig
10. Mickey MantleComment
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Wild guess: Darren Erstad
Not so wild: Rogers Hornsby from the #4 spot.My top 10 players:
1. Babe Ruth
2. Barry Bonds
3. Ty Cobb
4. Ted Williams
5. Willie Mays
6. Alex Rodriguez
7. Hank Aaron
8. Honus Wagner
9. Lou Gehrig
10. Mickey MantleComment
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Incorrect.Originally posted by GiambiJuice View Post
Hint: There's one guy from the 90s, but the rest are from the 20s and 30s.Comment
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Paul Waner? Goose Goslin? Charlie Gehringer?Originally posted by ipitch View PostMy top 10 players:
1. Babe Ruth
2. Barry Bonds
3. Ty Cobb
4. Ted Williams
5. Willie Mays
6. Alex Rodriguez
7. Hank Aaron
8. Honus Wagner
9. Lou Gehrig
10. Mickey MantleComment
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That can't be correct. Waner only had 200 hits in 1929.Originally posted by ipitch View PostMy top 10 players:
1. Babe Ruth
2. Barry Bonds
3. Ty Cobb
4. Ted Williams
5. Willie Mays
6. Alex Rodriguez
7. Hank Aaron
8. Honus Wagner
9. Lou Gehrig
10. Mickey MantleComment
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