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Old 11-23-2003, 10:39 PM   #1
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Who were the first switch-hitters in each league to top 200 hits in a season?
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Was Frisch one?
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Was Frisch one?

Good job - Frisch was the first NLer.
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Willie Wilson had 230 hits for the 1980 Royals. I think that is the first time it happened in the Al.
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Willie Wilson had 230 hits for the 1980 Royals. I think that is the first time it happened in the Al.

Wilson set the record for most hits by a switch-hitter, but it was done before him. Many decades earlier.
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Craig, are you sure?? The only Aler's I can find that have done this are WIlson, Fernandez, Sierra, Baerga, and B. WIlliams. And no player in the UA, PL, AA, or FL accomplished this.
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Buck Weaver in 1920
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Buck Weaver in 1920

Buck is the guy I was looking for - nice job, Tre.
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Both the SBE and retrosheet list Weaver as a right-handed batter. Baseball-reference lists him as a switch hitter.

Who is right???
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Both the SBE and retrosheet list Weaver as a right-handed batter. Baseball-reference lists him as a switch hitter.

Who is right???


Total Baseball has him batting right in 1912, then both for the rest of his career. Baseball Encyclopedia has him as a righty until 1917, after which he switch-hit.

My source was a trivia guide, so the authority there isn't great.
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