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01-09-2004, 10:17 PM
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Only 2 players have won batting titles despite their average dropping 15 points or more from the previous season. Who are they?
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01-09-2004, 11:04 PM
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Everyone will guess Ty Cobb & Tony Gwynn.
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01-09-2004, 11:19 PM
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But it's neither of those guys! |
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01-10-2004, 12:21 AM
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I must be missing something
Gwynn 1987 .370 1988 .313 1994 .394 1995 .368 1996 .353 Also, a quick inspection of the year by year leaders shows there are several others who won two in a row where the second year BA was at least .015 lower the first year. For example, just in the AL since 1950: Carew '77 to '78 .388 to .333 Yaz '67 to '68 .326 to .301 Williams '57 to '58 .388 to .328 Fain '52 to '53 .344 to .327 |
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01-10-2004, 02:32 AM
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Can I be an ass and say Tony Oliva?
I mean, his average was WAY lower than what he had when he got his first batting title... |
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01-10-2004, 08:46 AM
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No, you're not missing anything. I forgot to specify something in my question - I'm looking for the 2 guys who won despite the average drop, but who didn't win the batting title in the previous season. So they had a much higher average the year before, but didn't win the title. For example, a guy would hit .350 and finish second, then hit .335 the next season but win the title. Sorry for the confusion - I completely missed the wording. |
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01-12-2004, 06:58 PM
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Any guesses?
One guy did it relatively recently, another a long time ago. |
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01-12-2004, 07:22 PM
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Honus Wagner 1905-1906....(dropped from .363 to .339) Cy Seymour won in 1905 at 377 |
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01-12-2004, 07:27 PM
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And Kirby Puckett 1988-1989 dropping from .356-.339 Boggs won in 1988 at .361 |
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01-12-2004, 08:37 PM
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Good job on both, Elmo - Wagner and Puckett are the guys I was looking for. |
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01-12-2004, 11:24 PM
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I knew the Puckett one - and cheated on the Honus one.....Surprising how few times: a) the difference was negative 15 points b) it wasn't a repeat guy c) that the guy who won had been better the year before |
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