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Baseball

kairos12

(13,248 posts) Sun Mar 10, 2019, 09:06 AM Mar 2019

First American League player to win a batting title in 3 different decades.

George Brett.1976/1980/1990.

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First American League player to win a batting title in 3 different decades. (Original Post) kairos12 Mar 2019 OP

Mr. Pine Tar.... Ohiogal Mar 2019 #1

Well, thanks to the absurdities of the last few years, they've made it hard to believe anybody any m Firestorm49 Mar 2019 #2

Billy Martin knew baseball Brother Buzz Mar 2019 #4

He was something. I remember the 1980 season. argyl Mar 2019 #3

Ohiogal

(34,631 posts)

1. Mr. Pine Tar....

Reply to kairos12 (Original post)

Sun Mar 10, 2019, 09:10 AM

Mar 2019

What a totally awesome hitter. Thanks for posting!

Firestorm49

(4,195 posts)

2. Well, thanks to the absurdities of the last few years, they've made it hard to believe anybody any m

Reply to Ohiogal (Reply #1)

Sun Mar 10, 2019, 09:25 AM

Mar 2019

Brother Buzz

(37,797 posts)

4. Billy Martin knew baseball

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Sun Mar 10, 2019, 02:31 PM

Mar 2019

argyl

(3,064 posts)

3. He was something. I remember the 1980 season.

Reply to kairos12 (Original post)

Sun Mar 10, 2019, 10:20 AM

Mar 2019

He wound up with a .390 batting average.
Almost became the first player since Ted Williams hit
.406 in 1941 to bat .400 or over.

I was living in the Dallas area and the Royals were so far ahead in the American League West that the Dallas papers just had BRETT and his BA instead of the West stats.

I was really pulling for him to do it. I don't see anyone ever getting as close as he did, much less hit .400.

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