June 20, 2014
The greatest hitter of all time
In Baseball’s All-Time Best Hitters, biostatistics professor Michael J. Schell makes adjustments for eras, leagues, ballparks and everything else to determine the greatest hitter of all time. The answer was Tony Gwynn. Not Ty Cobb. Not Rogers Hornsby. Not Ted Williams.
The greatest hitter of all time died Monday. He was 54.
Gwynn singled against the Phillies for his first hit on July 19, 1982. When he reached first base, Pete Rose shook Gwynn’s hand and said: “Don’t try and catch me all in one night, kid.”
The greatest hitter of all time had 3,141 hits, 19th all time. He hit .338 for his career, 20th all time. He hit .300 for 19 straight seasons. Only Ty Cobb was better. He won eight batting titles. Only Cobb had more. He won his first batting title when he was 24 years old. He won his last when he was 37. He hit .394 in 1994, when a players strike ended the season on Aug. 12. He hit .368 over a five-year period. Ted Williams never had a stretch that good.
June 10, 2014
Dinelson Lamet
position | starting pitcher throws | right
Teams >> Padres (2017, 19-22), Brewers (22)
Career statistics >> Baseball-Reference.com
Acquired >> Signed by the Padres as an amateur free agent on June 10, 2014.
Gone >> Traded by the Padres with Taylor Rogers, Esteury Ruiz and Robert Gasser to the Brewers for Josh Hader on Aug. 1, 2022.
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