Who hit over .400 in their first 2 MLB seasons?
 

Today's trivia question. What MLB player hit over .400 in each of his first 2 seasons in the majors? Clue: post- 1901.

Shoeless Joe had a BA of over .400 after his first 2 full seasons, although he did not hit that mark both years.

I know it is not Roger Hornsby but he hit over .400 times in career and 2 of those times were part of him winning the triple crown.

Great player and I believe under appreciated

Now back to the regularity scheduled trivia. I to thought it was Joe Jackson but I believe he only did it once in his career

This guy hit over .400 in each of his first 2 years, but good guess.

Next clue: post-1921

I hope this isn't someone who had two cups of coffee with 10 at bats. :)

If it wasn't, it would've been pretty simple to figure out, wouldn't it?

Next clue: The guy is a Hall of Famer.

Josh Gibson?

Lou Gehrig

This is tougher than I thought since I can recall no player let alone HOFer that started his career with 2 straight.400 years.
Unless I am over thinking or under thinking the question.

Great question

Sadly I will have to wait for more clues. Lol

Walter Johnson


- oops, forgot 'first two years'.

Hurricane Bob Hazel, still awaiting admission to HOF

He hit .444 his first year in the majors, .429 his second year, and won batting titles the next 2 years.

So the first 2 years has to cups of coffee. I say Tony Oliva.

Yes. The Twins knew they had a gem in Oliva and brought him along at just the right pace. They had Oliva and Jimmie Hall in their system and brought Hall up in 1963. He had a great year, beating Ted William's record for home runs by a rookie. With the extra year of experience in the Minors, Oliva then came up in 1964 and won the batting title, and again the next year too.

Mark, the wise participant in this trivia contest would have focused on your Location: Minnesota

I missed the cue.:mad:

Right. And notice how I worked Tony's teammate, Jimmie Hall, into the answer, who's 1966 Topps card is my avatar.

But, those are as rare as...well, a guy who hits .400 his first two years.

Gehrig is also a correct answer.

Wow, you're right! .423 and .500. And more at-bats than Tony too.

4/9 and 3/7 for Oliva lol. Good one, would not have guessed that.

Good point but I still never would have gotten it.

Ugh.

Great question