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Today, I bring you one of the most futile hitters in MLB history, Bob Buhl. At least for one inglorious season, anyway. In 1962, Buhl went 0-70 at the dish. Yes, 0-70!! And if you add in 1961 and 1963, his streak was actually 0-87. Yep, eighty-seven at bats, no hits. Wow!! Do you know what his batting average would be when he finally got that hit? A 1-88 batting average is .011. He actually had 76 career hits, so he had some idea how to swing, but if you look at his stats, some of his seasons were appalling. He had BAs of .032, .057, and .060 in his three worst seasons. He did manage 14 hits in 1960, for a .157 BA. I guess it was enough to impress the Phillies, who traded away Fergie Jenkins to get him. I’m not sure which Phils/Cubs was worse, that one, or Ryne Sandberg for Ivan DeJesus. I looked at Buhl’s 0-70 season, and it looks like he struck out 36 times. So he put the ball in play 34 times and couldn’t find a gap. They must have perfected the Buhl Shift that year. At least he walked six times, so he could say he knew who the 1B coach was. Have a great day!!

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