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Originally Posted by Peter_Spaeth
It's not that he had a stretch like this that bothers me, it's that he just so happened to have it when he did, in the final games of his career and trying to catch Ruth. The odds ex ante before the first of the four games that he would get 9 RBI over the next four games and pass Ruth must beenormous I would think. I'm not smart enough to be sure, but I think your analysis is missing the context.
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Sure, in isolation. It’s very unlikely a player will do that over a specifically chosen 4 game period.
What do you think happened? The pitchers all decided independently to groove Pujols free hits?