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03-30-2011, 01:21 PM
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New book...."56" by K. Kennedy....70 years since DiMaggio's hitting streak
Although, I was an avid Yankees fan in my youth (1947-1958), I loved Ted Williams. He would hit some long and high HR's into the RF upper deck
of Yankee Stadium and I was just amazed. ![[linked image]](http://i603.photobucket.com/albums/tt113/zanted86/1941pbjoedtedwill.jpg) A major difference in the batting styles of Joe and Ted was that Joe didn't WALK as much as Ted. Joe's career average was about 60 Walks/year. While Ted's average was approx. 120 Walks/year. This difference is a key factor as to why Ted's career BA is approx. 20 points higher than Joe's career .325 BA. TED Z 
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