Why did Ty Cobb bat 3rd?

bravos4evr · #1 01-22-2018, 06:17 PM

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Originally Posted by jasonc

Thanks so far everybody for your opinions. I can kind of see it, but having Bush and Vitt hitting .240 and .250 batting 1st and 2nd seems kind of strange with a monster hitting .390 and 80 steals hitting 3rd. But, when you look at it, somebody has to hit first and second?

Because managers didn't understand the way baseball works (then or now for the most part)

Your best overall hitter should bat 2nd, your best hitter with the best OBP and lowest SLG should lead off, then your 2nd best overall hitter should hit 4th, then 3rd, then 5th...etc Teams are STILL stuck in a dead ball era mentality when it comes to lineup construction, but it is changing as more analytics take over and more dinosaurs are retired from the game.

wondo · #2 01-23-2018, 07:04 AM

Donie Bush had a very respectable OBP (career .357 for Detroit) and he led the league in walks 5/6 years near the beginning of his career. He was a very capable leadoff man.

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