Surprising baseball facts

[Fred]

When it comes to (not) K-ing as a batter, the answer is Joe Sewell. Gwynn is probably the best of his era with avoiding the K, but gotta defer to Sewell as the king of not K-ing.

[G1911]

Originally Posted by Fred

When it comes to (not) K-ing as a batter, the answer is Joe Sewell. Gwynn is probably the best of his era with avoiding the K, but gotta defer to Sewell as the king of not K-ing.

It's kind of amazing that with his .014 K rate Sewell only hit .309 in an era when .309 was not that much over the league average. There could be a whole thread for odd Sewell stats and figures alone

[brianp-beme]

Originally Posted by G1911

It's kind of amazing that with his .014 K rate Sewell only hit .309 in an era when .309 was not that much over the league average. There could be a whole thread for odd Sewell stats and figures alone

Sewell just using one bat over his entire career is just plain nuts. Modern day bats seem to shatter after just a couple dozen plate appearances. It is somewhat like the credit card I had recently that basically was almost unusable because it was deteriorating while being in my wallet for just two years, whereas those good old fashioned credit cards were in it for the long haul.


Brian (not that credit cards can hold a candle to bats when it comes to durability. The newer credit cards do have their uses though, especially nowadays when you can not only swipe, but also insert or tap...how convenient is that!)

[Orioles1954]

There have been three players named Aurelio in MLB history: Monteagudo, Lopez and Rodriguez. Each was killed in traffic accidents between the ages of 44 and 52.

[Tabe]

Originally Posted by Orioles1954

There have been three players named Aurelio in MLB history: Monteagudo, Lopez and Rodriguez. Each was killed in traffic accidents between the ages of 44 and 52.

And two of them played for Detroit.