More sporcle- .400 hitters

[WWGjohn]

I got 19/35 but didn't see where that translated to a percentile. I wasted a minute before I figured out where to put the answers. Should have looked more closely before I started.

John

[barrysloate]

I got 25 including all the 20th century guys, and did exactly what Rhett did. Typed in Robinson and got Yank by accident. Who would have guessed Bob Caruthers?

[howard38]

There is no way I will ever recognize Yank Robinson as having batted.400. I would, however, add Tuck Turner to the list. If fifteen hitless ABs are added to his 1894 stats he would have the 3.1 plate appearances per game to qualify for the batting title and his BA would still be just over .400.

[Matt]

AL Home Run Leaders By Year from 1901:
http://www.sporcle.com/games/billn64/mlbalhrleaders

[thegashousegang]

Nice quiz Matt - I'll give it a go today.

[joe_44850]

Tuck Turner is an interesting case. He broke in at age 20, hit .323 that year for Philadelphia. The next year he had one of the greatest seasons a utility outfielder has ever accomplished, batting .418 and scoring 91 runs. The next year he hit .386 ! Then 1896 happened. Apparently, turner came down with malaria, and never fully recovered, hitting just .243. By 1899 he was out of a job and became a journeyman minor leaguer. Too bad, he was one of the most promising players of all time. File this one along side Herb Score's elbow, Mattingly's back, and Garciaparra's whatever...