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However, Baseball Commissioner Bowie Kuhn ordered the team to use Aaron in Cincinnati, and he tied the record in his first trip to the plate. When he retired, he held all-time major-league records for extra base hits, 1,477; total bases, 6,856; and runs batted in, 2,297. Aaron then returned to Atlanta to work in the

Spencer Terry Terry 1 Mrs. Powell English 1020 11 April 2017 “Shoeless” Joe Jackson and the “Black Sox Scandal” The year was 1919, and baseball was in the air. The Chicago White Sox had the World Series locked up when scandal struck. It would come to be known as the “Black Sox Scandal” when a group of players were paid by gamblers to throw the 1919 World Series, including the great Joe Jackson. It was one of baseball’s darkest hours, and still lives in infamy inside the hearts of baseball

time with his highest batting average to date, .351. He began to hit above .300 normal. Between 1960 and 1972 he batted under .300 only once. In 1964 Clemente won his second batting title with an average of .339. The next season he followed with his third title, hitting .329. The 1966 season was perhaps his finest overall. He batted .317, with 119 RBIs (Runs Batted In) and 29 home runs (HR), and was named the National League's Most Valuable Player (MVP). In 1967 Clemente won his fourth and final batting

Major League Baseball Salary 1/C Morris, 2/C Morris and 2/C Turner Major League Baseball players average just over four million a year making it the second highest paying sport. Players determine win-loss records which drives ticket sales which creates revenue and so on. This is why player salaries is one of the most critical aspects of running a MLB team. These salaries are negotiated using statistics such as batting average, on base percentage, hits and more. When negotiations are not working

Lance Berkman, “the Big Puma,” also known as “Fat Elvis,” was a six time MLB All-Star, the National League Comeback Player of the Year in 2011 a World Series champion with the St. Louis Cardinals the same year, and the National League leader in runs batted in for 2002. He was an outfielder/first baseman for the Houston Astros from 1999-2010, the New York Yankees in 2010, the Cardinals from 2011-2012, and the Texas Rangers in 2013. Despite all his accomplishments on a baseball diamond and his passion

times (Hickok). “Cobb may have also have been the most disliked man in the history of the game” (Hickok). Ty was frequently accused of using sharpened spikes to intimidate the opponents. In 1905, Ty batted .316 for the Detroit Tigers, which was the first of a record 23 consecutive seasons (“Cobb”). He batted more than .400 three times, which won nine batting championships consecutively (“Cobb”). Cobb’s batting average for his entire career was .366, which is a record (“Cobb”). He also held the record

Hank Aaron is most commonly known for beating Babe Ruth's home run record of 714. He overcame racism and became one of the best players to ever play the game of baseball. He is a very rare, cross hitting Right Fielder. If you are a left handed hitter, you will have your left hand on the top of the bat handle and the right on the bottom. For righties it is vice-versa. But Hank was different. He was a lefty but he had his right hand on top and it made his swing look very awkward. However, he

with the Boston Red Soxs and the Los Angeles Dodgers. ("Adrian Gonzalez, 1B, Los Angeles Dodgers") He was drafted by the Marlins in 2000. He never played in the big leagues with them. He has played 653 games in the Minor leagues. He batted .296 and he had 69 home runs in the Minors. He slugged .448 and scored 357 times. He got called up in 2004 by the Texas Rangers but, he hardly even played. ("Official Los Angeles Dodgers Website") With the Texas Rangers, he played outfield and first base. Played

high velocity (Adair, 2002). The direction and speed of the batted ball are the essential contributing components to the consequence of the hit. A batted ball with high speed can bring about one of at least two successful results, depending upon the ball's direction. In the event that the direction of the ball is higher, the ball can arrive somewhere down in the outfield for an additional fair hit or perhaps go over the wall for a home run. These outcomes are very great for the batter. Energy is made

batting average and a .462 on-base percentage, fourth with 14 home runs and 134 total bases and 10th with 74 hits. He was an All-Big 12 First Team honoree this season. The Blanco, Texas native's 2018 season was known for his 23-game hitting streak, the longest by a WVU player since 2009.