Who batted over 400 in a season?

On September 28, 1941, the last day of Major League Baseball's regular season, the Boston Red Sox's Ted Williams
Ted Williams
Nicknamed "Teddy Ballgame", "the Kid", "the Splendid Splinter", and "The Thumper", Williams is regarded as one of the greatest hitters in baseball history and to date is the last player to hit over .400 in a season. San Diego, California, U.S. Inverness, Florida, U.S.
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gets six hits in eight at-bats
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In the sports of baseball and softball, a batted ball is a pitch that has been contacted by the batter's bat. Batted balls are either fair or foul, and can be characterized as a fly ball, pop-up, line drive, or ground ball.
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during a doubleheader in Philadelphia, boosting his average to . 406.
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How many players have batted 400 in a season?

300 in a season is already regarded as solid. Forty-two players have recorded a batting average of at least . 400 in a single Major League Baseball (MLB) season as of 2021, the last being Willard Brown of the Kansas City Monarchs and Artie Wilson of the Birmingham Black Barons in 1948.
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Who has hit 400 in a MLB season?

400 for a season is quite the feat. In fact, no qualified hitter has done it since Ted Williams hit . 406 in 1941. Many have tried in that span, but none has succeeded.
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Who has the highest batting average ever in a season?

Hugh Duffy, who played from 1888 to 1906, is credited with the highest single-season batting average, having hit . 440 in 1894. The modern-era (post-1900) record for highest batting average for a season is held by Nap Lajoie, who hit . 426 in 1901, the first year of play for the American League.
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Who is closest to .400 since Williams?

In 1994, Tony Gwynn led the major leagues with a . 394 batting average – the closest mark to . 400 since Ted Williams.
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Who is the most legendary baseball player of all time?

Not only was Ruth the greatest baseball player of all time, but he was the most important one too.
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Who is closest to 500 home runs?

Here's a rundown of the 28 sluggers who crushed at least 500 dingers.
  • 1) Barry Bonds: 762. 500th HR: April 17, 2001. ...
  • 2) Hank Aaron: 755. 500th HR: July 14, 1968. ...
  • 3) Babe Ruth: 714. 500th HR: Aug. ...
  • 4) Alex Rodriguez: 696. 500th HR: Aug. ...
  • 5) Albert Pujols: 679. ...
  • 6) Willie Mays: 660. ...
  • 7) Ken Griffey Jr.: 630. ...
  • 8) Jim Thome: 612.
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Has there ever been a 500 batting average?

Nobody's ever had as many as 100 PA in a season and hit . 500. Nor 50. But there are four guys who have done it in at least 25 PA.
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Is a 500 batting average possible?

A player who gets 2 hits in 10 at bats would have a . 200 batting average, a player who get 5 hits in 10 at bats would have a . 500 batting average and so forth.
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Who hit baseball over 500 feet?

Here is the longest verified home run in professional baseball history! In 1987, Joey Meyer, playing for the Triple-A Denver Zephyrs, launched this ball an astonishing 582 FEET! The media could not be played.
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Who is the youngest to hit 400 homeruns?

On the day his father turned 50, Ken Griffey Jr. became the youngest player in major league history to hit 400 home runs when he hit a Rolando Arrojo pitch into the left-field seats in the fourth inning of Cincinnati's 7-5 loss to Colorado.
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Who has 3,000 hits and 400 home runs?

The 1979 season was a banner year for Yaz. Not only did he smash his 400th home run in July, but he also collected the 3,000th hit of his career later in the year, in September.
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Who is the closest to 3000 hits in MLB?

Tony Gwynn was the fastest player in National League history to hit the 3,000 mark; he reached the mark in his 2,284th game. Hank Aaron was the youngest NL player to accomplish 3,000 hits; he achieved the feat at 36 years, 100 days old.
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Why are there no .400 hitters?

Take it from some baseball legends. Ted Williams: “For a player to hit . 400,” he said in 1989, “he will have to draw walks and not strikeout too much. He will have to be consistent, and that's not an easy task when you're playing 150, 160 games.
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Who pitched a 27 strikeout game?

Necciai is best remembered for the unique feat of striking out 27 batters in a nine-inning game, which he accomplished while playing with the Class-D Appalachian League team, the Bristol Twins, on May 13, 1952.
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Who had .394 batting average?

Tony Gwynn Jr. He took home another batting title, settling at . 394. It was the best mark of Gwynn's career and remains the best since Williams' 1941 campaign.
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Does anyone have a 1.0 batting average?

Paciorek is rare among Major League Baseball players in having a perfect batting average of 1.000. He is the only player to achieve this distinction with more than two turns at-bat. His two brothers, Jim Paciorek and Tom Paciorek, also played in the Major Leagues.
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Who has the lowest batting average in the Hall of Fame?

Only three hitters have made it to the Hall of Fame with a sub-. 260 batting average: Killebrew, Rabbit Maranville and Ray Schalk.
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Who can throw a baseball 100 mph?

As far as the technology of the time could tell us, Nolan Ryan threw a 100 mph fastball. Randy Johnson was clocked as high as 102. Bob Feller may have hit 104 in his day, although we only have some creative science experiments to rely on for that figure.
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Who has 500 home runs and 3000 hits in MLB?

Hank Aaron

300 mark 14 times and had three seasons with 200 or more hits. Aaron broke Babe Ruth's home run record in 1974 and held the title of baseball's home run king until 2007. His 755 dingers are the most of any player with 500 home runs and 3,000 hits.
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What is the highest batting average possible?

The highest batting average in Major League Baseball history belongs to Ty Cobb. He played 24 seasons in the big leagues and finished his career with a . 366 batting average.
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Who has the lowest batting average with 3000 hits?

Cal Ripken, Jr. has the lowest (. 276) career batting average in the 3,000 Hits Club.
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Has there ever been a 600 foot home run?

Then look up Joey Meyer's home run from 1987; it went nearly 600 feet into the upper level.
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Who hit 600 home runs in MLB?

Alex Rodriguez (696), Willie Mays (660), Ken Griffey Jr. (630), Jim Thome (612), and Sammy Sosa (609) are the only other players to have hit 600 or more. Listed are all Major League Baseball players with 223 or more home runs hit during official regular-season games (i.e., excluding playoffs or exhibition games).
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Has there ever been 5 home runs in one inning?

Astros tie MLB record with 5 home runs in 1 inning, all off Red Sox's Nathan Eovaldi. The Houston Astros exploded on Tuesday with five home runs in the second inning off Boston Red Sox starter Nathan Eovaldi.
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