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knockahoma · 06-18-2009, 02:54 PM

In 1968, hitting nearly died in the AL.

Carl Yastremski won the league batting title with a .301 BA. He was the only qualifying hitter over .300 that year. Finishing 2nd in the arctic cold race was Oakland's Cater with a .290 BA.

The AL pitchers finished with a league-wide BABIP of .262. The NL was 17 points higher with .279.

The baseball minds decided to lower the pitching mound by several inches. Now, rather than "Stand tall and fall", many pitchers would begin to "drop and drive".

The effect was immediate on league wide BABIPs. In 1969 the rates were:

NL BABIP: .285
AL BABIP: .273.

So, what inferences do we take from this stuff? Any at all?

06-18-2009, 02:54 PM	#37
knockahoma All Star Reserve Join Date: Dec 2002 Posts: 792	In 1968, hitting nearly died in the AL. Carl Yastremski won the league batting title with a .301 BA. He was the only qualifying hitter over .300 that year. Finishing 2nd in the arctic cold race was Oakland's Cater with a .290 BA. The AL pitchers finished with a league-wide BABIP of .262. The NL was 17 points higher with .279. The baseball minds decided to lower the pitching mound by several inches. Now, rather than "Stand tall and fall", many pitchers would begin to "drop and drive". The effect was immediate on league wide BABIPs. In 1969 the rates were: NL BABIP: .285 AL BABIP: .273. So, what inferences do we take from this stuff? Any at all? Last edited by knockahoma; 06-18-2009 at 02:58 PM.