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3fbrown · 01-26-2020, 02:08 AM

So we have two men hitting over .420, and nobody hitting between .400-.420, but we have six seasons in the .390s, by four players.

Honorable mention:

Harry Heilmann hit .398 in 1930, falling just two hits short of being over .400. He was 35 years old, but it was 1930, which always helps the offense.

In 1924, Shoeless Joe Jackson hit .396. He was 34 years old at the time. Like Heilmann, he played for those big-hitting A’s teams of the era.

In 1924 and 1925, Jack Fournier hit .394 and .392 respectively. He was a Yankee, though he retired a few years before they got Waner. These were Fournier’s age 34 and 35 seasons, which seems to be a bit of a trend here. In fact, he only had two more seasons after this before he retired, though he still hit over .300 during his final season.

George Burns (the OF) hit .391 in 1922 and .392 in 1925. A lifetime Cleveland Indian…if you closely read the above entries, you will notice that all of these players were in the AL, so he would not have won the batting title either year. He was the guy that beat out Max Carey for the 1922 MVP though, maybe because he also walked 110 times, or because he added 18 HR, or because he stole 56 bases. Like all the other guys I have mentioned so far, Burns is in the HOF.

01-26-2020, 02:08 AM	#33
3fbrown Major Leagues Join Date: May 2008 Posts: 414	.400: Honorable mentions So we have two men hitting over .420, and nobody hitting between .400-.420, but we have six seasons in the .390s, by four players. Honorable mention: Harry Heilmann hit .398 in 1930, falling just two hits short of being over .400. He was 35 years old, but it was 1930, which always helps the offense. In 1924, Shoeless Joe Jackson hit .396. He was 34 years old at the time. Like Heilmann, he played for those big-hitting A’s teams of the era. In 1924 and 1925, Jack Fournier hit .394 and .392 respectively. He was a Yankee, though he retired a few years before they got Waner. These were Fournier’s age 34 and 35 seasons, which seems to be a bit of a trend here. In fact, he only had two more seasons after this before he retired, though he still hit over .300 during his final season. George Burns (the OF) hit .391 in 1922 and .392 in 1925. A lifetime Cleveland Indian…if you closely read the above entries, you will notice that all of these players were in the AL, so he would not have won the batting title either year. He was the guy that beat out Max Carey for the 1922 MVP though, maybe because he also walked 110 times, or because he added 18 HR, or because he stole 56 bases. Like all the other guys I have mentioned so far, Burns is in the HOF.