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Finally, and most surprisingly, there was Chris Best. Best is a very hard worker but by no means considered a premium prospect in the Brewers organization. And given that he played the entire 1965 season in A ball, he wasn't particularly advanced for the AFL field. And yet. And yet, Best was 2nd in the AFL in batting average, 6th in OBP, 5th in slugging, 6th in OPS, 8th in runs scored, tied for 6th in doubles, and 8th in OPS+ and weighted OBA. He also played a respectable, if unspectacular, right field. Was this just a really tremendous 32-game stretch for the young man from Jackson, Tennessee or a sign of better things to come? Time, I suppose, will tell. I'll be watching. Will you?
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