The "Splendid Splinter" uses statistical information and personal expertise to present portraits of the twenty-five greatest hitters in baseball history
3.75 stars .. in 41' when Ted hit .406 sacrifice hits were counted as at bats. This rule was changed later on, but if his six sac flies had not counted against him that year, he would have hit .412 .. and Hornsby hitting .424 in 1924 is mind boggling..
I really enjoyed this book. Williams analysis of what makes the best hitters in baseball the best using words like "Baseballic" and "Hitterish" were very interesting and his personal anecdotes make this a great read.
top-notch, personal, interesting read. Its about folklore heroes like the babe, foxx, hank aaron being turned into human-ish sluggers. Comes with character readings, batting lessons, and key kpi