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Baseball

kairos12

(13,247 posts) Mon May 15, 2023, 12:01 PM May 2023

He struck out 12 times.

Ridiculous.

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In 1950 Yogi Berra had 656 ABs. (Original Post) kairos12 May 2023 OP

Not a lot of K's in that era. Lots of BB, though. n/t malthaussen May 2023 #1

Small strike zone. Yogi was 5f 7i. twodogsbarking May 2023 #2

Essentially, True Dough May 2023 #4

Pitching much better now. NoRethugFriends May 2023 #3

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1. Not a lot of K's in that era. Lots of BB, though. n/t

Mon May 15, 2023, 12:18 PM

May 2023

(12,228 posts)

2. Small strike zone. Yogi was 5f 7i.

Mon May 15, 2023, 12:36 PM

May 2023

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4. Essentially,

Tue May 16, 2023, 06:22 AM

May 2023

a Jose Altuve (although Altuve is listed at 5'6".

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3. Pitching much better now.

Mon May 15, 2023, 12:54 PM

May 2023

And batters have no idea they should cut down their swing with two strikes. Or don't care.