Jimmy Bloodworth
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James Henry Bloodworth was an American professional baseball second baseman who played in Major League Baseball for the Washington Senators, Detroit Tigers, Pittsburgh Pirates, Cincinnati Reds, and Ph
Jimmy Bloodworth 1940 Play Ball card
Batting average (baseball)
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In baseball, batting average is determined by dividing a player's hits by their total at-bats. It is usually rounded to three decimal places and read without the decimal: A player with a batting avera
Jimmy Bloodworth
…not get any plate appearances. Bloodworth's last major-league season was with the 1951 Phillies. In 11 seasons, he played in 1,002 games and had a .248 batting average over 3,519 at bats with 62 home runs and 451 RBI. Bloodworth returned to the minor leagues, where he had stints as a player and player-manager for teams…
Top batting averages for the 1877 season, as published in The Buffalo Sunday Morning News— Deacon White led the league
Josh Gibson has the highest major-league career batting average (.371). He is also the most recent player to hit .400 in a season (1943).
Hugh Duffy had a .440 average for the 1894 season.
Fred Schemanske finished his brief major-league career with a 1.000 batting average.