Ted Ford
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Theodore Henry Ford was an American right-handed Major League Baseball outfielder who played for the Cleveland Indians and Texas Rangers from 1970 to 1973.
Ford in 1972
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
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.