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Found August 24, 2012 on Fangraphs: Yardbarker Blogger Network
PLAYERS: Tommy Hanson,  Babe Ruth,  Barry Zito,  Mark Reynolds,  Jack Cust,  Kyle Weiland,  Chris Snyder,  Tyler Pastornicky,  Derek Jeter,  Trevor Cahill
TEAMS: Atlanta Braves,  San Francisco Giants,  Baltimore Orioles,  Toronto Blue Jays,  Houston Astros,  New York Yankees,  Arizona Diamondbacks
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Through the whole course of baseball history, several thousand players have managed to bat at least 200 times. An enterprising position player might reach that mark in less than two months. Given that minimum, nobody’s been a better hitter, relative to the rest of the league, than Babe Ruth, who ...
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