Posted by Steve Lombardi on November 26, 2008
Via Baseball-Reference.com's Play Index Batting Season Finder:
Single Seasons, Born in USA, From 1901 to 2008, (requiring OPSp<=10 and Qualified for league batting title), sorted by greatest Seasons matching criteria
So, when you're enjoying your turkey tomorrow - and hopefully you are! - think of America's biggest batting turkey of a season: Bill Bergen's 1909
Gobble, gobble!
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November 27th, 2008 at 5:39 pm
Yes, Bergen was an atrocious hitter, but he was a catcher. Was he any worse a hitter for his position than, say, 1st baseman Ivy Griffin in 1920? or left fielder Brian Hunter in 1999?
November 28th, 2008 at 11:50 am
Yes.
November 30th, 2008 at 1:12 am
[...] A few days ago, Steve made mention of Bill Bergen as the only player to ever qualify for a batting title and have an OPS+ less than or equal to 10. [...]