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Player	Avg. Distance
Minnie Minoso	3.0027
Warren Spahn	3.0274
Early Wynn	3.0281
Curt Simmons	3.0580
Tommy John	3.0868
Dave Philley	3.1000
Phil Cavarretta	3.1107
Granny Hamner	3.1200
Elmer Valo	3.1212
Brooks Robinson	3.1230
Phil Niekro	3.1237
Cal McLish	3.1273
Gil Hodges	3.1349
Mickey Vernon	3.1418
Bob Kennedy	3.1473
Yogi Berra	3.1511
Joe Nuxhall	3.1554
Hank Majeski	3.1687
Pete Runnels	3.1722
Jim Perry	3.1724
Hoyt Wilhelm	3.1766
Billy Pierce	3.1778
Gaylord Perry	3.1809
Bobo Newsom	3.1833
Bobby Shantz	3.1834
Eddie Miksis	3.1844
Ed Kranepool	3.1850
Tug McGraw	3.1855
Fred Norman	3.1875
Bob Miller	3.1884
Jim Kaat	3.1888
Frank Robinson	3.1904
Steve Carlton	3.1918
Robin Roberts	3.1921
Vern Stephens	3.1935
Bobby Thomson	3.1944
Willie McCovey	3.1945
Jim Hegan	3.1969
Nellie Fox	3.1970
Bert Haas	3.1997
Johnny Cooney	3.2030
Whitey Lockman	3.2037
Dick Donovan	3.2043
Johnny Schmitz	3.2046
Bob Elliott	3.2049
Bill Wight	3.2049
Walker Cooper	3.2050
Moe Drabowsky	3.2050
Rollie Hemsley	3.2093
Rusty Staub	3.2094
Ron Fairly	3.2099
Juan Pizarro	3.2104
Stan Musial	3.2106
Hank Sauer	3.2107
Jim Wilson	3.2111
Lindy McDaniel	3.2135
Ernie Banks	3.2138
Dick Schofield	3.2143
Virgil Trucks	3.2149
Gene Woodling	3.2152
Deron Johnson	3.2154
Smoky Burgess	3.2155
Johnny Berardino	3.2157
Floyd Baker	3.2164
Marv Grissom	3.2166
Eddie Robinson	3.2173
Joe Niekro	3.2184
Matty Alou	3.2197
Mike Fornieles	3.2197
Willie Jones	3.2204
Jose Cardenal	3.2206
Del Ennis	3.2215
Orlando Pena	3.2217
Jim Busby	3.2223
Vic Davalillo	3.2226
Hoot Evers	3.2239
Ron Kline	3.2241
Orlando Cepeda	3.2242
Bob Feller	3.2248
Johnny Vander Meer	3.2249
Rick Wise	3.2251
Vic Wertz	3.2263
Phil Masi	3.2270
Del Crandall	3.2276
George Kell	3.2280
Carl Yastrzemski	3.2284
Murry Dickson	3.2287
Pee Wee Reese	3.2292
Gil Coan	3.2294
Wally Post	3.2302
Eddie Fisher	3.2307
Felipe Alou	3.2308
Dizzy Trout	3.2312
Luis Aparicio	3.2314
Randy Gumpert	3.2325
Chris Cannizzaro	3.2342
Del Rice	3.2361
Pete Rose	3.2370
Birdie Tebbetts	3.2375
Al Benton	3.2377

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