"The toughest batter in history to strike out, with just 114 strikeouts in 7,132 at bats" Hint, He played 14 Years in MLB, His first 11 yrs. with Cleveland, his Last 3 Years with the Yanx....??? One of the most INCREDIBLE STATS, IMHO....!
Here's another hint, in his 14 years in MLB, only 4 times did he reach double digits in K's, with a MAX qty. of K's being only 20 with 558 At Bats....the other 10 years, He K'd no more than 9 times per years.... F'n Outrageous....!!!
heard the stat before but the name escapes me i think its pretty amazing that joltin' joe and yogi almost had more career homeruns than strikeouts adam dunn would have to hit 200 homeruns a season just to break even
No, I did not know that....now that is amazing in and of its own....never broke or cracked a bat, that is a FEAT of its own..... A STAT as Incredible as his Contact Hitting abilities....! WOW, Joe must of corked his bat with iron or steel...hehe...!
Ok, I'm claiming the Grand Trivia Prize, the Vacation for 2, to the Arky Ozarks....! Taking my wife, so no begging to accompany me to those woods.... PS - No, I'm not taking my Banjo or Guitar either.....!!! Here Ya' Go: When it came to making contact, no one matched Joe Sewell." - Author Morris Eckhouse on BaseballLibrary.com "The toughest batter in history to strike out, with just 114 strikeouts in 7,132 at-bats, Joe Sewell was a perennial .300 hitter over 14 seasons with the Yankees and Indians. In 1920, Cleveland summoned Sewell from the Minors to replace the late Ray Chapman at shortstop, and the rookie batted .329 down the stretch to lead the Indians to the pennant. A great contact hitter, his career rate of one strikeout for every 63 at-bats is by far the best in history, and his three strikeouts in 1932 are the fewest ever for a full season." - National Baseball Hall of Fame (05/19/2013, 'Joe Sewell', Source)
