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Who holds the American League record for the most base hits in one season?
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Pine tar manufacturers enjoy job security thanks to guys like Mahle, whose slider elicits wicked swings that send logs of lumber sailing. So batters can't get enough of the adhesive stuff to try and keep a grip. More often than not, however, the righty's offspeed stuff still gets foes fishing before watching their timber twirl away again.
Jim is a relief pitcher par excellence. He worked in 42 games for the Phils in 1952, winning 5 and losing 3. 1950 was his big year, which was climaxed when he was named the National League's Most Valuable Player. Worked in 74 games that year, most in the league, winning 16 and losing 7. Saved many others. His 74 games finished established major league record.
Fred Sington gained national fame by being selected as an All-American football player from the University of Alabama. He started his major-league baseball career with the Washington Senators, who obtained him from Chattanooga, where he won the Southern Association batting crown with a batting average of .384. He was purchased by the Brooklyn Dodgers in 1938 and in 17 games with the Dodgers, hit for a .358 batting average. Fred is exceptionally fast for his 215 pounds and is proving to be an exceptionally good fielder, as well as a good hitter, this season for Brooklyn.
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