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In the modern era what major league baseball players have flirted with 400?
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∙ 14y ago
Since Ted Williams last did it (.406) in 1941:
1) .394 - Tony Gwynn of the Padres in 1994.
2) .390 - George Brett of the Royals in 1980.
3) .388 - Ted Williams of the Red Sox in 1957.
4) .388 - Rod Carew of the Twins in 1977.
5) .379 - Larry Walker of the Rockies in 1999.
6) .376 - Stan Musial of the Cardinals in 1948.
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∙ 14y ago
In the modern era, only one player has come close to hitting .400 for a season. In 1941, Ted Williams of the Boston Red Sox finished the season with a batting average of .406, which is the highest in the modern era. Since then, no player has come within 20 points of the .400 mark for a full season.
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