Through the 2009 season, Bob Nieman of the 1951 St. Louis Browns and Keith McDonald of the 2000 St. Louis Cardinals are the only players in MLB history to hit home runs in their first two at bats.
Maybe 3 or 4 at least!
Milt Pappas - 132 career hits in 1073 at bats, for a cool .123 batting average
There are three players that hit .350 in both leagues that had enough at bats to qualify for the League batting title. It has been done once in the modern era and twice by players that switched to the American League when it became a major league in 1901. 1) Nap Lajoie - Philadelphia Phillies (1897) in the NL and Philadelphia Athletics (1901) and Cleveland Naps (1904, 1906, 1910, 1912) in the AL. 2) Ed Delahanty - Philadelphia Phillies (1893, 1894, 1895, 1896, 1897, 1899, 1901) in the NL and Washington Senators (1902) in the AL. 3) John Olerud - Toronto Blue Jays (1993) in the AL and New York Mets (1998) in the NL.
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No, Bamboo bats have not yet been approved by Major League Baseball. The approved bat types are Ash, Maple, Birch, and Hickory. Some consider Bamboo Bats a composite bat based on the way they are made. -
The number of players on a major league team is 9, so if you don't count the pitcher, there would be 8. The American league also has a designated hitter (DH) who bats, but does not take the field on defense.
about 3-4 bats a year usually only replaced when they are broke
Yes because aluminum bats could hurt the players and fans because of hitting the ball to hard.
Players in Major League Baseball use wooden bats so the ball doesn't go as far when they hit it. If they used an aluminum bat, players could easily hit a home run.
they way just as much as major league bats there is no difference just because its a different league
No.
major league bats are hollow on top because it helps to even out the weight when you swing, making your hits better
it doesn't composite bats have more pop if major league players had composites they would hit way more homeruns
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If you are talking about a minor or major league team, they go thru thousands of wood bats per year. Not just broken bats being the reason, but a lot of players are very picky and streaky when it comes to their bat of choice.