he hit 15 home runs in his rookie season.
No player has ever hit 400 home runs in a single season. The record is 73 set by Barry Bonds in 2001.
No, he did not. The highest batting average Lou Gehrig had in one season, with the league minimum of at-bats, was .379 in 1930.
In MLB, that is Shoeless Joe Jackson of the Cleveland Indians who hit .408 in 1911.
In the early years of the American League there were many hitters who hit .400. In 1901, Nap Lajoie of the Philadelphia Athletics led the A. L. in hitting with a .422 average, the only player in the A. L. to hit over .400 that season. By the way, the last American Leaguer to hit the mark was Ted Williams of the Boston Red Sox who hit .406 in 1941.
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13 Rickie Weeks rookie season was 2005 and he hit 13 home runs along with having a .239 batting average, 13 doubles, and 2 triples.
he hit 15 home runs in his rookie season.
Strictly going by batting average, the best hitter in the history of MLB was Ty Cobb who batted .366 for a career that lasted 24 seasons (1905-1928). He hit over .400 in three seasons and, other than his rookie season when he had 150 at bats and hit .240, never batted below .316 for a season (his second season). For a four year stretch (1910-1913) he batted .402 (.4018). Rogers Hornsby is second in career MLB batting average with .3585 over a career that lasted 23 seasons (1915-1937). Hornsby hit over .400 in three seasons and did Cobb one better by having a FIVE season (1921-1925) batting average of .402 (.4024).
No player has ever hit 400 home runs in a single season. The record is 73 set by Barry Bonds in 2001.
No, he did not. The highest batting average Lou Gehrig had in one season, with the league minimum of at-bats, was .379 in 1930.
Ralph Kiner hit 23 home runs in his rookie season with the Pittsburgh Pirates in 1946.
In MLB, that is Shoeless Joe Jackson of the Cleveland Indians who hit .408 in 1911.
Ted Williams still holds the record as the last Major League player to hit .400 in a season. In 1941, he ended the season with a .406. No one has hit .400 since.
In the early years of the American League there were many hitters who hit .400. In 1901, Nap Lajoie of the Philadelphia Athletics led the A. L. in hitting with a .422 average, the only player in the A. L. to hit over .400 that season. By the way, the last American Leaguer to hit the mark was Ted Williams of the Boston Red Sox who hit .406 in 1941.
Babe Ruth won 94 regular season games (and 3 World Series games) as a pitcher and hit 714 home runs.