• Damon On Pace For Record Season

    Posted by on June 8th, 2008 · Comments (3)

    Johnny Damon is currently batting .326 on the season. When was the last time that a Yankees left fielder played 100+ games and batted .320 or better that season? Check out these stats, via Baseball-Reference.com’s Play Index Batting Season Finder:

      Cnt Player            Year   BA   G  Age Tm
+----+-----------------+----+-----+---+---+---+
    1 Dion James        1993  .332 115  30 NYY
    2 Bob Meusel        1927  .337 135  30 NYY
    3 Babe Ruth         1926  .372 152  31 NYY
    4 Bob Meusel        1924  .325 143  27 NYY
    5 Babe Ruth         1921  .378 152  26 NYY
    6 Birdie Cree       1911  .348 137  28 NYY
    7 Kip Selbach       1902  .320 128  30 BLA
    8 Mike Donlin       1901  .340 121  23 BLA 
Seasons/Careers found: 8.

     

    So, you have to go back to 1993 with Dion James. That was a while ago. But, before James, you have to go back to the 1920′s to find the last time this happened.

    In terms of being a Yankees left fielder, Johnny Damon is on pace to put together a special season – at least in terms of bating average.

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    Comments on Damon On Pace For Record Season

    1. OnceIWasAYankeeFan
      June 8th, 2008 | 2:02 pm

      Johnny Damon has hit .320 or better exactly once, and it was eight years ago. You know, if he’d been doing this all season, instead of getting to this point by hitting an unbelievable hot stretch topped off by a 6 for 6 day, then I might believe he’d have a chance to do what you are talking about.

      But I kinda suspect that he’s going to regress to the mean before its over and done.
    2. Don
      June 9th, 2008 | 1:45 am

      Did Ruth really play all those games in LF in 1926? If he did, amazing! Playing that humongous LF, and hitting as he did. And all day games too.
    3. Steve Lombardi
      June 9th, 2008 | 8:17 am

      Don, regarding Ruth and LF, this will interest you.

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