10 Obscure Baseball Hall Of Fame Hitters Who Should Not Be Forgotten
6. Joe Sewell
Who He Was: Played 1920 to 1933 for the Cleveland Indians and New York Yankees While most of the players on this list are notable for what they did, Joe Sewell, a great infielder, should be recognized for what he didnt often do. Sewell was almost impossible to strike out. In 14 major league seasons, he whiffed only 114 times. To give a few examples of specific seasons, in his 608 at bats in 1925, he went down swinging only 4 times; in 1932s 503 at bats, he struck out 3 times; and in 1933, with 524 at bats, he had just 4 strikeouts again. He never struck out more than 20 times in a season. To compare Sewells difficulty to strike out to a great hitter modern fans are familiar with and who played the same number of years, Don Mattingly has 330 more strikeouts to his name than Joe Sewell. And Sewell wasnt just the man who couldnt strike out. He put up some other impressive numbers. His lifetime average was an excellent .312, he stroked 436 doubles, and drove in 1054 runs.
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