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matttb324 · 07-10-2023, 10:37 PM

As we head into July, a couple of WBL players are flirting with .400 again. Only two players, Shoeless Joe and Nap Lajoie, have ever hitting .400 in a season but Harry Heilmann is at .420 while Jim Bottomley of New Orleans is at .408. The Jazzcats are in last place yet again despite the season from Bottomley and the trade that brought Babe Ruth to town. The Bambino is at .279/19 HR/ 60 RBI but New Orleans is 32-52.

"On a mid-September afternoon in Brooklyn in 1924, Cardinals third–year first baseman Jim Bottomley came to bat six times and delivered six hits, including two home runs, a double, and three singles off the Robins’ pitchers. Bottomley drove in 12 runs that day, and set a major league record for most Runs Batted In (RBIs) in a single game that still stands (shared with the Cardinals’ Mark Whiten in 1993). The previous record of 11 had stood since 1892 and, ironically, had belonged to Brooklyn’s manager, Wilbert Robinson. Uncle Robbie’s record stood for 32 years. Bottomley’s record stands to this day, and his performance was a milestone on his road to Cooperstown."

07-10-2023, 10:37 PM	#168
matttb324 Major Leagues Join Date: Apr 2019 Posts: 325	July 1920: .400 hitters? As we head into July, a couple of WBL players are flirting with .400 again. Only two players, Shoeless Joe and Nap Lajoie, have ever hitting .400 in a season but Harry Heilmann is at .420 while Jim Bottomley of New Orleans is at .408. The Jazzcats are in last place yet again despite the season from Bottomley and the trade that brought Babe Ruth to town. The Bambino is at .279/19 HR/ 60 RBI but New Orleans is 32-52. "On a mid-September afternoon in Brooklyn in 1924, Cardinals third–year first baseman Jim Bottomley came to bat six times and delivered six hits, including two home runs, a double, and three singles off the Robins’ pitchers. Bottomley drove in 12 runs that day, and set a major league record for most Runs Batted In (RBIs) in a single game that still stands (shared with the Cardinals’ Mark Whiten in 1993). The previous record of 11 had stood since 1892 and, ironically, had belonged to Brooklyn’s manager, Wilbert Robinson. Uncle Robbie’s record stood for 32 years. Bottomley’s record stands to this day, and his performance was a milestone on his road to Cooperstown."