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Encyclopedia > Slugger

In baseball, slugger is a popular term for a powerful batter with a high percentage of extra base hits, though they may not have a high batting average. Usually, a slugger is the third, fourth or fifth player in the batting order. Baseball is a team sport in which a player on one team (the pitcher) attempts to throw a hard, fist-sized ball past a player on the other team (the batter), who attempts to hit the baseball with a tapered, smooth, cylindrical stick called a bat. ... Barry Bonds batting Photo:Agência Brasil In baseball, batting is the act of facing the opposing pitcher and trying to produce offense for ones team. ... In baseball, an extra base hit (EB, EBH or XBH) is a statistic credited to a batter for hitting a double, triple, or home run. ... Batting average is a statistic in both baseball and cricket measuring the performance of baseball hitters and cricket batsmen, respectively. ... The batting order, in baseball, is the sequence in which the nine members of the offensive lineup take their turns in batting against the pitcher. ...


A measure of a good slugger is often the slugging percentage statistic, which calculates a hitter's number of total bases per at bat. Barry Bonds holds the single-season record for slugging percentage, with a mark of .863%, set in 2001. In baseball statistics, slugging average (SLG) is a measure of the power of a hitter. ... In baseball statistics, total bases refers to the number of bases a player has gained with hits, i. ... Barry Lamar Bonds (born July 24, 1964 in Riverside, California) is a left fielder in Major League Baseball for the San Francisco Giants; he is most famous for his home run hitting. ... 2001: A Space Odyssey. ...

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Sluggers of Major League Baseball

For the band named Babe Ruth, see Babe Ruth (band). ... Theodore Samuel Williams (August 30, 1918 – July 5, 2002), nicknamed The Kid, the Splendid Splinter, Teddy Ballgame and The Thumper, was an American left fielder in Major League Baseball who played 19 seasons, twice interrupted by military service as a Marine Corps pilot, with the Boston Red Sox. ... ‹ The template below has been proposed for deletion. ... Barry Lamar Bonds (born July 24, 1964 in Riverside, California) is a left fielder in Major League Baseball for the San Francisco Giants; he is most famous for his home run hitting. ... Jimmie Foxx on the cover of Time in 1929 James Emory Foxx (October 22, 1907 – July 21, 1967) was an American first baseman in Major League Baseball who was, up until Mark McGwires glory days in the late 1990s, the most prolific right-handed power hitter to ever play... For the insurance mogul nicknamed Hank Greenberg, see Maurice R. Greenberg Henry Benjamin Hank Greenberg (January 1, 1911 - September 4, 1986), nicknamed Hammerin Hank, was an American player in Major League Baseball. ... Mark McGwire hits a home run during his last Major League season in 2001 with the St. ... José Alberto Pujols (born January 16, 1980 in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic) is a Major League Baseball player with the St. ... Manuel Arístides Manny Ramírez (born May 30, 1972 in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic) is a Major League Baseball left fielder who plays with the Boston Red Sox. ... Todd Lynn Helton (born August 20, 1973 in Knoxville, Tennessee) is a Major League Baseball first baseman who has played for the Colorado Rockies since the 1997 season. ... Samuel Sosa Peralta (born November 12, 1968 in San Pedro de Macorís, Dominican Republic) is a right fielder in Major League Baseball in the free agency. ... Ken Griffey, Jr. ...

Sluggers from other leagues

Josh Gibson Joshua Gibson (December 21, 1911 in Buena Vista, Georgia - January 20, 1947 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania) 6-foot-1, 215-pounder was a catcher for the Homestead Grays and later the Pittsburgh Crawfords in baseballs Negro Leagues. ... Japanese baseball legend Sadaharu Oh. ...

Synonyms

  • banger
  • basher
  • big stick
  • bomber
  • cleanup
  • mauler
  • masher

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