In baseball statistics,slugging percentage (SLG) is a measure of the batting productivity of a hitter. It is calculated as total bases divided by at-bats,through the following formula,where AB is the number of at-bats for a given player,and 1B,2B,3B,and HR are the number of singles,doubles,triples,and home runs,respectively:
Walter Perry Johnson,nicknamed "Barney" and "the Big Train",was an American professional baseball player and manager. He played his entire 21-year baseball career in Major League Baseball as a right-handed pitcher for the Washington Senators from 1907 to 1927. He later served as manager of the Senators from 1929 through 1932 and of the Cleveland Indians from 1933 through 1935.
Joseph Wheeler Sewell was an American professional baseball infielder who played in Major League Baseball for the Cleveland Indians and New York Yankees from 1920 to 1933. He was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1977.
Russell Loris Arlett,also known as Buzz Arlett,was an American baseball player,sometimes called "the Babe Ruth of the minor leagues." Like Ruth,Arlett was a large man,6 feet 4 inches (1.93 m) and 230 pounds (100 kg),who began his career as a pitcher before becoming his league's dominant home run hitter. He was for many decades the all-time minor league home run king in the United States,until being surpassed by Mike Hessman on August 3,2015. He spent one season with the Philadelphia Phillies of Major League Baseball (MLB).
Robert Ray Buhl was an American right-handed starting pitcher in Major League Baseball who played with the Milwaukee Braves,Chicago Cubs,and Philadelphia Phillies.
Lynwood Thomas "Schoolboy" Rowe was an American right-handed pitcher in Major League Baseball,primarily for the Detroit Tigers (1932–42) and Philadelphia Phillies. He was a three-time All-Star and a member of three Tigers' World Series teams.
John Joshua Labandeira is a former Major League Baseball player. He played second base/shortstop and batted and threw right-handed.
A "cup of coffee" is a North American sports idiom for a short time spent by a minor league player at the major league level. The idea behind the term is that the player was only in the big leagues long enough to have a cup of coffee before being returned to the minors. The term originated in baseball and is extensively used in ice hockey,both of whose professional leagues utilize extensive farm systems;it is rarely used in basketball or American football since neither the NBA nor NFL have implemented a true farm system.
Debs C. Garms was an American professional baseball player for 12 seasons as an outfielder and third baseman for the St. Louis Browns,Boston Braves,Pittsburgh Pirates,and St. Louis Cardinals. Garms broke up Johnny Vander Meer's streak of hitless innings in 1938. He won the National League batting title in 1940,hitting .355 for the Pirates despite having played in only 103 games and garnering 358 at bats. Garms' batting title proved very controversial because of his limited playing time. In 1941,he set a then-major league record for consecutive pinch hits with seven,which stood until Dave Philley broke it in 1958.
Louis Klopsche Finney was an American professional baseball player. He spent fifteen seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB) playing for the Philadelphia Athletics,Boston Red Sox,St. Louis Browns (1945–46),and Philadelphia Phillies (1947) as an outfielder and first baseman.
Charles Fred "Red" Lucas was an American professional baseball pitcher and pinch hitter. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) from 1923 to 1938 for the New York Giants,Boston Braves,Cincinnati Reds,and Pittsburgh Pirates.
The 1988 Minnesota Twins finished at 91–71,second in the American League West. 3,030,672 fans attended Twins games,at the time,establishing a new major league record. Pitcher Allan Anderson had his most successful season in 1988,winning the American League ERA title at 2.45 and compiling a record of 16-9 in 30 starts.
Henry Edward Leiber was an American professional baseball player. He played as an outfielder in Major League Baseball from 1933 to 1942 with the New York Giants and Chicago Cubs.
The 1986 New York Yankees season was the 84th season for the Yankees. The team finished with a record of 90–72,finishing in second-place,5.5 games behind the Boston Red Sox. New York was managed by Lou Piniella. The Yankees played at Yankee Stadium.
The 1945 Boston Red Sox season was the 45th season in the franchise's Major League Baseball history. The Red Sox finished seventh in the American League (AL) with a record of 71 wins and 83 losses,17+1⁄2 games behind the Detroit Tigers,who went on to win the 1945 World Series.
In baseball,batting average (BA) is determined by dividing a player's hits by their total at-bats. It is usually rounded to three decimal places and read without the decimal:A player with a batting average of .300 is "batting three hundred". If necessary to break ties,batting averages could be taken beyond the .001 measurement. In this context,.001 is considered a "point",such that a .235 batter is five points higher than a .230 batter.
Ralph Lee Winegarner was an American professional baseball player,manager and coach. He played all or part of six seasons in Major League Baseball as a right-handed pitcher and third baseman for the Cleveland Indians and St. Louis Browns (1949). Born in Benton,Kansas,he batted right-handed,stood 6 feet (1.8 m) tall and weighed 182 pounds (83 kg).
Frank Louis Meinke,was an American professional baseball pitcher from 1883 to 1887. He played two seasons in Major League Baseball for the Detroit Wolverines from 1884 to 1885. In 36 major league games,he compiled an 8-24 record with 124 strikeouts and a 3.18 earned run average (ERA).
William Michael Taylor was an American professional baseball player who appeared in Major League Baseball as an outfielder for the New York Giants and Detroit Tigers for all or parts of five seasons (1954–1958).
