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October 18, 2002

Strange But True!

  • A weekly column of incidental information, off-the-wall observations and other random facts about the world.
    • By BILL SONES and RICH SONES, Ph.D.
    Special to the Journal

    Q. Which baseball great almost became a .400 hitter without in fact hitting .400?

    A. It was 1941, and after batting .400+ most of the season, Boston Red Sox slugger Ted Williams cooled to .39955 (179/448) with one double-header remaining, recounts John Updike in his book "Assorted Prose."


     
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