greatest year by a non HOF hitter?

[M2d]

Lefty O'Doul, 1929
.398, 254 hits, 32 hr, 152 runs, 122 RBI, 19K in 638 AB.

[ThaSaltCracka]

I don't get it, he had a 6 year span in which he didn't play.....

[mikeyvegas]

He played in the Pacific Coast League(PCL) from 1924-27 after his arm "went dead" as a pitcher. He returned to the league as an outfielder in 1928 as a NY Giant.

[andyfox]

Off the top of my head:

Norm Cash in 1961.

Alberte Belle the year he had 100 extra base hits.

[mikeyvegas]

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Off the top of my head:

Norm Cash in 1961.

Alberte Belle the year he had 100 extra base hits.

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Wow, didn't realize Albert put up those kind of numbers.
Year Ag Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG TB SH SF IBB HBP GDP
1995 28 CLE AL 143 546 121 173 52 1 50 126 5 2 73 80 .317 .401 .690 377 0 4 5 6 24
1998 31 CHW AL 163 609 113 200 48 2 49 152 6 4 81 84 .328 .399 .655 399 0 15 10 1 17

[JTG51]

Alberte Belle the year he had 100 extra base hits.

That was '95. You could argue that his numbers in the strike shortened '94 season were even more impressive.

'94: .357 BA .438 OBP .714 SLG 1.152 OPS
'95: .317 BA .401 OBP .690 SLG 1.091 OPS

[Uston]

Wally Berger, 1930.

.317/.375/.614, 38 HR's, 119 RBI.

How insane is 38 bombs when you're playing half of your games in Braves Field? Second place on the team in home runs in 1930 was Buster Chatham with five.

Not bad for a rookie.

[Toro]

Geez. How can you not say Roger Maris in 1961 when he broke you know who's single season homerun record while not on steroids.

[andyfox]

Norm Cash, another non-HOFer, had a better year the same year.

[sfer]

That I can personally remember, Don Mattingly 1985-1986.