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The Greatest Royal of All Time
Posted on 10/16/14 at 10:05 am
Posted on 10/16/14 at 10:05 am
George Brett - I love reading about some of his impressive stats. Here are a few.
--Brett's 1980 batting average of .390 is second only to Tony Gwynn's 1994 average of .394 (Gwynn played in 110 games and had 419 at-bats in the strike-shortened season, compared to Brett's 449 at bats in 1980) for the highest single season batting average since 1941. Brett also recorded 118 runs batted in, while appearing in just 117 games; it is the first instance of a player averaging one RBI per game (in more than 100 games) since Walt Dropo thirty seasons prior. He led the American League in both slugging and on-base percentage.
Brett started out slowly, hitting only .259 in April. In May, he hit .329 to get his season average to .301. In June, the 27 year-old third baseman hit .472 (17-36) to raise his season average to .337, but played his last game for a month on June 10, not returning to the lineup until after the All-Star Break on July 10.
In July, after being off for a month, he played in 21 games and hit .494 (42–85), raising his season average to .390. Brett started a 30-game hitting streak on July 18, which lasted until he went 0-3 on August 19 (the following night he went 3-for-3). During these 30 games Brett hit .467 (57-122). His high mark for the season came a week later, when Brett's batting average was at .407 on August 26, after he went 5-for-5 on a Tuesday night in Milwaukee. He batted .430 for the month of August (30 games), and his season average was at .403 with five weeks to go. For the three hot months of June, July, and August 1980, George Brett played in 60 American League games and hit .459 (111–242), most of it after a return from a monthlong injury. For these 60 games he had 69 RBIs and 14 home runs.
-In 1985, Brett had another brilliant season in which he helped propel the Royals to their second American League Championship. He batted .335 with 30 home runs and 112 RBI, finishing in the top 10 of the league in 10 different offensive categories. Defensively, he won his only Gold Glove. In the final week of the regular season, he went 9-for-20 at the plate with 7 runs, 5 homers, and 9 RBI in six crucial games, five of them victories, as the Royals closed a gap and won the division title at the end. He was MVP of the 1985 playoffs against the Toronto Blue Jays, with an incredible Game 3. With KC down in the series two games to none, Brett went 4-for-4, homering in his first two at bats against Doyle Alexander, and doubled to the same spot in right field in his third at bat, leading the Royals' comeback. Brett then batted .370 in the World Series against the St. Louis Cardinals including a four-hit performance in Game 7. The Royals again rallied from a 3–1 deficit to become World Series Champions for the first time in Royals history.
--Brett's 1980 batting average of .390 is second only to Tony Gwynn's 1994 average of .394 (Gwynn played in 110 games and had 419 at-bats in the strike-shortened season, compared to Brett's 449 at bats in 1980) for the highest single season batting average since 1941. Brett also recorded 118 runs batted in, while appearing in just 117 games; it is the first instance of a player averaging one RBI per game (in more than 100 games) since Walt Dropo thirty seasons prior. He led the American League in both slugging and on-base percentage.
Brett started out slowly, hitting only .259 in April. In May, he hit .329 to get his season average to .301. In June, the 27 year-old third baseman hit .472 (17-36) to raise his season average to .337, but played his last game for a month on June 10, not returning to the lineup until after the All-Star Break on July 10.
In July, after being off for a month, he played in 21 games and hit .494 (42–85), raising his season average to .390. Brett started a 30-game hitting streak on July 18, which lasted until he went 0-3 on August 19 (the following night he went 3-for-3). During these 30 games Brett hit .467 (57-122). His high mark for the season came a week later, when Brett's batting average was at .407 on August 26, after he went 5-for-5 on a Tuesday night in Milwaukee. He batted .430 for the month of August (30 games), and his season average was at .403 with five weeks to go. For the three hot months of June, July, and August 1980, George Brett played in 60 American League games and hit .459 (111–242), most of it after a return from a monthlong injury. For these 60 games he had 69 RBIs and 14 home runs.
-In 1985, Brett had another brilliant season in which he helped propel the Royals to their second American League Championship. He batted .335 with 30 home runs and 112 RBI, finishing in the top 10 of the league in 10 different offensive categories. Defensively, he won his only Gold Glove. In the final week of the regular season, he went 9-for-20 at the plate with 7 runs, 5 homers, and 9 RBI in six crucial games, five of them victories, as the Royals closed a gap and won the division title at the end. He was MVP of the 1985 playoffs against the Toronto Blue Jays, with an incredible Game 3. With KC down in the series two games to none, Brett went 4-for-4, homering in his first two at bats against Doyle Alexander, and doubled to the same spot in right field in his third at bat, leading the Royals' comeback. Brett then batted .370 in the World Series against the St. Louis Cardinals including a four-hit performance in Game 7. The Royals again rallied from a 3–1 deficit to become World Series Champions for the first time in Royals history.
This post was edited on 10/16/14 at 10:07 am
Posted on 10/16/14 at 10:19 am to RedHawk
The greatest royal of all time was Louis XIV of France.
Posted on 10/16/14 at 10:23 am to RedHawk
George brett was a cheater
Posted on 10/16/14 at 10:23 am to CocomoLSU
Me too, in a vacuum sealed case.
Posted on 10/16/14 at 10:28 am to RedHawk
quote:
The Greatest Royal of All Time
Lorde
eta: dammit nvm. She'll never be royal
This post was edited on 10/16/14 at 10:29 am
Posted on 10/16/14 at 10:29 am to PapaPogey
A couple more-
--He got off to a terrible start in 1990 and at one point even considered retirement. Finally, in July, the slump ended and Brett batted .386 for the rest of the season. In September, he caught Rickey Henderson for the league lead, and in a battle down to the last day of the season, captured his third batting title with a .329 mark. This feat made Brett the only major league player to win batting titles in three different decades.
--He passed the 3,000-hit mark in 1992, though he was picked off by Angel first baseman Gary Gaetti after stepping off the base to start enjoying the moment.
--He got off to a terrible start in 1990 and at one point even considered retirement. Finally, in July, the slump ended and Brett batted .386 for the rest of the season. In September, he caught Rickey Henderson for the league lead, and in a battle down to the last day of the season, captured his third batting title with a .329 mark. This feat made Brett the only major league player to win batting titles in three different decades.
--He passed the 3,000-hit mark in 1992, though he was picked off by Angel first baseman Gary Gaetti after stepping off the base to start enjoying the moment.
Posted on 10/16/14 at 10:33 am to RedHawk
I was living in Kansas City when he got his 3000 hit,
he is absolutely beloved there
he is absolutely beloved there
Posted on 10/16/14 at 10:39 am to Pilot Tiger
My dad's favorite player. He even wore #5 when he played softball
Posted on 10/16/14 at 10:43 am to RedHawk
I was lucky enough to be in Cooperstown to see him, Robin Yount, and Nolan Ryan get inducted in 1999. Yount's nephew was on our travel ball team that was out there and we got into the VIP/Press section in front of the stage. Something I'll never forget.
This post was edited on 10/16/14 at 10:44 am
Posted on 10/16/14 at 10:46 am to onelochevy
I am happy this wasn't a thread actually debating who is the greatest Royal
Posted on 10/16/14 at 10:47 am to VerlanderBEAST
Brett is a arse I cant stand him as a person. Great player though.
Posted on 10/16/14 at 10:53 am to bags03
As a neutral person…I loved George Brett. I just hope the networks don't overdo the George Brett angle during the World Series and show him every 3 seconds. Networks are known to take a good story and
Posted on 10/16/14 at 10:59 am to sms151t
quote:
Brett is a arse I cant stand him as a person
sounds like it, though baseball is a sport whose biggest legends were all the worst assholes.
ty cobb
babe ruth
mickey mantle
ted Williams
quote:
He passed the 3,000-hit mark in 1992, though he was picked off by Angel first baseman Gary Gaetti after stepping off the base to start enjoying the moment
Posted on 10/16/14 at 11:02 am to DelU249
The 2 greatest Royals are Al Hrabosky and Buddy Biancalana.
Everyone knows that.
Everyone knows that.
Posted on 10/16/14 at 11:04 am to SportsGuyNOLA
quote:
Al Hrabosky
The "Mad Hungarian"...........
Posted on 10/16/14 at 11:09 am to RedHawk
Did't Brett miss a world series game because of hemorrhoids?
This post was edited on 10/16/14 at 11:10 am
Posted on 10/16/14 at 11:52 am to RedHawk
Brett had the sweetest swing I ever saw in baseball.
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