Originally Posted by min0 lee

1-- Can you name the top hitting players by position (1B, 2B, 3B, SS, OF, Catcher)? What is the definition of top hitting players?? OF (Ruth),SS (Honus Wagner/Banks), 1B (Gehrig), 3B (Mike Schmidt/George Brett, 2B (Rogers Hornsby)
(This one is not too easy)
2-- What was Babe Ruth's lifetime batting average? (It's probably higher than you thought.) .335
3-- Who hit over .300 in the most consecutive seasons? Rogers Hornsby

4-- Who is the only person to win the batting title in his first two full major league seasons? Tony Gwynn

5-- Who was the youngest player to reach 3,000 hits?
Tony Gwynn
6-- Who is the only player to win a batting title for an expansion team in its first year? This was a fairly recent achievement.
Larry Walker
7-- Who are the only three players with 6,000 total bases? All played over 20 seasons, hit over .300 and knocked over 400 career HRs. Hank Aaron,

8-- What was Ty Cobb's lowest full season batting average? .327

9-- Who are the only two players with 500 home runs, 3,000 hits, and a .300 batting average? Seems like these guys are on all the "greatest hitters" lists!
Babe Ruth, Ted Williams
10-- What two players have won two Triple Crowns?
Rogers Hornsby, Stan Musial
11-- What great hitter ranks 1st in On Base Percentage, 2nd in slugging, 3rd in walks, 6th in batting and is tied for 11th in homeruns?
Ted Williams
12-- Who had the most hits in the 1990's? It is NOT Bonds, Boggs or Gwinn. You'll never guess.Paul Molitor