Tip O'Neill and the St. Louis Browns of 1887
In 1887, Tip O''Neill, left fielder for the St. Louis Browns, won the American Association batting championship with a .492 average--the highest ever for a single season in the Major Leagues.
Yet his record was set during a season when a base on balls counted as a hit and a time at bat. Over the next 130 years, the debate about O''Neill''s "correct" average diverted attention from the other b...
In 1887, Tip O''Neill, left fielder for the St. Louis Browns, won the American Association batting championship with a .492 average--the highest ever for a single season in the Major Leagues.
Yet his record was set during a season when a base on balls counted as a hit and a time at bat. Over the next 130 years, the debate about O''Neill''s "correct" average diverted attention from the other b...
