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New York Yankees Third Baseman Joe Sewell Was a Hard Man to Strike out

was incredible when it occurred, but it might be impossible to convince some younger fans that it's the truth:

In 1932, New York Yankees third baseman Joe Sewell batted 576 times. He struck out three times—once for every 192 plate appearances.

In 2011, Juan Pierre had 711 plate appearances and he struck out 41 times. That calculates to one strike out for every 15.6 plate appearances.

Sewell was an integral part of that 1932 world champion Yankees team. He hit a career-high 11 home runs, walked 56 times and batted .272/.349/.392.

But imagining a walk-to-strikeout ratio of about 19 to 1—and comparing that with the ratio of some modern-day hitters—is where the fun begins.

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