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He was also a three-time MLB Player of the Week. [81] Lofton played in 95 postseason games. In the playoffs for his career, he hit .247 with seven home runs and 34 RBI. [16] Baseball historian Bill James named Lofton the "fastest player" and "best bunter" of the 1990s. [82]
The strategy in bunting is to ground the ball into fair territory, as far from the fielders as possible but within the infield.This requires not only physical dexterity and concentration, but also an awareness of the fielders' positions in relation to the baserunner or baserunners, their likely reactions to the bunt, and knowledge of the pitcher's most likely pitches.
Finaughty did all of his hunting from horseback, predominantly with a 4 bore muzzle loader, which fired a 4 oz bullet driven by "a handful of powder", whose recoil would leave his shoulder black and blue after a day's elephant hunting and on a number of occasions knocked him out of the saddle. On one of his last hunts Finaughty used a "newly ...
It all goes hand-in-hand.” In 2023, the Reds laid down 19 sacrifice bunts, which they used as a tool to move runners over in low-scoring games against pitchers who were in a good rhythm.
In baseball, a player who performs the action of bunting is called a bunter. Blyde River Bunters, South Africa field hockey club; People. Nickname.
He is best remembered for his role as Billy Bunter in a 1950s television adaptation (Billy Bunter of Greyfriars School) of books by Frank Richards (Charles Hamilton). [1]
His season contained four top 10 finishes, including a season-best result of sixth at Bristol, though a number of poor finishes led him to 34th in the standings — last of all full-time entrants. [ 43 ] [ 44 ] [ 45 ] On November 19, LMC named Travis Mack as the crew chief of the No. 42 in 2025 .
The following list of best-selling music artists includes musical artists from the 20th century to the present with claims of 75 million or more record sales worldwide. The sales figures are calculated based on the formula detailed below.