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Some Championship Teams Win Despite Light-Hitting Regulars.
TIME HAS A WAY OF ERASING NEGAtive memories, and that also applies to pennant-winning baseball teams.
When looking back on championship squads, it's easy to think of such teams as invincible units stocked with All-Stars at every position. The reality is that many pennant winners had to rely on journeymen and second-tier players in regular roles.
This has nothing to do with platooning, as rotating two players with different strengths often leads to high offensive production. In more than a few cases, first-place teams somehow overcame meager results from everyday players to advance to the World Series.
Despite batting averages of .258 and .292, ...
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Source: HighBeam Research, Some Championship Teams Win Despite Light-Hitting Regulars.