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George Brett hit .259 in April getting off to a very slow start. Many thought
it would be Brett's first off-season but he came back strong in May, hitting
.329. His batting average climbed all the way to .301 before Brett caught fire
the way no one had seen in 40 years as he hit an incredible .472 in 36 at bats
before injuring himself and landing on the D.L. for a month. Batting .337 now
on the season, Brett returned on July 10th and everyone expected him to start
off slow as he rehabbed the injury. Obviously .472 was a bit much to expect from
an injured player but Brett was absolutely incredible and actually exceeded that
mark hitting a whopping .492 in July. On July 18th Brett began a 30 game hitting
streak... a stretch where he would hit .467, and on August 26th George Brett
went 5 for 5 against Milwaukee, as his batting average for the season peaked
at .407. It seemed that Brett was on his way to becoming the first person since
Ted Williams to hit .400. Unfortunately, Brett was in for a rough September
and hit just .290 (...just .290. Most would be thrilled to ever hit .290). On September
19th, with only two weeks left to play, Brett was still hitting over .400,
but he then went 4-27 dropping all the way down to .384. In the final week
of the season, Brett would rebound hitting over .500 but it simply wasn't enough.
Brett finished the season at .390... an incredible modern day accomplishment.
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