Is the .350 hitter becoming extinct ? by Havelock Hewes

The league stats show that our average batter hits .353. However, a closer look at our hitters reveals something else. Of the 25 players who have averaged at least one at-bat per game, 13 are hitting over .400 and 10 are hitting under .300 and only two batters are between .300 and .400. The only two hitters within 50 points of average are Mike Sulyman and Jim O'Connor, Mike to the north of .350 and Jim to the south. An even closer look reveals a pattern of age...the .400 plus hitters are almost all under 50 and the under .300 players are almost all over 50. This arrangement may be the ultimate ego-booster. The younger players are almost all among the best hitters and the older players almost all have a competitive average compared to the other geezers.