Wrong. Aces pitched into extra innings. Nowadays, they will remove a guy pitching a perfect game in the 6th if his pitch count is to high. And starting catchers played a lot more games back then. They pour over the data available because it's available, but they don't look at every game as a must win like they did in the past. They went with 4 man rotations more back then to avoid the 5th starter if at all possible. And they cared a hell of a lot less about the future of their great pitchers favoring getting all they can this season out of them and will worry about next year when this season is over.
I'd expect guys to challenge these guys and limit the ab to a couple of pitches
Code:OBA YEAR OBA PA OUTS G Charley Smith 1965 .273 531 402 135 Bob Aspromonte 1963 .276 514 389 136 Jim Hickman 1963 .291 546 401 146 Clete Boyer 1967 .292 619 455 154 Bob Aspromonte 1966 .297 603 451 152 Jim Davenport 1963 .297 509 374 147 Mike Shannon 1967 .302 528 385 130 Tony Taylor 1968 .302 598 433 145 Bob Bailey 1963 .303 640 465 154 Ken Boyer 1966 .304 534 390 136 SLG YEAR SLG PA OUTS G Bob Aspromonte 1963 .306 514 389 136 Tony Taylor 1968 .311 598 433 145 Maury Wills 1968 .316 685 496 153 Bob Aspromonte 1965 .322 628 451 152 Bob Bailey 1963 .328 640 465 154 Jim Davenport 1963 .333 509 374 147 Bob Aspromonte 1966 .334 603 451 152 Bob Bailey 1965 .363 702 502 159 Maury Wills 1967 .365 664 462 149 Jim Lefebvre 1967 .366 553 392 136 SHORTSTOP OBA YEAR OBA PA OUTS G Hal Lanier 1968 .222 518 425 151 Hal Lanier 1967 .239 557 446 151 Leo Cardenas 1963 .270 601 459 158 Don Kessinger 1967 .275 628 473 145 Tito Fuentes 1966 .276 564 420 133 Jose Pagan 1963 .277 519 389 148 Roy McMillan 1965 .280 574 425 157 Dick Schofield 1965 .282 548 408 132 Don Kessinger 1968 .283 707 526 160 Sonny Jackson 1967 .285 566 430 129 SLG YEAR SLG PA OUTS G Hal Lanier 1968 .239 518 425 151 Hal Lanier 1967 .255 557 446 151 Dick Schofield 1965 .256 548 408 132 Don Kessinger 1967 .272 628 473 145 Dal Maxvill 1967 .279 530 386 152 Sonny Jackson 1967 .283 566 430 129 Don Kessinger 1968 .287 707 526 160 Roy McMillan 1965 .292 574 425 157 Dal Maxvill 1968 .298 516 357 151 Roberto Pena 1968 .300 546 396 138 SECOND BASE OBA YEAR OBA PA OUTS G Cookie Rojas 1968 .248 650 511 152 Hal Lanier 1965 .256 556 439 159 Glenn Beckert 1965 .275 653 497 154 Julian Javier 1964 .282 574 430 155 Ken Hubbs 1963 .285 614 466 154 Bill Mazeroski 1963 .286 576 428 142 Julian Javier 1968 .291 553 406 139 Bill Mazeroski 1967 .292 679 501 163 Bill Mazeroski 1965 .294 527 390 130 Frank Bolling 1965 .295 577 427 148 SLG YEAR SLG PA OUTS G Hal Lanier 1965 .289 556 439 159 Ron Hunt 1968 .297 650 430 148 Glenn Beckert 1965 .298 653 497 154 Cookie Rojas 1968 .306 650 511 152 Frank Bolling 1963 .312 606 442 142 Bill Mazeroski 1968 .312 556 411 143 Tony Taylor 1964 .316 636 450 154 Nellie Fox 1964 .319 502 358 133 Ken Hubbs 1963 .322 614 466 154 Pete Rose 1964 .326 558 397 136
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