
Katie Sharp
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Katie Sharp
@SharpStats17
Customer Success Mgr @Stathead @sports_ref | Queen of Stats @TalkinYanks | Previously @espn @riveraveblues and other stuff. Proud Navy wife. #BleedBlue



Not enough people talk about Bob Fothergill • .325/.368/.459 (.828 OPS), 115 OPS+ • 1064 hits, 313 XBH, 582 RBI, 177 K • Insane career 202:177 BB:K ratio • Finished 12th in 1926 AL MVP • (.927 OPS despite just 3 HR) • Had 9 HR, 114 RBI in 1927 • Truly horrific base-stealer • Became a great pinch-hitter • Famously tough and fearless • 156 hits, 85 RBI, just 26 K per 162 • Epic nickname: "The People's Choice" • Played semi-pro ball in 1934 and hit .800 • Only player with 200 PH AB and a .300 BA! • In 1927, the year of the Murderers' Row Yankees, Bob Fothergill finished 5th in the American League in RBI

From the article: UConn is 29-0 this season when it shoots over 16% from three and records an offensive rebounding rate over 21%.

UConn vs St. John's at MSG this season (thru halftime on Sat): 60 minutes played 26 turnovers




