What thrills the breed of scientifically minded baseball nuts known as sabermetricians is that Williams got on base an astounding forty-eight per cent of the time (he walked a lot), the highest on-base percentage in baseball history.

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But the team holds the best record in baseball (along with the Cincinnati Reds), and it features a 19 year old (Bryce Harper) who, according to Tom Boswell of The Washington Post, was the best offensive player in baseball since August 29, leading the league in runs, extra-base hits, and on-base-plus-slugging percentage (1.106) with 10 homers.

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