(06-11-2020, 08:52 AM)Phogge Wrote: Who is the last player in organized baseball to play a full season and finish with an average over .400. Hint: Has several famous relatives.
Technically speaking, I would say Will Smith of the Giants. Smith was on the roster the entire year of 2019 and went 1 for 1 for the season, batting 1.000. The last day of the regular season was Sunday, September 29. None of them were night games. Three of the games that day were played on the west coast. The last game to complete that day was Astros vs. Angels in LA, but no one on either roster who had been on the roster for the full season finished with a .400 batting average or higher. The Giants vs. Dodgers game completed nine minutes earlier. Will Smith was on the Giants the entire season, and the Giants were the last team to finish the full season (outside of the Dodgers, Astros and Angels; none of which had a batter on their roster for the full season with a .400 or higher average).
Therefore, the answer to your question is Will Smith.
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