The Best Fantasy Batting Season Ever By a non Hall of Famer

BaseballLab posted 5/9/2008 from blog.fbhof.com [flag]

In 1996 offense levels took off. Further aided by Coors Field, one man took advantage putting up monster numbers for the first and only time in his career. Remember Ellis Burks and his .344 AVG, 142 R, 40 HR, 128 RBI, and 32 SB [link]

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Ellis Burks - The Best Batting Season by a Non Hall of Famer
Published 5/9/2008 by Baseball Lab (noreply@blogger.com) at Sweet Lou's Baseball Lab
In 1996 offense levels took off. Further aided by Coors Field, one man took advantage putting up monster numbers for the first and only time in his career. Remember Ellis Burks and his .344 AVG, 142 R, 40 HR, 128 RBI, and 32 SB. Read more at the Fantasy Baseball Hall of Fame

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