Who were the best #3 hitters in baseball

[cgaudin]

Discussions over the merits and deficiecies of Jim Thome as a 3 hitter abound. Who's the best 3 hitter ever and why?

[RKMeibalane]

Discussions over the merits and deficiecies of Jim Thome as a 3 hitter abound. Who's the best 3 hitter ever and why?

Albert Pujols

[Daver]

Babe Ruth.

[buehrle4cy05]

Babe Ruth.

And the discussion ends.

[RKMeibalane]

And the discussion ends.

I've always wondered what might have happened had the Yankees hit Ruth behind Gehrig. :cool:

[TDog]

Babe Ruth.

I made this point in the thread that inspired this thread. I'm not sure why this thread is necessary.

[RKMeibalane]

I made this point in the thread that inspired this thread. I'm not sure why this thread is necessary.

I suppose if someone wanted to, they could come up with a list of the best number-three hitters from each era.

[samram]

I've always wondered what might have happened had the Yankees hit Ruth behind Gehrig. :cool:

Babe Ruth would have worn number 4 and Gehrig number 3.:smile:

[RKMeibalane]

Babe Ruth would have worn number 4 and Gehrig number 3.:smile:

I was waiting for this one, since numbers were determined by batting order position in those days. :cool:

[Railsplitter]

Babe Ruth.

Exactly. Ty Cobb would be a great lead as a lead off man.

[ozzie1977]

Exactly. Ty Cobb would be a great lead as a lead off man.

nothing beats the Ty Cobb story about when he decided to hit home runs for 3 games just to show he could.

[NoShoesJoe]

Hey, my namesake was #3.

[SouthSoxFan]

Since the title asked for the best hitters, I'll vote Ted Williams as a close second to Ruth.