Best Of The San Francisco Giants: Top 10 Seasons At 2nd Base
By Phil Watson
9. Ron Hunt, 1968
| Year ▾ | Age | G | PA | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | OPS+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 27 | 148 | 650 | 79 | 132 | 19 | 0 | 2 | 28 | 6 | 6 | 78 | 41 | .250 | .371 | .297 | .667 | 102 |
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Generated 2/16/2014.
The Giants brought in Hunt, a two-time All-Star, in a February trade with the Dodgers along with utility infielder Nate Oliver in exchange for All-Star catcher Tom Haller and minor-leaguer Frank Kasheta and he didn’t disappoint. Hunt, who ranks sixth all-time in the painful category, led the National League being hit by 25 pitches.
He was second in the NL with 16 sacrifice hits, third with 78 walks and sixth with a .371 on-base percentage and 12.9 at-bats per strikeout.
Hunt led NL second basemen with a .371 on-base percentage, was second with 79 runs and third with six stolen bases.