Best Of The San Francisco Giants: Top 10 Seasons At 3rd Base
By Phil Watson
5. Jim Ray Hart, 1964
| Year ▾ | Age | G | PA | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | OPS+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1964 | 22 | 153 | 625 | 71 | 162 | 15 | 6 | 31 | 81 | 5 | 2 | 47 | 94 | .286 | .342 | .498 | .840 | 132 |
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Generated 2/17/2014.
Hart burst onto the scene as a rookie, finishing runner-up to Philadelphia’s Dick Allen in the Rookie of the Year race while also earning MVP support.
He was third in the league with 31 homers and 18.3 at-bats per home run, seventh with six sacrifice flies and ninth with a .498 slugging percentage.
Hart led NL third basemen with 31 homers and was third with five stolen bases and a .498 slugging percentage.
As he got comfortable in The Show, he heated up in the second half, hitting .309/.360/.567 in 75 games with 40 runs, four triples, 19 home runs and 44 RBI.