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Since the first year of the Designated Hitter ( 1973 ) [/FONT]
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[FONT="]The Lowest Batting Average of any team to Win the World Series was in 1974 Oakland A'S ( BA as a team .247 )[/FONT]
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[FONT="]In that year ( 1974 ) Oakland was # 3 Rank in Opponents Batting Average at .246 / and # 2 Rank in WHIP 1.22 ( The average number of walks and hits by a pitcher, Hits plus walks allowed divided by innings pitched ((H+W)/IP) ....[/FONT]
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[FONT="]This year's contending teams that have a Team Batting Average below the 1974 A's ( .247) [/FONT]
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[FONT="]Milw .247 ...on the number ..... Opp BA Rank #5 ( .226 ) ... WHIP Rank #9 /1.22[/FONT]
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[FONT="]Cards .242......Opp BA Rank # 12 ( .240 ) ....Whip Rank # 15 / 1.29 ..... if they don't improve with Team BA a toss for winning the WS[/FONT]
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[FONT="]LAD .242.....Opp BA Rank # 9 ( .235 ) ....Whip Rank # 10 / 1.23 .....if they don't improve with Team BA a toss for winning the WS[/FONT]
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[FONT="]Wash .239.....Opp BA Rank # 4 ( .225 ) ... Whip Rank # 2 / 1.14 .....if they don't improve with Team BA a toss for winning the WS[/FONT]
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[FONT="]Minn .239..... Opp BA Rank # 17 ( .247 ) ... Whip Rank # 18 / 1.31...if they don't improve with Team BA a toss for winning the WS[/FONT]
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[FONT="]Arizona .227 ...Opp BA Rank # 10 ( .236 ) ... Whip Rank # 7 / 1.22 ...if they don't improve with Team BA a toss for winning the WS[/FONT]
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[FONT="]As far as I know the teams above can reach reach the World Series ....just No Team has ever won the WS since the DH in 1973 with a Team Batting Average below the 1974 Oakland A's Ba .247 .... [/FONT]
Since the first year of the Designated Hitter ( 1973 ) [/FONT]
[FONT="]
[/FONT]
[FONT="]The Lowest Batting Average of any team to Win the World Series was in 1974 Oakland A'S ( BA as a team .247 )[/FONT]
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[FONT="]In that year ( 1974 ) Oakland was # 3 Rank in Opponents Batting Average at .246 / and # 2 Rank in WHIP 1.22 ( The average number of walks and hits by a pitcher, Hits plus walks allowed divided by innings pitched ((H+W)/IP) ....[/FONT]
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[FONT="]This year's contending teams that have a Team Batting Average below the 1974 A's ( .247) [/FONT]
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[FONT="]Milw .247 ...on the number ..... Opp BA Rank #5 ( .226 ) ... WHIP Rank #9 /1.22[/FONT]
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[FONT="]Cards .242......Opp BA Rank # 12 ( .240 ) ....Whip Rank # 15 / 1.29 ..... if they don't improve with Team BA a toss for winning the WS[/FONT]
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[FONT="]LAD .242.....Opp BA Rank # 9 ( .235 ) ....Whip Rank # 10 / 1.23 .....if they don't improve with Team BA a toss for winning the WS[/FONT]
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[FONT="]Wash .239.....Opp BA Rank # 4 ( .225 ) ... Whip Rank # 2 / 1.14 .....if they don't improve with Team BA a toss for winning the WS[/FONT]
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[FONT="]Minn .239..... Opp BA Rank # 17 ( .247 ) ... Whip Rank # 18 / 1.31...if they don't improve with Team BA a toss for winning the WS[/FONT]
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[FONT="]Arizona .227 ...Opp BA Rank # 10 ( .236 ) ... Whip Rank # 7 / 1.22 ...if they don't improve with Team BA a toss for winning the WS[/FONT]
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[FONT="]As far as I know the teams above can reach reach the World Series ....just No Team has ever won the WS since the DH in 1973 with a Team Batting Average below the 1974 Oakland A's Ba .247 .... [/FONT]