Bobby Witt Jr. finished July batting .489 with 16 extra-base hits, slotting the Kansas City Royals shortstop into the history books alongside four Hall of Fame legends.
Bobby Witt Jr. capped off his historic July with yet another impressive day at the plate, boosting his numbers to heights not seen in decades.Witt finished July batting .489 with a .520 on-base percentage and .833 slugging percentage. He racked up seven home runs, eight doubles, one triple, 22 RBI, two stolen bases, six walks, two hit-by-pitches, two sacrifice flies and 75 total bases across 23 games over the course of the month.
All four players to hit at least .480 with 16-plus extra-base hits in a single July before Witt went on to make the Hall of Fame.Witt's 1.353 OPS in July was the sixth-highest by any player in any month in the 2020s so far, minimum 80 at-bats. He posted 13 multi-hit games, seven three-hit games and one four-hit game compared to just one hitless performance.
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