How long will Chipper keep hitting over .400?

[Phoenix Suns]

These are all the players that hit over .400 past June 1st since 1980.

09/19/1980 George Brett
08/03/1993 John Olerud
07/20/2000 Garciaparra
07/18/1997 Larry Walker
07/14/1997 Tony Gwynn
07/05/1993 Andres Galarraga
06/29/1999 Tony Fernandez
06/11/1990 Lenny Dykstra
06/10/2000 Todd Helton
06/10/1996 Roberto Alomar
06/07/1986 Wade Boggs
06/06/1988 Carney Langsford

So how long will Chipper keep hitting over .400?


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History tells us that Jones cannot keep up the pace, that he will break down from the grind of the season, and will either by pitched around or will hit a prolonged slump.

Here's how the other players who made it to June with a .400 average finished their seasons:

· George Brett of the Kansas City Royals was hitting .400 on September 19, 1980; he finished the season at .388 (for the batting title).

· Rod Carew of the California Angels was hitting .402 on July 14, 1983; he finished the season at .339 (Wade Boggs won the batting title at .361).

· Wade Boggs of the Boston Red Sox was hitting .401 on June 7, 1986; he finished the season at .357 (good enough to claim the batting title).

· Carney Lansford of the Oakland A’s was hitting .402 on June 6, 1988; he finished the season at .279 (Wade Boggs won the batting title at .366).

· Lenny Dykstra of the Philadelphia Phillies was hitting .401 on June 11, 1990; he finished the season at .325 (Eddie Murray won the batting title at .330).

· Andres Galarraga of the Colorado Rockies was hitting .400 on July 5, 1993; he finished the season at .370 (for the batting title).

· John Olerud of the Toronto Blue Jays was hitting .400 on August 2, 1993; he finished the season at .363 (for the batting title).

· Paul O’Neill of the New York Yankees was hitting .405 on June 16, 1994; he finished the season at .359 (for the batting title).

· Roberto Alomar of the Baltimore Orioles was hitting .404 on June 10, 1996; he finished the season at .328 (Alex Rodriguez won the batting title at .358).

· Tony Gwynn of the San Diego Padres was hitting .400 on July 14, 1997; he finished the season at .372 (for the batting title).

· Larry Walker of the Colorado Rockies was hitting .402 on July 18, 1997; he finished the season at .366 (second to Gwynn).

· Tony Fernandez of the Toronto Blue Jays was hitting .400 on June 29, 1999; he finished the season at .328 (Nomar Garciaparra won the batting title at .357).

· Todd Helton of the Colorado Rockies was hitting .400 on June 10, 2000; he finished the season at .372 (for the batting title).

· Nomar Garciaparra of the Boston Red Sox was hitting .403 on July 20, 2000; he finished the season at .372 (for the batting title).
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[tunit213 - LAC]

Never liked the Braves lol

[groveut12]

I wish Helton, one of my favorites, would have broken .400. I think Chipper is good for about another month, but he's due an injury given his past