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Baseball's Great Hitters Treasure Hunt
 
Click on each link to find information to answer the question. Write your answers on the handout.
1. What was Hank Aaron's nickname? 
2. In what year did Rod Carew win American League Rookie of the Year?
3. How did Rogers Hornsby hit? (Righty or lefty?)
4. When was Reggie Jackson born? 
5. What was Willie Mays' nickname?
6. Take a look at Willie Mays' statistics.
(a) In 1958, how many "At Bats" (AB) did he have?
(b) In 1958, how many "Hits" (H) did he have?
(c) Figure out Willie's batting average for 1958. Divide his "Hits" by his "At Bats".

HINT: Use the calculator on your computer. You can find the icon for it on the desktop.

Now start your spreadsheet project called "Computing Batting Averages"
READ YOUR DIRECTIONS CAREFULLY

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