Orioles’ Chris Davis Posted Worst Hitting Season In Modern MLB History

Ryan Mayer
BALTIMORE (CBS Local)- The Baltimore Orioles set a franchise record for most losses this season with 115, and first baseman Chris Davis set a record-low of his own in the process, posting a .168 batting average over the course of 128 games and 522 plate appearances. That batting average is the worst for any qualified hitter in Major League Baseball history since the league adopted the current 162-game schedule.
As we detailed back in June, the previous worst batting average for any hi