Slugger
A slugger is defined as a player who easily makes extra-base hits and home runs. The term comes from the verb 'to slog' meaning to strike with heavy blows. A synonym is Power hitter. The world's best-known bat is the Louisville Slugger.
Slugger has also become a pet name that fathers often give to young sons.
Slugger is also the name of Ted Williams' dalmatian that was his constant companion at the end of his life.
Further Reading[edit]
- Donald Honig: The Power Hitters, Andrews McMeel Publishing, Kansas City, MO, 1989. ISBN 0892043024
- Bill Jenkinson: Baseball's Ultimate Power: Ranking the All-Time Greatest Distance Home Run Hitters, Lyons Press, Guilford, CT, 2010. ISBN 1599215446
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