270 is the MAGIC Number (Batting edition)

It’s very simple…on Election Day in the US, 270 is the MAGIC number.

In a prior column, I wrote about how 538 is THE Number because there are 538 electoral votes at stake. But whether you vote for Barack Obama or any other candidate, the goal is to reach 270 electoral votes in order to be elected president.

Continuing a tradition of bringing meaningless baseball statistics to very important situations, here are some 270 batting stats.

Three players have 270 career hits

Six players have had 270 career singles

Six players have had 270 career doubles

Three players have had 270 RBI

Four players have scored 270 runs

Seven players, including four who are active, have drawn 270 walks

Seven batters have whiffed 270 times

• Alfonso Soriano has stolen 270 bases
• Ubaldo Jimenez of Ohio’s Cleveland Indians has had 270 at bats
• In 2000, Michael Tucker, and in 1991, Michael Reed, both of Ohio’s Cincinnati Reds had 270 at bats.
• In 1964, the Tribe’s manager Terry Francona‘s father, Tito Francona had 270 at bats for Ohio’s Cleveland Indians

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