banjo hitter

banjo hitter
In baseball, a batter who lacks power, usually hits bloop singles, and would have a low slugging percentage.

Aluminum bats, which had replaced wood in the college game in 1974, were so potent they made Babe Ruths out of banjo hitters.


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