Another Trivia question

Two players in the past 50 years have posted season batting averages above .450 in professional baseball. (Minor leagues, obviously).

Name them.

Gary Redus hit .462 in 1978 at Billings (Pioneer League)

yep - Gary's .462 is the all time professional record in North America. He tells the story that, with a couple of weeks to go in the season he and his hitting coach sat down to see how long an 0-fer he would have to have to end up hitting .300. The number was over 100.

Now you need to find the hard one. Hint - he's carded as a hitter in ATG 8.

I think Ike Boone hit in the high .450 something in the Pacific Coast League in the 30s. I' have I'll have to check BB reference to be sure. Is it Boone?

1986 Willie Mays Aikens in the Mexican League

Aikens then went to the Mexican League in 1986. His timing was wonderful, as that year the league's offensive levels exploded thanks to the use of the Commando ball - the league as a whole hit .308 and many league offensive records were set. Three other players topped .400 that year. Aikens, the DH for a Puebla powerhouse that hit .347, led the league in hitting (his record .454 - the old league record was .438 by Jimmie Collins), hits (202), RBI (154, the league record; the top three marks in Mexican League history were all set in 1986)), OBP (.571) and total bases (384, a new record). He was second in the league with 38 doubles, 134 runs (the second-best mark in league history) and an .863 slugging percentage. His 46 homers tied Hector Espino's old record but were only third in the circuit as two players topped 50. Puebla won over 68% of their games and cruised through the postseason. Late in the year Aikens got one more chance in a US-based league; he signed with the Tidewater Tides but went just 2 for 15 with 2 walks and no extra-base hits. The rest of his career would be in Mexico.

How about this card in ATG 8.1?

Give the man a cigar! Willie Mays Aiken it was.