There were a record-low 26 complete games in the major leagues this season — four fewer than Catfish Hunter threw in 1975 — and the big league batting average dropped to .243, among the five-lowest figures since 1900.

There were a record-low 26 complete games in the major leagues this season — four fewer than Catfish Hunter threw in 1975 — and the big league batting average dropped to

The average time of a nine-inning major league baseball game dropped to 2 hours, 36 minutes in the second year of the pitch clock, the lowest since 1984.

A .300 hitter has become an endangered species. Just seven qualified batters were on track to hit .300 or better entering the final weekend of the baseball season, one more than 1968’s record low, according to the Elias Sports Bureau.