MLB could alter strike zone as response to declining offense - Yahoo Sports

The Royals' Nori Aoki swings through a low pitch. (AP)

At long last, a tacit acknowledgement that the introduction of Questec and the subsequent narrowing and distorting of  the strike-zone as it was back then, was one of the leading factors to the performance enhancement of offensive numbers in the early 2000's ( a pet theory of mine ).

They finally acknowledge the concept of "unintended consequences". You can't make that kind of fundamental change to the way the game is played on a pitch to pitch basis and not expect serious ramifications. And they got 'em. Oh yes they did.

There was a reason Curt Schilling took a bat to one of the early versions of Questec in the D-Backs dugout.

There was a reason that Bonds broke McGwire's HR record the first year of Questec's implementation.

The handwriting was on the wall. "The times they are a-changin'." (click for musical interlude)

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In the social sciences, unintended consequences (sometimes unanticipated consequences or unforeseen consequences) are outcomes that are not the ones foreseen and intended by a purposeful action. The term was popularised in the twentieth century by American sociologist Robert K. Merton.^[1]

Unintended consequences can be grouped into three types:

• Unexpected benefit: A positive, unexpected benefit (also referred to as luck, serendipity or a windfall).
• Unexpected drawback: A negative, unexpected detriment occurring in addition to the desired effect of the policy (e.g., while irrigationschemes provide people with water for agriculture, they can increase waterborne diseases that have devastating health effects, such as schistosomiasis).
• Perverse result: A perverse effect contrary to what was originally intended (when an intended solution makes a problem worse). This is sometimes referred to as 'backfire'.

from Yahoo Sports:
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Concern around baseball about the strike zone filtered down to the MLB's Playing Rules Committee, which must formally adopt a rules change before it's implemented. The committee will pay close attention to the size of the strike zone in 2015 with an eye on change as early as 2016 after studies showed it has expanded significantly since 2009, coinciding with a precipitous dip in run scoring. Of particular concern, sources said, is the low strike, a scourge not only because it has stretched beyond the zone's boundaries but is considered a significantly more difficult pitch to hit.

Runs per game fell to 4.07 in 2014, the lowest mark since 1981 and the 13th fewest since World War II, and studies from The Hardball Times' Jon Roegele and Florida professor Brian Mills pegged the low strike as a significant culprit.

Since 2009, the average size of the called strike zone has jumped from 435 square inches to 475 square inches, according to Roegele's research. The results: Pitchers are throwing more in the lower part of the zone, and hitters are swinging at an increased rate, knowing the tough-to-drive pitches will be called strikes.

Roegele's study estimated 31 percent of the offensive drought could be attributed to the strike zone while Mills estimated it's between 24 percent and 41 percent. After seeing a strong correlation among the size of the strike zone, all-time-high strikeout rates and historically low walk rates, members of the committee now are fairly certain the relationship is causative, too, and seem primed to do something about it.

The problem, sources said, stems from technological leaps that caused unintended consequences. In 1996, when the league last changed the strike zone to extend it from the top of the knees to the bottom, beneath the hollow of the kneecap, it did so to encourage umpires to call knee-level strikes. The lower end of the zone, in practice, was about three-quarters of the way down the thigh, so the idea was that by adjusting the eye levels of umpires to look lower, the result would be a more traditional strike zone.

Then along came Questec, the computerized pitch-tracking system, followed by Zone Evaluation, the current version tied in to MLB's PITCHf/x system. With a tremendous degree of accuracy – especially in recent years – the systems tracked textbook balls and strikes, and the home-plate umpires' performances were graded on a nightly basis. Over time, not only did umpires' strike zones move down to the knees, they went to the hollow and even a smidge below.

"I don't think the Playing Rules Committee at the time of the last change ever expected that the umpires would call strikes at the hollow of the knee," said Mets general manager Sandy Alderson, the current chairman of the committee. "To their credit, the umpires now are."

I remember being rather active on one of the message forums of one of the pitching gurus of the day back in the late 1990's - early 2000's (it was SETPRO, Paul Nyman's excellent site) and one of the hitting guys blurbed out that it seemed as if Barry Bonds was having trouble adjusting to the new and improved strike-zone that QUESTEC had wrought. My jaw dropped when I read it because the guy was extremely knowledgeable about hitting mechanics, in my opinion, but I wrote back that the new zone was made to order for Barry and that once the weather heated up and he warmed up there would be no way for pitchers to pitch to him anymore. That proved to be the case, because after a slow April of that year (2001) he went on a torrid pace that culminated in the new HR record and pitchers found a way to pitch around Barry by intentionally walking him at a record pace from then on out.

from baseball-almanac.com
http://www.baseball-almanac.com/players/hittinglogs.php?p=bondsba01&y=2001

Barry Bonds 2001 Game by Game Batting Logs Barry Bonds appeared in 153 Major League games during the 2001 regular season. The chart below is a comprehensive analysis of the games Bonds appeared in, specifically relating to his 2001 hitting statistics. Notes: The Date / Box field has a link to the box score from the game being described. If the Date is followed by an asterisk (*), Bonds started during that game at the first position listed in the Position(s) column. Cumulative monthly totals are provided where applicable.

"I like to be against the odds. I'm not afraid to be lonely at the top. With me, it's just the satisfaction of the game. Just performance." - Barry Bonds [Barry Bonds Quotes]

Barry Bonds 2001 Game by Game Batting LogsIn Chronological Order / Barry Bonds Stats Date / Box Opponent AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB K HBP SH SF AVG OBP SLG Pos 04-02-2001 * vs Padres 3 1 1 0 0 1 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 .333 .600 1.333 lf 04-04-2001 * vs Padres 4 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 .286 .500 .857 lf 04-05-2001 * vs Padres 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .273 .429 .636 lf 04-06-2001 * at Dodgers 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 .200 .333 .467 lf 04-07-2001 * at Dodgers 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .158 .273 .368 lf 04-08-2001 * at Dodgers 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 .125 .222 .292 lf 04-10-2001 * at Padres 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .103 .188 .241 lf 04-12-2001 * at Padres 3 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .125 .222 .344 lf 04-13-2001 * at Brewers 3 1 2 1 0 1 3 1 0 0 0 0 1 .171 .268 .486 lf 04-14-2001 * at Brewers 4 1 2 1 0 1 3 1 0 1 0 0 0 .205 .304 .590 lf 04-15-2001 * at Brewers 3 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .214 .320 .643 lf 04-17-2001 * vs Dodgers 4 1 1 0 0 1 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 .217 .315 .674 lf 04-18-2001 * vs Dodgers 4 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 .220 .310 .700 lf 04-19-2001 * vs Dodgers 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .226 .311 .679 lf 04-20-2001 * vs Brewers 3 1 1 0 0 1 2 1 1 1 0 0 0 .232 .323 .714 lf 04-21-2001 vs Brewers 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .228 .318 .702 ph 04-22-2001 * vs Brewers 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 .220 .329 .678 lf 04-24-2001 * vs Reds 2 1 1 0 0 1 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 .230 .351 .721 lf 04-25-2001 * vs Reds 4 0 1 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 .231 .354 .708 lf 04-26-2001 * vs Reds 4 1 2 1 0 1 3 1 0 1 0 0 0 .246 .369 .754 lf 04-27-2001 * vs Cubs 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 .239 .368 .732 lf 04-29-2001 * vs Cubs 4 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 .240 .363 .747 lf  April 2001 Totals AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB K HBP SH SF AVG OBP SLG Pos 75 13 18 5 0 11 22 13 3 15 2 0 1 .240 .363 .747 - 05-01-2001 * at Pirates 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 1 0 0 0 .237 .385 .737 lf 05-02-2001 * at Pirates 5 1 1 0 0 1 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 .235 .376 .741 lf 05-03-2001 * at Pirates 3 1 3 0 0 1 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 .262 .406 .786 lf 05-04-2001 * at Phillies 2 1 1 0 0 1 2 2 0 1 0 0 0 .267 .418 .814 lf 05-05-2001 * at Phillies 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 1 0 0 .258 .417 .787 lf 05-06-2001 at Phillies 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .256 .414 .778 ph 05-07-2001 * vs Expos 2 1 2 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 .272 .433 .783 lf 05-08-2001 * vs Expos 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 .266 .435 .766 lf 05-09-2001 * vs Expos 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 .258 .425 .742 lf 05-11-2001 * vs Mets 3 2 1 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 .260 .432 .760 lf 05-12-2001 * vs Mets 3 2 2 2 0 0 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 .272 .441 .777 lf 05-13-2001 * vs Mets 4 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 .271 .436 .766 lf 05-15-2001 * at Marlins 4 1 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 2 0 0 0 .270 .434 .757 lf 05-16-2001 * at Marlins 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .270 .430 .739 lf 05-17-2001 * at Marlins 3 1 1 0 0 1 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 .271 .431 .754 lf 05-18-2001 * at Braves 3 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .273 .433 .769 lf 05-19-2001 * at Braves 5 3 4 1 0 3 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 .294 .444 .849 lf 05-20-2001 * at Braves 2 2 2 0 0 2 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 .305 .458 .898 lf 05-21-2001 * at Diamondbacks 4 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .303 .453 .902 lf 05-22-2001 * at Diamondbacks 3 1 2 0 0 1 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 .311 .463 .919 lf 05-23-2001 * at Diamondbacks 4 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 .317 .464 .906 lf 05-24-2001 * vs Rockies 3 2 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 .317 .464 .915 lf 05-25-2001 * vs Rockies 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 .319 .471 .910 lf 05-27-2001 * vs Rockies 3 1 1 0 0 1 2 0 0 2 1 0 0 .320 .471 .918 lf 05-28-2001 * vs Diamondbacks 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 .311 .464 .894 lf 05-29-2001 * vs Diamondbacks 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 1 0 0 0 .301 .461 .865 lf 05-30-2001 * vs Diamondbacks 3 2 2 0 0 2 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 .308 .466 .899 lf  May 2001 Totals AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB K HBP SH SF AVG OBP SLG Pos 84 28 31 5 0 17 30 31 5 24 2 0 0 .369 .547 1.036 - 06-01-2001 * at Rockies 2 3 1 0 0 1 2 3 2 0 0 0 0 .311 .474 .913 lf 06-02-2001 * at Rockies 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 .305 .472 .896 lf 06-03-2001 * at Rockies 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .299 .466 .880 lf 06-04-2001 * vs Padres 2 1 2 0 0 1 2 1 1 0 0 0 1 .308 .471 .899 lf 06-05-2001 * vs Padres 3 3 2 0 0 1 2 2 0 1 0 0 0 .314 .478 .913 lf 06-07-2001 * vs Padres 4 1 2 1 0 1 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 .318 .481 .926 lf 06-08-2001 * at Athletics 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 .315 .481 .916 dh 06-09-2001 * at Athletics 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 2 0 0 0 .309 .480 .901 dh 06-10-2001 * at Athletics 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .310 .480 .891 lf 06-12-2001 * vs Angels 4 1 2 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .314 .480 .899 lf 06-13-2001 * vs Angels 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 .313 .477 .885 lf 06-14-2001 * vs Angels 3 3 2 1 0 1 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 .318 .483 .903 lf 06-15-2001 * vs Athletics 3 2 3 0 0 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 .328 .491 .934 lf 06-16-2001 * vs Athletics 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .325 .489 .925 lf 06-17-2001 * vs Athletics 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 .320 .485 .911 lf 06-19-2001 * at Padres 5 1 3 0 0 1 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 .327 .491 .918 lf 06-20-2001 * at Padres 4 1 1 0 0 1 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 .325 .489 .920 lf 06-22-2001 * at Cardinals 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 1 0 0 0 .322 .491 .911 lf 06-23-2001 * at Cardinals 3 2 1 0 0 1 2 2 1 1 0 0 0 .323 .493 .917 lf 06-24-2001 * at Cardinals 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .317 .488 .900 lf 06-25-2001 * vs Dodgers 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 .314 .488 .892 lf 06-26-2001 * vs Dodgers 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 .308 .484 .877 lf 06-27-2001 * vs Dodgers 5 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 .306 .479 .866 lf 06-29-2001 * vs Cardinals 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 .305 .483 .863 lf  June 2001 Totals AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB K HBP SH SF AVG OBP SLG Pos 74 22 22 3 0 11 19 34 9 15 0 0 1 .297 .514 .784 - 07-01-2001 * vs Cardinals 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 .308 .489 .868 lf 07-02-2001 * at Dodgers 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .303 .483 .853 lf 07-03-2001 * at Dodgers 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 .299 .482 .842 lf 07-04-2001 * at Dodgers 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .298 .481 .833 lf 07-05-2001 * at Dodgers 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 .298 .482 .827 lf 07-06-2001 * vs Brewers 4 1 2 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .302 .484 .829 lf 07-07-2001 * vs Brewers 2 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .303 .486 .827 lf 07-08-2001 * vs Brewers 5 0 2 2 0 0 1 2 2 0 0 0 0 .305 .487 .826 lf 07-12-2001 * at Mariners 5 1 2 0 0 1 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 .307 .486 .830 dh 07-13-2001 * at Mariners 5 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .305 .482 .818 lf 07-14-2001 * at Mariners 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .300 .477 .806 dh 07-15-2001 * at Rangers 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 .296 .473 .794 lf 07-16-2001 * at Rangers 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 .295 .476 .791 dh 07-17-2001 * at Rangers 2 2 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 .296 .479 .793 dh 07-18-2001 * vs Rockies 3 2 2 0 0 2 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 .300 .481 .813 lf 07-19-2001 * vs Rockies 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 1 0 0 0 .298 .482 .807 lf 07-20-2001 * vs Diamondbacks 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 .296 .482 .801 lf 07-21-2001 * vs Diamondbacks 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .292 .477 .790 lf 07-22-2001 * vs Diamondbacks 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .289 .474 .782 lf 07-23-2001 * at Rockies 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .290 .474 .778 lf 07-24-2001 * at Rockies 3 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .290 .474 .777 lf 07-25-2001 at Rockies 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .289 .473 .774 ph 07-26-2001 * at Diamondbacks 4 3 2 0 0 2 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 .292 .475 .790 lf 07-27-2001 * at Diamondbacks 3 2 3 1 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 .299 .481 .805 lf 07-28-2001 * at Diamondbacks 3 1 2 0 1 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 .302 .485 .810 lf 07-29-2001 * at Diamondbacks 4 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 .302 .483 .806 lf 07-31-2001 * vs Pirates 4 1 2 1 0 0 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 .304 .485 .806 lf  July 2001 Totals AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB K HBP SH SF AVG OBP SLG Pos 86 17 26 10 1 6 15 30 5 11 2 0 0 .302 .492 .651 - 08-01-2001 * vs Pirates 4 1 2 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .307 .485 .814 lf 08-03-2001 * vs Phillies 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .305 .485 .809 lf 08-04-2001 * vs Phillies 2 1 1 0 0 1 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 .306 .487 .817 lf 08-05-2001 * vs Phillies 4 0 2 1 0 0 2 1 1 2 0 0 0 .308 .488 .816 lf 08-07-2001 * at Reds 5 1 3 1 0 1 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 .313 .490 .824 lf 08-08-2001 * at Reds 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 3 0 0 0 .310 .489 .817 lf 08-09-2001 * at Reds 5 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .308 .486 .817 lf 08-11-2001 * at Cubs 4 1 1 0 0 1 3 1 0 2 0 0 0 .307 .485 .819 lf 08-12-2001 * at Cubs 4 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 .307 .484 .815 lf 08-14-2001 * vs Marlins 2 2 1 0 0 1 4 3 1 0 0 0 0 .308 .488 .822 lf 08-15-2001 * vs Marlins 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .304 .484 .813 lf 08-16-2001 * vs Marlins 3 2 2 0 0 2 4 1 0 1 0 0 0 .307 .486 .828 lf 08-17-2001 * vs Braves 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .307 .484 .822 lf 08-18-2001 * vs Braves 3 1 2 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .310 .486 .829 lf 08-19-2001 * vs Braves 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 .308 .486 .824 lf 08-21-2001 * at Expos 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 0 .306 .487 .820 lf 08-22-2001 * at Expos 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 .307 .489 .818 lf 08-23-2001 at Expos 1 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .309 .490 .827 ph,lf 08-24-2001 * at Mets 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 .310 .490 .823 lf 08-25-2001 * at Mets 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 .310 .491 .819 lf 08-26-2001 * at Mets 3 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .310 .491 .820 lf 08-27-2001 * at Mets 4 2 3 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .314 .494 .830 lf 08-28-2001 * at Diamondbacks 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 .313 .494 .826 lf 08-29-2001 * at Diamondbacks 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 .313 .494 .822 lf 08-30-2001 * at Diamondbacks 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 .314 .497 .820 lf 08-31-2001 * vs Rockies 4 1 1 0 0 1 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 .313 .495 .822 lf  August 2001 Totals AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB K HBP SH SF AVG OBP SLG Pos 80 21 28 5 1 12 26 31 5 17 1 0 0 .350 .536 .888 - 09-01-2001 vs Rockies 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 .313 .496 .822 lf 09-02-2001 * vs Rockies 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 .311 .495 .816 lf 09-03-2001 * vs Rockies 4 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 .310 .493 .818 lf 09-04-2001 * vs Diamondbacks 2 2 2 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 .314 .496 .826 lf 09-05-2001 * vs Diamondbacks 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 .312 .496 .822 lf 09-06-2001 * vs Diamondbacks 4 2 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .312 .495 .824 lf 09-07-2001 * at Rockies 3 0 3 1 0 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 .317 .500 .827 lf 09-08-2001 * at Rockies 5 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .315 .497 .820 lf 09-09-2001 * at Rockies 5 3 3 0 0 3 5 1 0 1 0 0 0 .319 .499 .838 lf 09-18-2001 * vs Astros 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 .316 .497 .833 lf 09-19-2001 * vs Astros 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .316 .497 .829 lf 09-20-2001 * vs Astros 3 1 2 1 0 1 3 2 0 1 0 0 0 .319 .500 .837 lf 09-21-2001 * at Padres 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .319 .500 .834 lf 09-22-2001 * at Padres 4 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 .318 .498 .831 lf 09-23-2001 * at Padres 4 3 2 0 0 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 .320 .499 .841 lf 09-24-2001 * at Dodgers 3 1 1 0 0 1 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 .320 .500 .844 lf 09-25-2001 * at Dodgers 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 .318 .499 .839 lf 09-26-2001 * at Dodgers 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 .319 .502 .837 lf 09-28-2001 * vs Padres 3 1 2 1 0 1 3 2 0 1 0 0 0 .321 .504 .845 lf 09-29-2001 * vs Padres 3 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .321 .504 .848 lf 09-30-2001 * vs Padres 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 .320 .505 .846 lf  September 2001 Totals AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB K HBP SH SF AVG OBP SLG Pos 63 18 23 4 0 12 20 28 4 10 1 0 0 .365 .565 1.000 - 10-02-2001 * at Astros 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 1 0 0 .321 .508 .845 lf 10-03-2001 * at Astros 2 3 1 0 0 0 1 3 1 1 0 0 0 .322 .510 .843 lf 10-04-2001 * at Astros 2 2 1 0 0 1 1 3 1 0 0 0 0 .323 .512 .848 lf 10-05-2001 * vs Dodgers 3 3 2 0 0 2 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 .325 .514 .860 lf 10-06-2001 vs Dodgers 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .326 .515 .860 ph 10-07-2001 * vs Dodgers 4 1 2 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .328 .515 .863 lf  October 2001 Totals AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB K HBP SH SF AVG OBP SLG Pos 14 10 8 0 0 4 5 10 4 1 1 0 0 .571 .760 1.429 - Date AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB K HBP SH SF AVG OBP SLG Pos  2001 Yearly Totals 476 129 156 32 2 73 137 177 35 93 9 0 2 .328 .515 .863 - Barry Bonds 2001 Game by Game Batting Logs