Original sentence: 198 in the 1979 season.215 and actually hit.According to this version, George Brett originated it when asked about his batting average.He was shown the average in a newspaper, and made a remark along of the lines of "I knew I was off to a bad start when I saw my average listed below the Mendoza line.The term was named for former shortstop Mario Mendoza, who had a career batting average of
Edited sentence: "The Mendoza line is actually named after Minnie Mendoza, a career minor leaguer, who finally made it with the Minnesota Twins in 1970 At age 36.188 in sixteen games with the Twins that year.I remember seeing the term Mendoza Line first mentioned in The Sporting News in either 1970 or 1971.It burns me every time I hear an announcer Mention Mario instead of Minnie when referring to the Mendoza Line.It mentioned that some hitters could not even get their averages above the Mendoza Line.It then stated that the term was named after the Twins light hitting infielder Minnie Mendoza.Long live Minnie.Mario did not come along until 1974.Mendoza hit.com/whitesox/baseball_extras/mendoza