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Who wins the 2005 Flat Bat Award?
Posted by John Dewan on Dec 16th 2015
March 16, 2006
The Flat Bat Award is given each year to the best bunter in baseball. There are two ways that we look at bunters. First, we look at bunters who are most prolific and most effective at sacrificing for runners on the bases. Second, we look at the best bunters when trying for a hit.
Here are the best at the sacrifice (listed in order of the most sacrifices):
Here are the best at the sacrifice (listed in order of the most sacrifices):
| Omar Vizquel | San Francisco | 20 out of 22 | 91% |
| Luis Castillo | Florida | 18 out of 21 | 86% |
| Andy Pettitte | Houston | 15 out of 17 | 88% |
| Livan Hernandez | Washington | 14 out of 15 | 93% |
| Coco Crisp | Cleveland | 13 out of 15 | 87% |
| Jamie Carroll | Washington | 13 out of 15 | 87% |
Major leaguers were successful 85% of the time when attempting to sacrifice. That's a bit down from the 89% posted in 2004
When bunting for a hit, the leaders are (listed in order of most bunt hits):
When bunting for a hit, the leaders are (listed in order of most bunt hits):
| Willy Taveras | Houston | 30 for 52 | .577 |
| Juan Pierre | Florida | 26 for 56 | .464 |
| Scott Podsednik | ChiSox | 16 for 30 | .533 |
| Melvin Mora | Baltimore | 12 for 14 | .857 (!) |
| Alex Sanchez | TB-SF | 11 for 18 | .611 |
Major leaguers had an incredible .531 batting average when putting a bunt into play in a non-sacrifice situation, up slightly from 2004's .521.
The Flat Bat award winner for 2005: Willy Taveras. He led the majors in bunt hits with 30.
The Flat Bat award winner for 2005: Willy Taveras. He led the majors in bunt hits with 30.