Mel Ott retires from playing and decides only to manage the New York Giants. He has amassed a total of 2 hits in his 42 at-bats, and if his resulting .048 batting average does not amount to “hitting bottom”, Ott, understandably, does not want to find out what does.

On May 26, 1946 — Mel Ott retires from playing and decides only to manage the New York Giants. He has amassed a total of 2 hits in his 42 at-bats, and if his resulting .048 batting average does not amount to “hitting bottom”, Ott, understandably, does not want to find out what does.

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Baseball Reference May 26