A quarter is another way of saying one fourth, in this setting, one fourth of a year = three months. Quarterly means something that happens every 3 months. Edit
Outfielder Ty Cobb, whose career ended in 1928, has the highest batting average in Major League Baseball (MLB) history. He batted .366 over 24 seasons, mostly with the Detroit Tigers. In addition, he won a record 11 batting titles for leading the American League in BA over the course of an entire season.
Manny Ramirez was the closest active (played in at least one major league game during the most recently completed season) player to threaten Hack Wilson's record setting mark with one-hundred sixty-five (165) runs batted in during 1999, good for thirteenth overall.very player on this chart has done just that. Baseball Almanac is pleased to present the top one-hundred (100) all-time single season leaders in Major League runs batted in. Note: A bold faced entry denotes that the player was active during the previous Major League season. If you drink liquor you won't have worms..