I think I've posted this before, but there were rumors that the hitters in front of Ted Williams back on the last day of the season ending double header in 1941 were told, "if you're at first and Ted hits a ground ball, let it hit you".
The thought was Williams, a dead pull hitter who routinely hit with shifts like David Ortiz, JD Drew and Carlos Pena routinely face today, would most likely roll over grounders if he made outs. Since the games meant nothing and Ted went in at something like .39955 and .400 was viewed as important, the Sox were willing to give up outs to make sure it happened.
Williams went 6-8, with no runners hit by baseballs and wound up with a .406 average that has stood for the past 69 years as the last hitter to bat .400.