Here is an unusual collection of players who share the distinction of a certain batting achievement. What season batting feat have only these players accomplished in the live ball era (since 1920) ?
Rk | Player |
---|---|
1 | Goose Goslin |
2 | Jack Fournier |
3 | Odell Hale |
4 | Ken Keltner |
5 | Dick Sisler |
6 | Sam Mele |
7 | Eddie Yost |
8 | Willie Davis |
9 | Tom Paciorek |
10 | Jose Cruz |
Congratulations to Richard Chester! He correctly identified (with a little help) that these players are the only batters with a post-1920 season of 10 or more home runs all hit on the road. The first searchable player to do this was Babe Ruth in 1918, before he was known as the Sultan of Swat.
Hint: since this feat was last accomplished, these players have come closest to matching it.
Player | Player | Player | Player | Player |
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Miguel Montero | Chris Iannetta | Mark Carreon | Don Slaught | Brian Giles |
Stan Javier | Felix Jose |
John Jaha | Rickey Henderson | James Loney |
Javy Lopez | Deivi Cruz | Fernando Seguignol | Sal Fasano | Daric Barton |
Of the players above, Montero has a 9 HR season, all on the road, and the others have a 10+ HR season (Lopez has two) with only one HR hit at home. Here are the seasons for the players in our quiz.
Rk | Player | Split | Year | G | HR | HRtot | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | RBI | BB | SO | ||||
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1 | Babe Ruth | Home | 1918 | 48 | 0 | 11 | 181 | 145 | 28 | 45 | 14 | 8 | 22 | 33 | 19 | .310 | .438 | .517 | .955 |
2 | Goose Goslin | Home | 1926 | 69 | 0 | 17 | 296 | 255 | 41 | 83 | 19 | 9 | 43 | 27 | 20 | .325 | .396 | .471 | .867 |
3 | Jack Fournier | Home | 1927 | 54 | 0 | 10 | 173 | 146 | 14 | 39 | 6 | 2 | 16 | 18 | 3 | .267 | .359 | .336 | .695 |
4 | Odell Hale | Home | 1933 | 45 | 0 | 10 | 176 | 158 | 25 | 50 | 11 | 7 | 29 | 17 | 18 | .316 | .383 | .475 | .858 |
5 | Ken Keltner | Home | 1939 | 77 | 0 | 13 | 319 | 289 | 34 | 95 | 17 | 4 | 36 | 28 | 23 | .329 | .388 | .415 | .803 |
6 | Dick Sisler | Home | 1948 | 61 | 0 | 11 | 251 | 225 | 28 | 59 | 10 | 3 | 16 | 21 | 19 | .262 | .328 | .333 | .661 |
7 | Sam Mele | Home | 1950 | 59 | 0 | 12 | 215 | 192 | 24 | 60 | 9 | 4 | 34 | 20 | 17 | .313 | .377 | .401 | .778 |
8 | Eddie Yost | Home | 1952 | 78 | 0 | 12 | 358 | 289 | 42 | 67 | 20 | 3 | 20 | 58 | 30 | .232 | .366 | .322 | .688 |
9 | Willie Davis | Home | 1969 | 56 | 0 | 11 | 214 | 197 | 28 | 66 | 11 | 4 | 21 | 12 | 18 | .335 | .379 | .431 | .810 |
10 | Tom Paciorek | Home | 1982 | 50 | 0 | 11 | 194 | 178 | 24 | 50 | 12 | 3 | 17 | 9 | 24 | .281 | .330 | .382 | .712 |
11 | Jose Cruz | Home | 1984 | 80 | 0 | 12 | 335 | 286 | 45 | 79 | 13 | 7 | 30 | 44 | 30 | .276 | .367 | .371 | .738 |