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 Post subject: Re: The Long Ball
PostPosted: Mon Aug 25, 2008 10:01 pm 
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I dont know if they were in the top 3, but the 1977 Dodgers had four guys with 30 or more homers (Cey, Garvey, Baker and Monday). I am pretty sure George Foster led that year or maybe Kingman, I think thats as close as it gets though.

Plus 77 was the south side hitman, so Zisk and Gamble had to be in the leaders also.


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 Post subject: Re: The Long Ball
PostPosted: Mon Aug 25, 2008 10:04 pm 
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Good question.

I know the '61 yankees had the 1 and 2 guys. Marris and Mantle. Canseco and Mcguire might have been 1&2.

I don't know if anybody has finished 1,2,3. Maybe those bashers from the Rockies in the late 1990s.


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PostPosted: Mon Aug 25, 2008 10:13 pm 
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The '27 Yankees did. If anyone else did, I have no idea.


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 Post subject: Re: The Long Ball
PostPosted: Mon Aug 25, 2008 10:15 pm 
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1982 is the closet I can find.


1-Reggie Jackson 39 California Angels
1-Gorman Thomas 39 Milwaukee Brewers
2-Dave Winfield 37 New York Yankees
3-Ben Oglivie 34 Milwaukee Brewers
4-Cecil Cooper 32 Milwaukee Brewers


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 Post subject: Re: The Long Ball
PostPosted: Mon Aug 25, 2008 10:19 pm 
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The '27 Yankees did. If anyone else did, I have no idea.


Ruth had 60
Gehrig had 48
Then Lazzeri had 18.......I think Ruth and Gehrig might have been the class of the league. :lol:


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PostPosted: Mon Aug 25, 2008 10:20 pm 
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1995 came close in the NL:

Bichette-COL 40
Sosa-CHC 36
Walker-COL 36
Bonds-SFG 33
Castilla-COL 32

You were right about the Rockies for that year.

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 Post subject: Re: The Long Ball
PostPosted: Mon Aug 25, 2008 10:31 pm 
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1995 came close in the NL:

Bichette-COL 40
Sosa-CHC 36
Walker-COL 36
Bonds-SFG 33
Castilla-COL 32


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 Post subject: Re: The Long Ball
PostPosted: Mon Aug 25, 2008 10:33 pm 
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Steroids + Thin Air

They didn't put the balls in a humidifier back then either.


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 Post subject: Re: The Long Ball
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Bichette was never on 'roids. Neither was anyone else on that list.

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Bichette was never on 'roids. Neither was anyone else on that list.



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 Post subject: Re: The Long Ball
PostPosted: Mon Aug 25, 2008 10:41 pm 
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Maybe your right. At least not in 1995. 40 led the league that year. That's not crazy.


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 Post subject: Re: The Long Ball
PostPosted: Mon Aug 25, 2008 10:44 pm 
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I am pretty sure about sosa and bonds, Bichette admitted to using them a few years back. Walker and Castilla, I think so.


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 Post subject: Re: The Long Ball
PostPosted: Mon Aug 25, 2008 10:49 pm 
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But I don't think Sosa started that year. 1998 started the 60+ homer years for him. Maybe those other guys didn't start until later. Who knows? It wasn't insane numbers in 1995.

Bonds started in 1999. He got jelous over what Sosa and Mcguire were doing.


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 Post subject: Re: The Long Ball
PostPosted: Mon Aug 25, 2008 10:50 pm 
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I wasnt pinpointing just that year. :wink:


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40 HRs leading the league in Colorado isn't an insane number, and no one else cracked that.

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