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In baseball, a home run is scored when the ball is hit so far that the batter is able to circle all the bases ending at home plate, scoring himself plus any runners already on base, with no errors by the defensive team on the play. An automatic home run is achieved by hitting the ball on the fly over the outfield fence in fair territory. More rarely, an inside-the-park home run occurs when the hitter reaches home plate while the baseball remains in play on the field. In Major League Baseball , a player in each league wins the home run title each season by hitting the most home runs that year. Only home runs hit in a particular league count towards that league's seasonal lead.
Ken Griffey Jr. led the American League in home runs in four seasons during the 1990s, including three consecutively from 1997 to 1999. Sunny rays made Cueto’s days as the Cincinnati ace finished 12-2 with a 1.99 ERA in midday starts; overall, he missed out on a 20th win when he left trailing 3-2 in his last start—only to have the Reds come back to win. Beltre, who hit in front of Shawn Green when he belted four homers in 2002 and behind Josh Hamilton when he did the same earlier this season, was inspired enough to produce his lone career regular season hat trick in August. In his final year at Arlington before riding the Anaheim Express toward hundreds of millions as did Albert Pujols and ex-teammate C.J. Wilson, Hamilton punched out the only four-homer game in Rangers franchise history; he never had a three-homer game.
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Mark McGwire, for example, hit 58 home runs in 1997, more than any other player that year. However, McGwire was traded from the American League's Oakland Athletics to the National League's St. Louis Cardinals midway through the season and his individual AL and NL home run totals did not qualify to lead either league. In the league's inaugural 1876 season, Hall hit five home runs for the short-lived National League Philadelphia Athletics. In 1901, the American League was established and Hall of Fame second baseman Nap Lajoie led it with 14 home runs for the American League Philadelphia Athletics.
139 games, .326 average, 129 runs, 182 hits, 27 doubles, 8 triples, 30 home runs, 83 RBIs, 49 stolen bases, 5 caught stealing. Bouncing back from an injury-riddled, subpar 2011, Wright tore off to an incredible start (hitting .405 on May 24) and set franchise records for career hits and RBIs. 2.78 ERA, 19 wins, 9 losses, .679 win percentage, 33 starts, 217 innings, 49 walks, 12 hit-by-pitches, 1 stolen base allowed, 18 caught stealing/picked off. 123 games, .290 average, 30 doubles, 37 home runs, 86 RBIs, .608 slugging percentage.
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Babe Ruth was first or second in the American League in home runs for every season from 1918 through 1933 except 1922 and set the single-season home run record four times. The only other players to have hit 700 or more are Babe Ruth with 714 and Albert Pujols with 703. Alex Rodriguez , Willie Mays , Ken Griffey Jr. , Jim Thome , and Sammy Sosa are the only other players to have hit 600 or more. In the sport of baseball, a home run is a hit in which the batter scores by circling all the bases and reaching home plate in one play, without the benefit of a fielding error. This can be accomplished either by hitting the ball out of play while it is still in fair territory , or by an inside-the-park home run.
Stanton made a full recovery, and resume his spot as one of the leading offensive players in the National League. Ruth set the Major League Baseball single-season home run record four times, first at 29 , then 54 , 59 , and finally 60 . Ruth's 1920 and 1921 seasons are tied for the widest margin of victory for a home run champion as he topped the next highest total by 35 home runs in each season. The single season mark of 60 stood for 34 years until Roger Maris hit 61 home runs in 1961 for which MLB assigned an asterisk until reversing themselves in 1991 citing Maris had accomplished his record in a longer season.
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On September 8, 2014, Stanton tied Dan Uggla’s franchise record for home runs with his 154th and three days later his season was ended when Milwaukee Brewers pitcher Mike Fiers hit Giancarlo in the face with an 88 mph pitch. Though he suffered multiple facial fractures requiring reconstructive surgery, quite often a career-ending blow, Giancarlo would return to the Marlins for 2015 spring training. He would also, despite the injuries, lead the NL in home runs with 37, slugging percentage (.555) and total bases .
By default, each of the ten finest cards will be shown on a single line in the Condition Census grid. If more than ten cards are tied for the top ten positions, then cards may be grouped by position into a single line in the grid. When cards are grouped in this way, the total number of cards per position will be shown in parentheses after the PSA grade. Mike Schmidt led the National League in home runs eight times, the second most such titles in MLB history.
Matthew Ryan “Matt” Kemp (September 23, 1984-) finished second to Ryan Braun in the National League Most Valuable Player voting in 2011 after leading the NL in runs scored , RBI , total bases and home runs . He bested Braun in every offensive category except slugging percentage and batting average. The Los Angeles Dodgers selected Matt in the sixth round of the 2003 MLB Amateur Draft and he debuted in center in 2006. For his career, Kemp has impressed with a .983 fielding percentage and 67 outfield assists and only 40 errors in 2,310 chances. He led the Dodgers to the NLCS in 2008 and 2009, won two Gold Gloves and two Silver Sluggers, won one Hank Aaron Award and was a back-to-back NL All-Star in 2011 and 2012. Matt Kemp signed with the San Diego Padres after the conclusion of the 2014 season, and played for them through 100 games of the 2016 season, at which point he was traded to the Atlanta Braves.
The Florida Marlins then selected Michael in the second round of the 2007 MLB Amateur Draft. Stanton began the first part of his career as Michael, until 2012 when he chose to revert back to his given name of Giancarlo. He showed exceptional power at all levels of minor league play with 116 home runs in 436 games before being called up the Marlins big club. Giancarlo began playing with the Miami based team in 2010 and was named to the 2011 National League All-Star team.
2.53 ERA, 14 wins, 9 losses, 32 starts, 227.2 innings, 229 strikeouts, 8 stolen bases allowed, 23 caught stealing/picked off. With a prodigious second half, the switch-hitting third baseman who never hit more than 14 home runs in any of 11 other seasons briefly acquired the Mojo that Adrian Gonzalez left behind at Petco Park. Our list of baseball’s top 10 hitters and pitchers in both the American League and National League for the 2012 baseball season, as well as the awards and honors given to the game’s top achievers of the year.
Twenty-seven pitchers won more games in the majors than Kershaw—but no one had a better ERA. It was hard to find a weakness in the bulky (6’1”, 240 lbs.) designated hitter, hitting .300 both home and away, against lefties and righties, and every month of the year except May. The first 30-homer guy in the then-short history of spacious Target Field, Willingham enjoyed career highs in dingers and RBIs before a rapid decline over the next few years as he entered his mid-30s. Relieved of his duties at third base—where defensively he was terrible—Encarnacion became far more relaxed at the plate as he split his time between first base and DH. About Baseball Reference Batting Glossary, Pitching Glossary, Wins Above Replacement Explainer, WAR data archive, BR Data Coverage, Frequently Asked Questions about MLB and Baseball, ...
The Yankees made good on their insurance policy when Soriano rose to the challenge as the team’s closer following Mariano Rivera’s freak year-ending knee injury, sustained while shagging batting practice flies. 3.29 ERA, 18 wins, 11 losses, 32 starts, 213.1 innings, 1 stolen base allowed, 6 caught stealing/picked off, 27 grounded into double plays. Johnson was the primary reason the Orioles won 29 of 38 one-run games while breaking a 14-year streak of losing seasons. It would be the first of two straight years in which Johnson recorded at least 50 saves, an American League first. The 33-year-old veteran was tough in the clutch, allowing a slim .184 batting average with runners in scoring position. After losing it in Toronto following a splendid 2009 campaign, Hill regrouped in Phoenix and became the second player to hit for the cycle twice in a year—collecting his 1,000th career hit during the second such achievement.
Over the course of his 22-season career, Babe Ruth led the American League in home runs twelve times. Mike Schmidt and Ralph Kiner have the second and third most home run titles respectively, Schmidt with eight and Kiner with seven, all won in the National League. Kiner's seven consecutive titles from 1946 to 1952 are also the most consecutive home run titles by any player. Mark McGwire led the league in home runs 4 times including 52, 65, and record-breaking 70 home run seasons. His 58 home runs in 1997 led neither league due to a mid-season trade which split this total across 2 leagues.
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Miguel Cabrera may have been baseball’s first triple-crown hitter in 45 years, but Trout—a mere 20 years of age—had the more complete offensive season. Four of CarGo’s 22 home runs came in consecutive at-bats at the end of May, the 22nd major leaguer ever to accomplish that. Moms and dads want their kids to get out off the couch and to be able to play,” Rowe said.
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