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  • #1

    Adam Dunn and Babe Ruth

    Not sure if this has been posted, but I couldn't find it via search.

    As it stands today, Adam Dunn leads all of baseball with 34 HR, 84 BB and 170 Ks. The last player to have done that was Babe Ruth in 1927 - 85 years ago. Even though nobody like to be associated with the most strikeouts, I'd find it pretty awesome in saying "only the Babe and I have ever..." if I were a player.
    "Chuckie doesn't take on 2-0. Chuckie's hackin'." - Chuck Carr two days prior to being released by the Milwaukee Brewers
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  • #2
    That's very interesting. Thanks for sharing. I would have thought Mickey Mantle did it.

    EDIT - Looks like Mantle led the AL in all three categories in 1958, but Ernie Banks in the NL had more home runs.
    My top 10 players:

    1. Babe Ruth
    2. Barry Bonds
    3. Ty Cobb
    4. Ted Williams
    5. Willie Mays
    6. Alex Rodriguez
    7. Hank Aaron
    8. Honus Wagner
    9. Lou Gehrig
    10. Mickey Mantle

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    • #3
      Or Mike Schmidt.
      "(Shoeless Joe Jackson's fall from grace is one of the real tragedies of baseball. I always thought he was more sinned against than sinning." -- Connie Mack

      "I have the ultimate respect for Whitesox fans. They were as miserable as the Cubs and Redsox fans ever were but always had the good decency to keep it to themselves. And when they finally won the World Series, they celebrated without annoying every other fan in the country."--Jim Caple, ESPN (Jan. 12, 2011)

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      • #4
        Looks like Mike Schmidt did do it in 1983. He led the league in walks, strikeouts and homeruns.

        He probably didn't lead the Majors though thinking about it now. Ron Kittle had 2 more strikeouts than Schmidt.
        Last edited by chicagowhitesox1173; 08-17-2012, 12:14 PM.
        "(Shoeless Joe Jackson's fall from grace is one of the real tragedies of baseball. I always thought he was more sinned against than sinning." -- Connie Mack

        "I have the ultimate respect for Whitesox fans. They were as miserable as the Cubs and Redsox fans ever were but always had the good decency to keep it to themselves. And when they finally won the World Series, they celebrated without annoying every other fan in the country."--Jim Caple, ESPN (Jan. 12, 2011)

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        • #5
          Originally posted by GiambiJuice View Post
          That's very interesting. Thanks for sharing. I would have thought Mickey Mantle did it.
          It's only been done once across both league's so far with Ruth being the sole person.

          It's been done a total of 7 times so far as so far as leading the NL or AL separately with Ruth doing it 4x ('23, '24, '27 & '28), Hack Wilson in '30, Mike Schmidt in '83 & Dale Murphy in '85.

          So leading a league in all three hasn't been since '85, but even if somebody from the NL tops Dunn in a category this year, he'll still go back to Ruth's 1928 season.
          "Chuckie doesn't take on 2-0. Chuckie's hackin'." - Chuck Carr two days prior to being released by the Milwaukee Brewers

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          • #6
            Originally posted by Ben Grimm View Post
            It's been done a total of 7 times so far as so far as leading the NL or AL separately with Ruth doing it 4x ('23, '24, '27 & '28), Hack Wilson in '30, Mike Schmidt in '83 & Dale Murphy in '85.
            Why don't you count Mantle in '58?
            My top 10 players:

            1. Babe Ruth
            2. Barry Bonds
            3. Ty Cobb
            4. Ted Williams
            5. Willie Mays
            6. Alex Rodriguez
            7. Hank Aaron
            8. Honus Wagner
            9. Lou Gehrig
            10. Mickey Mantle

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            • #7
              Originally posted by GiambiJuice View Post
              Why don't you count Mantle in '58?
              You're absolutely right. Mick did do it in '58, so the AL record goes back 54 years. Good call!
              "Chuckie doesn't take on 2-0. Chuckie's hackin'." - Chuck Carr two days prior to being released by the Milwaukee Brewers

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              • #8
                Hardball Times refers to these as three true outcome leaders. They added the totals of the three categories, and produced a top-20 list.

                1. Mark McGwire, 1998 - 387
                2. Ryan Howard, 2007 - 353
                3. Adam Dunn, 2004 - 349
                4. Ryan Howard, 2006 - 347
                5. Adam Dunn, 2006 - 345
                6. Jim Thome, 2001 - 345
                7. Barry Bonds, 2001 - 343
                8. Jack Cust, 2008 - 341
                9. Jim Thome, 2003 - 340
                10. Mark McGwire, 1999 - 339
                11. Sammy Sosa, 2001 - 333
                12T. Jim Thome, 1999 - 331
                12T. Adam Dunn, 2009 - 331
                14. Ryan Howard, 2008 - 328
                15T. Jim Thome, 2000 - 326
                15T. Adam Dunn, 2008 - 326
                17. Adam Dunn, 2002 - 324
                18. Adam Dunn, 2005 - 322
                19. Mike Schmidt, 1975 - 319
                20T. Barry Bonds, 2004 - 318
                20T. Mark McGwire, 1997 - 318
                20T. Jeff Bagwell, 1999 - 318

                As of today, Adam Dunn is sitting at 290, so he's very likely to once again break into this list for the 7th time. Considering it's dominated by players in the 2000s, it kind of shows the approach some of these hitters are now taking as compared to the past.
                "Chuckie doesn't take on 2-0. Chuckie's hackin'." - Chuck Carr two days prior to being released by the Milwaukee Brewers

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                • #9
                  Originally posted by Ben Grimm View Post
                  Hardball Times refers to these as three true outcome leaders. They added the totals of the three categories, and produced a top-20 list.

                  1. Mark McGwire, 1998 - 387
                  2. Ryan Howard, 2007 - 353
                  3. Adam Dunn, 2004 - 349
                  4. Ryan Howard, 2006 - 347
                  5. Adam Dunn, 2006 - 345
                  6. Jim Thome, 2001 - 345
                  7. Barry Bonds, 2001 - 343
                  8. Jack Cust, 2008 - 341
                  9. Jim Thome, 2003 - 340
                  10. Mark McGwire, 1999 - 339
                  11. Sammy Sosa, 2001 - 333
                  12T. Jim Thome, 1999 - 331
                  12T. Adam Dunn, 2009 - 331
                  14. Ryan Howard, 2008 - 328
                  15T. Jim Thome, 2000 - 326
                  15T. Adam Dunn, 2008 - 326
                  17. Adam Dunn, 2002 - 324
                  18. Adam Dunn, 2005 - 322
                  19. Mike Schmidt, 1975 - 319
                  20T. Barry Bonds, 2004 - 318
                  20T. Mark McGwire, 1997 - 318
                  20T. Jeff Bagwell, 1999 - 318

                  As of today, Adam Dunn is sitting at 290, so he's very likely to once again break into this list for the 7th time. Considering it's dominated by players in the 2000s, it kind of shows the approach some of these hitters are now taking as compared to the past.
                  Now at 305 after another 2 HR's so far today. He is nearly hitting .500 this season with a BA barely over .200!!!

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                  • #10
                    He has 38 as of today.
                    "(Shoeless Joe Jackson's fall from grace is one of the real tragedies of baseball. I always thought he was more sinned against than sinning." -- Connie Mack

                    "I have the ultimate respect for Whitesox fans. They were as miserable as the Cubs and Redsox fans ever were but always had the good decency to keep it to themselves. And when they finally won the World Series, they celebrated without annoying every other fan in the country."--Jim Caple, ESPN (Jan. 12, 2011)

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                    • #11
                      No Mark Reynolds in there?
                      "I am not too serious about anything. I believe you have to enjoy yourself to get the most out of your ability."-
                      George Brett

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