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    Most Career Home Runs by a Designated Hitter....

    Here's a good question for fans of the interleague era:

    Who holds the record for most home runs hit by a designated hitter...

    ...


    ... while playing for a National League Team?

    I came across this by accident yesterday.
    Your Second Base Coach
    Garvey, Lopes, Russell, and Cey started 833 times and the Dodgers went 498-335, for a .598 winning percentage. That’s equal to a team going 97-65 over a season. On those occasions when at least one of them missed his start, the Dodgers were 306-267-1, which is a .534 clip. That works out to a team going 87-75. So having all four of them added 10 wins to the Dodgers per year.
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p5hCIvMule0
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    Adam Dunn?
    "Heck, all I got was a $100 check. I should have kept it and framed it, but I had to eat".

    Infielder Bob Hegman, when asked if he received a World Series ring for playing one inning of one game with the World
    Champion 1985 Kansas City Royals.

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    • #3
      some guesses:

      Chipper Jones
      Barry Bonds
      Lance Berkman
      Mike Piazza
      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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      • #4
        Barry Bonds
        Holding a pitcher accountable for how many runs his team scores is like holding the designated hitter accountable for how many runs his team allows.

        An individual statistic is meaningful only if it is based strictly on what the player does and not on what the other players on his team do.

        Contrary to what most baseball fans claim, a pitched ball which is hit into play is not a strike.

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        • #5
          Originally posted by BiZmaRK View Post
          Barry Bonds
          i already guessed Bonds. Anyway, the OP has gone M.I.A.
          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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          • #6
            Originally posted by GiambiJuice View Post
            some guesses:

            Chipper Jones
            Barry Bonds
            Lance Berkman
            Mike Piazza
            Those are good guesses and I would probably lean towards Barroid and Piazza. Barroid because he is...well Barroid, and Piazza because I do remember him hitting a lot of dongs for the Mets in interleague play.

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            • #7
              I'm not the OP, but Piazza is correct, with 10.

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              • #8
                Originally posted by ipitch View Post
                I'm not the OP, but Piazza is correct, with 10.
                Thanks. I figured there was a good chance it was Piazza since he is a catcher and therefore more like to DH as a way of getting some rest than someone at another position.
                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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                • #9
                  Nice work everyone...

                  I cannot remember the site, but it had Mike Piazza listed in that category. The page was listing most home runs by position in both leagues.
                  Your Second Base Coach
                  Garvey, Lopes, Russell, and Cey started 833 times and the Dodgers went 498-335, for a .598 winning percentage. That’s equal to a team going 97-65 over a season. On those occasions when at least one of them missed his start, the Dodgers were 306-267-1, which is a .534 clip. That works out to a team going 87-75. So having all four of them added 10 wins to the Dodgers per year.
                  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p5hCIvMule0

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