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By IAN HARRISON TORONTO©2024 GPlusMedia Inc.
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rainyday
Another fun fact: Judge hit “only” 39 home runs last year.
The same number Roger Maris hit the season before he hit 61.
Also they were both right fielders. As was Ruth.
TorafusuTorasan
More mind blowing trivia:
Hank Aaron had a mere 47 home runs in his best season at age 37, yet reached a grand total of 755. Sadaharu Oh never reached 60 homers in a season in the shorter seasons of NPB but still amassed over 800. Former NPB slugger Cecil Fielder and his son Prince hit an equal number of MLB bombs in their respective careers.
Mocheake
All Rise!
lostrune2
After a HR drought of 7 games - that's the longest it took anyone in the MLB to go from HR 60 to 61 (the 4 previous players took no more than 3 games). But through it all, his mom and Maris' son attended every game, waiting for the moment of historical significance
But in those 7 games and 34 at-bats, he reached base 18 times, getting walks 4 out of 10 times. Seems every at-bat gets to 3-2 count, so he's seeing a lot of pitches and isn't forcing it on bad pitches. Ya know you're good when you're batting .400 in the last couple weeks; yet people think something's wrong, lol
Those fans were really upset - that ball would've been worth a lot! One fan, the ball even hit his glove before falling out, lol
HR #62 would be worth a lot more
A momma's boy, Judge gave the #61 ball to his mom (a white mother who adopted a mixed-race baby btw)