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Originally Posted by Tabe
His last year in college, he hit a homer more than once every 5 games - a nearly 35 homer pace.
In the minors, same thing his last two years - basically a 35 homer pace.
He was 24 when he was called up, not 25.
His 52 homers as a rookie were surprising, no doubt. But he basically just needed time for his skill to catch up to his size.
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Maris' top 5 HR totals were:
26
28
33
39
61
His record setting total was a huge outlier too.