When was the last time? Surely, it can't be back in Babe Ruth's day!

[mrreality68]

Originally Posted by clydepepper

Now that some research has been done, I did some myself:


Well. Ruth actually led by 35 in 1921 too 59-24 over teammate Bob Meusel.


...and double digits have been reached four time since Foster in 1977:


Kevin Mitchell had 11 more than Howard Johnson in 1989
Cecil Fielder had 11 more than Ryne Sandberg in 1990
Albert Belle had 10 more than Frank Thomas, Dante Bichette and Jay Buhner in 1995
and
Jose Baustista had 12 more than Albert Pujols in 2010.



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Great info Raymond thanks

Shows how amazing Ruth is and also shows what Judge is on pace to do if he can get some more homers

[clydepepper]

Originally Posted by mrreality68

Great info Raymond thanks

Shows how amazing Ruth is and also shows what Judge is on pace to do if he can get some more homers

One of my favorite comparisons of the world before and after Ruth was stated by George Will on the Ken Burns' Baseball documentary: '...like Everest in Kansas.'


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[TUM301]

Pedro Martinez was the best pitcher I ever saw. Being a Red Sox fan was able to see almost every one of his starts, it was must see back then. Anyway, even in Fenway Park not exactly pitcher friendly and the A L East he led the majors in ERA 5 of 8 seasons. The real eye opener was 2000, Pedro`s ERA 1.74 was basically a full 2 runs better than Roger Clemens who posted a 3.70. Mussina was 3`rd that year at 3.80, unreal.

[D. Bergin]

Originally Posted by TUM301

Pedro Martinez was the best pitcher I ever saw. Being a Red Sox fan was able to see almost every one of his starts, it was must see back then. Anyway, even in Fenway Park not exactly pitcher friendly and the A L East he led the majors in ERA 5 of 8 seasons. The real eye opener was 2000, Pedro`s ERA 1.74 was basically a full 2 runs better than Roger Clemens who posted a 3.70. Mussina was 3`rd that year at 3.80, unreal.

That's the most impressive part of Pedro's career I think. He posted those crazy numbers in the AL East. Mostly smaller, hitter friendly ballparks with a DH and bigger payrolls.

We saw when both Clemens and Pettitte left the Yankees and went to the Astros in the NL Central. Their ERA's went down a full 1 to 2 runs almost instantly.

Now, that could have also been a little chemical enhancement , but mostly I think, it was the change in scenery.

[frankbmd]

Higher education in the 21st century has deteriorated dramatically.

Research formerly was considered a legitimate endeavor.

Today

RESEARCH = GOOGLE AND A FINGER

QED