Early Year Home Runs

scott1964 · 05-02-2016, 12:30 AM

Every so often I peruse baseball facts after I play a session of my dynasty. I am currently in 1879 and the beginning of the up tick in homer run hitters. So I was curious on who hit the most home runs in 1879 and I came accosts this interesting article on the homer runs in the late 19th Century. Baseball?s First Power Surge: Home Runs in the Late 19th-Century Major Leagues | Society for American Baseball Research. So I went back and looked at my home runs hit since I restarted with version 17.

1871: 17 (AL) 23 (NL) 40
1872: 22 (AL) 28 (NL) 50
1873: 16 (AL) 25 (NL) 41
1874: 29 (AL) 23 (NL) 52
1875: 9 (AL) 19 (NL) 28
1876: 23 (AL) 19 (NL) 42
1877: 27 (AL) 12 (NL) 39
1878: 26 (AL) 12 (NL) 38

Source: Supplement to "Baseball's First Power Surge: Home Runs in the Late 19th-Century Major Leagues" | Society for American Baseball Research

05-02-2016, 12:30 AM	#1
scott1964 Hall Of Famer Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Denver Posts: 5,622	Early Year Home Runs Every so often I peruse baseball facts after I play a session of my dynasty. I am currently in 1879 and the beginning of the up tick in homer run hitters. So I was curious on who hit the most home runs in 1879 and I came accosts this interesting article on the homer runs in the late 19th Century. Baseball?s First Power Surge: Home Runs in the Late 19th-Century Major Leagues \| Society for American Baseball Research. So I went back and looked at my home runs hit since I restarted with version 17. 1871: 17 (AL) 23 (NL) 40 1872: 22 (AL) 28 (NL) 50 1873: 16 (AL) 25 (NL) 41 1874: 29 (AL) 23 (NL) 52 1875: 9 (AL) 19 (NL) 28 1876: 23 (AL) 19 (NL) 42 1877: 27 (AL) 12 (NL) 39 1878: 26 (AL) 12 (NL) 38 Source: Supplement to "Baseball's First Power Surge: Home Runs in the Late 19th-Century Major Leagues" \| Society for American Baseball Research __________________ This just feels more like waiting in line at the Department of Motor Vehicles. PETA.....People Eating Tasty Animals.