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[Old Sweater]

It took me a bit,as I googled it,and he is someone I never heard of.......

I thought Gavy Cravath had the career home run record that Babe Ruth passed in 1921, but Gavy was the active leader.

Year	Career	HR		Single-Season	HR		Active	HR		Yearly	HR
1920	Roger Connor+	138		Babe Ruth+	54		Gavy Cravath	119		Babe Ruth+	54
1921	Babe Ruth+	162		Babe Ruth+	59		Babe Ruth+	162		Babe Ruth+	59
1922	Babe Ruth+	197		Babe Ruth+	59		Babe Ruth+	197		Rogers Hornsby+	42
1923	Babe Ruth+	238		Babe Ruth+	59		Babe Ruth+	238		Babe Ruth+ Cy Williams	41

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Generated 3/6/2025.

 

[Old Sweater]

Duplicate post of latest question & answer………….

Which St. Louis Browns pitcher tied for the major league lead in pitching wins the same year he led the majors in home runs surrendered?









Hint: #1 He surrendered the first of Jimmie Foxx’s 534 career home runs.




Hint: #2 Pitching for Toronto, he threw an eleven-inning no-hitter.




Hint: #3 This performance was part of a remarkable AA season, when he also set an International League record for consecutive scoreless innings.








Wednesday's question answered:

Q. Which Californian was the first batter to lead any major league in home runs more than five times?

Hint: #1 The first season when he hit more than ten home runs, he was already thirty-one years old.

Hint: #2 One year he hit fewer than twenty-five home runs yet led the runner-up in his league by more than ten.

A. GAVY CRAVATH [SABR Bio]

- Ans. Cravath led the NL in HR 6 X: 1913, 14, 15, 17, 18 & 1919 w/19, 19, 24, 12, 8 & 12 respectively. He was born (Poway) & raised (Escondido) in SoCal.

- #1 He was born 23-Mar-1881 and hit 11 HR in 1912.

- #2 Cravath led the NL in 1915 w/24 HR for the pennant-winning Phillies. Next was the Cubs’ Cy Williams who hit 13. The AL leader that season, with an anemic 7, was Braggo Roth (3 for CHW & 4 for CLE). The closest contender was Hal Chase who hit 17 for the Buffalo Blues of the Federal League.



FCR - Gave Kinstlinger, Reisterstown, Maryland





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