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Originally Posted by phenom
dude hit 80+ HRs in four of five seasons, and 75 in the other, and also hit 101 in 133 games in his last minor league season. League totals could maybe use a little adjustment.
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Well, here's been the league leaders in HR since 92(when he hit 92 HR)
2003: P. Rosario(Sea); 55
2002: P. Rosario(Sea), R. Alvarez(Pit); 51
2001: T. Reeves(Bal); 55
2000: P. Rosario(Sea); 55
1999: R. Alvarez(Pho), S. Arzola(Bos); 57
1998: M. Mattos(Pit); 51
1997: R. Bohner(Pho); 52
1996: T. Vinyals(Ana); 58 (last time an AL hitter won the home run crown)
1995: T. Vinyals(Ana); 62
1994: T. Vinyals(Ana), C. Delaney Jr.(Bal); 57
1993: C. Delaney Jr.(Bal); 70
I hadn't altered the league totals since 1980 when I put in all the averages of the Modern Era.
I really don't think the league totals are that big of an issue. Staggers is just one of those once in a lifetime type players who dominates the entire league the way Barry would today if he was pitched to occasionally. No one since has done anything close to what he did.