A Day Without Home Runs?

MorseMoose · 04-21-2007, 10:49 AM

This has had to have happened before where at some point during the regular season that (nearly) all teams had a game and there wasn't a single homerun. So, has it ever happened?

darkhorse · 04-21-2007, 12:33 PM

I wouldn't be surprised if there were points in major league history where a week of games went by without a tater.

Raderick · 04-21-2007, 05:47 PM

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Originally Posted by darkhorse

I wouldn't be surprised if there were points in major league history where a week of games went by without a tater.

How about in the modern era (1980+)?

rudel.dietrich · 04-21-2007, 06:18 PM

I was thinking about this the other day and I set out to find an answer
I wanted modern era 1980+ with at least 8 games played on the day

I have spent some free time at work looking for an answer and have made it up to 1983 so far with no results.
There is not a very good way to search that I have found so its a very slow process

MorseMoose · 04-21-2007, 06:38 PM

Hmmmmmmm

Bobbert · 04-21-2007, 06:55 PM

I'm not gona do it, but it's very easy to go through a year by using retrosheets gamelogs and pivot tables in excel.

just set the date-column as rowfields (or whatever it's called in english), and the homeruns columns as data elements and you'll se how many homeruns was made each day.

I tried with the 2006 data, and the closest was 8 homeruns on a day with 6 games, and 11 homeruns on a day with 8 games.

Bobbuttons · 04-21-2007, 07:22 PM

This was almost as disastrous as the day without Mexicans.

MorseMoose · 04-21-2007, 07:45 PM

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Originally Posted by Bobbuttons

This was almost as disastrous as the day without Mexicans.

Yeah, Sportscenter must have had their lowest ratings ever.

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04-21-2007, 06:55 PM	#6
Bobbert Minors (Triple A) Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Linköping, Sweden Posts: 222	I'm not gona do it, but it's very easy to go through a year by using retrosheets gamelogs and pivot tables in excel. just set the date-column as rowfields (or whatever it's called in english), and the homeruns columns as data elements and you'll se how many homeruns was made each day. I tried with the 2006 data, and the closest was 8 homeruns on a day with 6 games, and 11 homeruns on a day with 8 games. __________________

04-21-2007, 07:22 PM	#7
Bobbuttons Hall Of Famer Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Picturesque Mentor-on-the-Lake, Ohio Posts: 3,708	This was almost as disastrous as the day without Mexicans. __________________ Frankenstein never scared me. Marsupials do....cause they're fast! Gibson swings, and a fly ball to deep right field! This is gonna be a home run! Unbelievable! A home run for Gibson! And the Dodgers have won the game, 5 to 4; I don't believe what I just saw! I don't believe what I just saw!

04-21-2007, 12:33 PM	#2
darkhorse Hall Of Famer Join Date: May 2002 Location: fort worth, tx Posts: 10,850	I wouldn't be surprised if there were points in major league history where a week of games went by without a tater.

04-21-2007, 06:18 PM	#4
rudel.dietrich Hall Of Famer Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Zürich, Switzerland Posts: 8,608	I was thinking about this the other day and I set out to find an answer I wanted modern era 1980+ with at least 8 games played on the day I have spent some free time at work looking for an answer and have made it up to 1983 so far with no results. There is not a very good way to search that I have found so its a very slow process