Missing Explosions
Posted by Raphy on May 18, 2009
This season has had its share of exciting individual performances and team games. However, one thing that has been missing is the individual 3 home-run game. A quick check with PI reveals that the last time a baseball season was 35 games (the minimum number every team thus far) old and did not have any player hit 3 home runs in one game was 1993. Here are the most 3-home run games through the first 35 games:
Year Games Link to Individual Games ----+-----+------------------------- 2001 6 Ind. Games 1997 5 Ind. Games 2004 3 Ind. Games 2000 3 Ind. Games 1999 3 Ind. Games 1998 3 Ind. Games 1996 3 Ind. Games 1994 3 Ind. Games
Here is the list since 1994:
Year Games
----+-----+-------------------------
2008 |
1 |
2007 |
1 |
2006 |
2 |
2005 |
2 |
2004 |
3 |
2003 |
2 |
2002 |
2 |
2001 |
6 |
2000 |
3 |
1999 |
3 |
1998 |
3 |
1997 |
5 |
1996 |
3 |
1995 |
1 |
1994 |
3 |
May 19th, 2009 at 5:58 am
So what is the maximum number of games into a season before any player had a three-HR game?
May 19th, 2009 at 12:09 pm
Dan - In 1966 the first player to hit 3 home runs in one game was Gene Oliver in his team's 103rd game. This was the latest of any season 1954-2008.
May 19th, 2009 at 6:43 pm
seems these statsical anamolies are themselves anamolies. while no one has hit 3 hr in a game this year, we are on pace to shatter the number of cycles hit in a year. in fact everyday i seem to hear someone who is a double or a triple short of the cycle
May 20th, 2009 at 9:51 pm
Thanks, Raphy. That's a long time for three homers..