Adam Dunn watch
Posted by Andy on September 22, 2009
Perhaps you know that Adam Dunn hit exactly 40 homers every season from 2005 to 2008. If you're counting, that's 4 seasons in a row.
As of this moment, Dunn has 37 HR this season. He projects to, you guessed it, 40 HR again this season.
I wonder what the highest number of homers any player hit 5 seasons in a row. I would think it's been done with 1 or maybe 2 HR each year for 5 years but I can't imagine the record is any higher than that. If Dunn hits exactly 40 again this year, it'll be a piece of trivia remembered for all time.
September 22nd, 2009 at 7:56 pm
The answer to your question is 4, by Sam Wise, 1882 to 1886. http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/w/wisesa01.shtml
Al Evans had 2 HR 6 years running (1945-1950), Al Orth had exactly 1 HR 7 years in a row (1895-1901), and Roger Clemens had 24 consecutive 0-HR seasons.
This information was posted by Peter Ridges to the SABR mailing list in September 2007.
September 23rd, 2009 at 4:51 am
Fred Lynn hit exactly 23 home runs in every season from '84-'87. He could easily have done it seven years in a row...starting in 1982, his annual home run totals were 21-22-23-23-23-23-25.
I know that doesn't answer your question, but it's a feat that's always been amazing to me.