Comments on: Babe Ruth Home Run Log – Baseball-Reference.com http://www.baseball-reference.com/blog/archives/1607 This and that about baseball stats. Fri, 11 Nov 2011 16:57:02 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: mrbaseballcard http://www.baseball-reference.com/blog/archives/1607/comment-page-1#comment-6799 mrbaseballcard Fri, 22 May 2009 16:44:27 +0000 http://www.baseball-reference.com/sotd/?p=1607#comment-6799 Sean, Very possible, and your explanation sounds more plausible. I also agree that Ruth never received bounced home runs. I believe the bounced home runs (ground rule doubles today) were back in the late 1800s. Thanks for the response. Sean,

Very possible, and your explanation sounds more plausible. I also agree that Ruth never received bounced home runs. I believe the bounced home runs (ground rule doubles today) were back in the late 1800s. Thanks for the response.

]]> By: Sean Forman http://www.baseball-reference.com/blog/archives/1607/comment-page-1#comment-6798 Sean Forman Fri, 22 May 2009 13:24:30 +0000 http://www.baseball-reference.com/sotd/?p=1607#comment-6798 Ruth didn't have any bounce home runs. I think you have it backwards Mrbaseballcard. The issue is that he didn't get any RBI for some of his home runs. There are I think a couple dozen if not a couple hundred cases where a player has 1 HR and no RBI for the game. Trent McCotter is tracking all of these down. 1920's RBI's are really messed up because the scorers didn't understand the new rule and often were arbitrary in assigning RBI. Ruth didn't have any bounce home runs. I think you have it backwards Mrbaseballcard. The issue is that he didn't get any RBI for some of his home runs. There are I think a couple dozen if not a couple hundred cases where a player has 1 HR and no RBI for the game. Trent McCotter is tracking all of these down. 1920's RBI's are really messed up because the scorers didn't understand the new rule and often were arbitrary in assigning RBI.

]]> By: Raphy http://www.baseball-reference.com/blog/archives/1607/comment-page-1#comment-6797 Raphy Fri, 22 May 2009 03:52:25 +0000 http://www.baseball-reference.com/sotd/?p=1607#comment-6797 Sean, I don't know if the information is available, but the final score of each game in which he homered (or at least who won) would be enlightening. Sean, I don't know if the information is available, but the final score of each game in which he homered (or at least who won) would be enlightening.

]]> By: JohnnyTwisto http://www.baseball-reference.com/blog/archives/1607/comment-page-1#comment-6765 JohnnyTwisto Wed, 20 May 2009 06:31:36 +0000 http://www.baseball-reference.com/sotd/?p=1607#comment-6765 I had not heard about that. I do think that he gained a few homers from balls bouncing over the fence, which were counted as HR at some point, but I believe he also lost some when balls curved foul after going over the wall (also a rule at some point), and I think he may not have gotten credit for all his walk-off HR, because if runners were on base a hitter would only get credit for the bases needed to push the winning run around. (I hope I'm remembering all those different rules accurately...) I had not heard about that. I do think that he gained a few homers from balls bouncing over the fence, which were counted as HR at some point, but I believe he also lost some when balls curved foul after going over the wall (also a rule at some point), and I think he may not have gotten credit for all his walk-off HR, because if runners were on base a hitter would only get credit for the bases needed to push the winning run around. (I hope I'm remembering all those different rules accurately...)

]]> By: mrbaseballcard http://www.baseball-reference.com/blog/archives/1607/comment-page-1#comment-6754 mrbaseballcard Tue, 19 May 2009 17:24:44 +0000 http://www.baseball-reference.com/sotd/?p=1607#comment-6754 Very interesting. I recall reading a few years ago that Ruth actually had more than 60 HRs in 1927 and more than 714 for his career as recording HRs as HRs back then was not uniform. Something along the lines that when the Yankees went to St. Louis (Browns) back then on the road the local newspapers did not record HRs and looking at the box scores, with 1 RBI and 1 R and the Yankees only scoring 1 R that Ruth must have homered. Anyone else a) recall this and b) any chance of changing these records? Very interesting.

I recall reading a few years ago that Ruth actually had more than 60 HRs in 1927 and more than 714 for his career as recording HRs as HRs back then was not uniform. Something along the lines that when the Yankees went to St. Louis (Browns) back then on the road the local newspapers did not record HRs and looking at the box scores, with 1 RBI and 1 R and the Yankees only scoring 1 R that Ruth must have homered. Anyone else a) recall this and b) any chance of changing these records?

]]> By: admin http://www.baseball-reference.com/blog/archives/1607/comment-page-1#comment-6750 admin Tue, 19 May 2009 11:46:25 +0000 http://www.baseball-reference.com/sotd/?p=1607#comment-6750 Dave, That is the way it is going to be. I really wish we had scores because that would allow us to get all walk-off home runs. I may need to pay someone to figure out which late inning home home runs are walk-offs. Obviously for retrosheet years, we'll have more data. Dave,

That is the way it is going to be. I really wish we had scores because that would allow us to get all walk-off home runs. I may need to pay someone to figure out which late inning home home runs are walk-offs. Obviously for retrosheet years, we'll have more data.

]]> By: dave http://www.baseball-reference.com/blog/archives/1607/comment-page-1#comment-6748 dave Tue, 19 May 2009 04:50:18 +0000 http://www.baseball-reference.com/sotd/?p=1607#comment-6748 Most of the spaces are blank (pitch count, score, runners on base...) Is that a test run or is that the way it will be for early players? Most of the spaces are blank (pitch count, score, runners on base...)
Is that a test run or is that the way it will be for early players?

]]> By: JohnnyTwisto http://www.baseball-reference.com/blog/archives/1607/comment-page-1#comment-6747 JohnnyTwisto Tue, 19 May 2009 03:30:38 +0000 http://www.baseball-reference.com/sotd/?p=1607#comment-6747 Both Yankee Stadium and Polo Grounds had miiiighty deep center fields. All the inside-the-parkers probably aren't so shocking even for a non-speedster back then. Look at all his triples too. Not that I disagree about his being the best. Both Yankee Stadium and Polo Grounds had miiiighty deep center fields. All the inside-the-parkers probably aren't so shocking even for a non-speedster back then. Look at all his triples too.

Not that I disagree about his being the best.

]]> By: TheGoof http://www.baseball-reference.com/blog/archives/1607/comment-page-1#comment-6743 TheGoof Tue, 19 May 2009 01:49:54 +0000 http://www.baseball-reference.com/sotd/?p=1607#comment-6743 Wow. 10 inside the park homers. 12 walkoff homers. 27 homers against guys named "Lefty" by a lefty. The best. Period. Wow. 10 inside the park homers. 12 walkoff homers. 27 homers against guys named "Lefty" by a lefty.

The best. Period.

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