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Missing Explosions

Posted by Raphy on May 18, 2009
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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

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4 Responses to “Missing Explosions”

  1. Dan Franzen Says:
    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?

  2. Raphy Says:
    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.

  3. ZimJim Says:
    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

  4. Dan Franzen Says:
    May 20th, 2009 at 9:51 pm

    Thanks, Raphy. That's a long time for three homers..

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