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Baseball

kairos12

(13,248 posts) Sat Jan 22, 2022, 05:24 PM Jan 2022

Johnny Mize.

1947-52 HRs with only 47 strikeouts.

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Only 1 player in MLB History hit 50 HRs and struck out fewer than 50 times in a season. (Original Post) kairos12 Jan 2022 OP

Incredible. PAMod Jan 2022 #1

Amazing! Great trivia fact! Diamond_Dog Jan 2022 #2

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1. Incredible.

Sat Jan 22, 2022, 05:35 PM

Jan 2022

DiMaggio’s career mark of 361 HR & 369 Ks is also astonishing.

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2. Amazing! Great trivia fact!

Sat Jan 22, 2022, 05:46 PM

Jan 2022

Power hitters tend to strike out a lot, so this feat is doubly impressive.