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Baseball

kairos12

(13,388 posts) Tue Jul 17, 2018, 12:00 PM Jul 2018

Lou Gehrig

Holds the all-time record for the ratio of home runs to strikeouts in a season.

1934. 49 Home runs/31 strikeouts.

+18

Joe DiMaggio is second in 1941 at +17 at 30/13.

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Lou Gehrig (Original Post) kairos12 Jul 2018 OP

It's awesome to think that this record has stood for so many years! Ohiogal Jul 2018 #1

That is amazing. How many ABs those years for LG or JD? JDC Jul 2018 #2

2017 Aaron Judge - 52 HR to 208 strike outs. Strikeouts do not matter to these new guys. tonyt53 Jul 2018 #3

Ohiogal

(38,125 posts)

1. It's awesome to think that this record has stood for so many years!

Reply to kairos12 (Original post)

Tue Jul 17, 2018, 12:20 PM

Jul 2018

JDC

(10,849 posts)

2. That is amazing. How many ABs those years for LG or JD?

Reply to kairos12 (Original post)

Tue Jul 17, 2018, 12:30 PM

Jul 2018

tonyt53

(5,737 posts)

3. 2017 Aaron Judge - 52 HR to 208 strike outs. Strikeouts do not matter to these new guys.

Reply to kairos12 (Original post)

Tue Jul 17, 2018, 12:33 PM

Jul 2018

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