Thursday, August 15, 2019

Torres/Sanchez and Ruth/Gehrig: season home runs off one team.

Two pairs of Yankee teammates have hit at least 10 home runs against a team in a season:
Babe Ruth and Lou Gehrig 1927 off Boston Red Sox pitchers
Gleyber Torres and Gary Sanchez 2019 off Baltimore pitchers

Ruth and Gehrig had an epic home run race in 1927, similar to that of Mickey Mantle and Roger Maris in 1961. Ruth and Gehrig were tied at 45 in early September 1927. They finished 60-47. Ruth, who had set the career record for home runs in the 1921 season, set the season record for the fourth and final time in 1927 as he broke his own record for the third time, the first with Yankee Stadium as his home ballpark:
1919 29 HR Fenway Park as a Red Sox
1920 54 HR Polo Grounds as a Yankee
1921 59 HR Polo Grounds as a Yankee
1927 60 HR Yankee Stadium as a Yankee


1927OppGGSPAABRH2B3BHRRBISBCSBBSOBAOBPSLGOPSTBGDPHBPSHSFIBBROEBAbiptOPS+sOPS+
RuthBoston Red Sox2222105873134601130201613.391.485.8391.3257301010.365109229
GehrigBoston Red Sox2222105892837831135411412.416.495.9441.4398400100.394128256
1927OppGGSPAABRH2B3BHRRBISBCSBBSOBAOBPSLGOPSTBGDPHBPSHSFIBBROEBAbiptOPS+sOPS+
RuthFenway Park121259491720408201088.408.491.9801.4714801000.364128304
GehrigFenway Park1212594814205261821118.417.525.9791.5054700100.412139313
2019OppGGSPAABRH2B3BHRRBISBCSBBSOBAOBPSLGOPSTBGDPHBPSHSFIBBROEBAbiptOPS+sOPS+
TorresBaltimore Orioles18177566222640132000912.394.4671.0451.512691000100.317234238
SanchezBaltimore Orioles1413615512201010220049.364.426.9271.354510200000.278217203
2019OppGGSPAABRH2B3BHRRBISBCSBBSOBAOBPSLGOPSTBGDPHBPSHSFIBBROEBAbiptOPS+sOPS+
TorresCamden Yards9836301212207100066.400.5001.1671.667351000000.294267286
SanchezCamden Yards763128810007160014.357.4191.1071.526310200000.176249249

Through the final Orioles game yesterday:
Torres 26 HR, 13 against Orioles
Sanchez 26 HR, 10 against Orioles

Torres and Sanchez had many fewer AB against the Orioles than Ruth and Gehrig had against the Red Sox.

Most career Home Runs by 2 teammates: Ruth+Gehrig, Mathews+Aaron, Mays+McCovey? Tuesday, August 13, 2019

Gleyber Torres could set a Home Run record for most against a team in a season. Monday, June 3, 2019 9:30 AM


Maris hit 13 of 61 against White Sox: 21.3%
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Lou Gehrig: most home runs against a team in a season - 14 Cleveland 1936. Monday, June 3, 2019 4:39 PM

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