Flukiest Home Run Seasons

SI Staff | Oct 6, 2010

Flukiest Home Run Seasons

Davey Johnson

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Sports Illustrated senior writer Joe Posnanski ranks the 32 flukiest home run seasons of all time. To read the full article (with explanations of his choices), click the link below. Johnson played 13 seasons. 2nd most home runs in a season: 18 (1971) Career 162 game average homers: 15

Brady Anderson

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Played 15 seasons 2nd most home runs in a season: 24 (1999) Career 162 game average homers: 19

Luis Gonzalez

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Played 19 seasons 2nd most home runs in a season: 31 (2000) Career 162 game average homers: 22

Ned Williamson

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Played 13 seasons 2nd most home runs in a season: 9 (1887) 162 game average homers: 9

Jose Bautista

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Played 7 seasons (through 2010) 2nd most home runs in a season: 16 (2006) Career 162 game average homers: 24

Bert Campaneris

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Played 19 seasons 2nd most home runs in a season: 8 (1972) Career 162 game average homers: 5

Wally Moses

Played 17 seasons 2nd most home runs in a season: 9 (1940) Career 162 game average homers: 7

Roger Maris

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Played 12 seasons 2nd most home runs in a season: 39 (1960) Career 162 game average homers: 30

Jay Bell

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Played 18 seasons 2nd most home runs in a season: 21 (1997) Career 162 game average homers: 15

Barry Bonds

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Played 22 seasons 2nd most home runs in a season: 49 (2000) Career 162 game average homers: 41

Tillie Walker

Played 13 seasons 2nd most home runs in a season: 23 (1921) Career 162 game average homers: 13

Chico Fernandez

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Played 8 seasons 2nd most home runs in a season: 6 (1958) Career 162 game average homers: 8

Hack Wilson

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Played 12 seasons 2nd most home runs in a season: 39 (1929) Career 162 game average homers: 29

Tommy Holmes

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Played 11 seasons 2nd most home runs in a season: 13 (1944) Career 162 game average homers: 11

Willard Marshall

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Played 11 seasons 2nd most home runs in a season: 17 (1953) Career 162 game average homers: 17

Wade Boggs

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Played 18 seasons 2nd most home runs in a season: 11 (1994) Career 162 game average homers: 8

Adrian Beltre

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Played 13 seasons (through 2010) 2nd most home runs in a season: 28 (2010) Career 162 game average homers: 25

Terry Steinbach

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Played 14 seasons 2nd most home runs in a season: 16 (1987) Career 162 game average homers: 17

Joe Kuhel

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Played 18 seasons 2nd most home runs in a season: 16 (1936) Career 162 game average homers: 10

Tommy Harper

Played 15 seasons 2nd most home runs in a season: 18 (1965) Career 162 game average homers: 13

Brook Jacoby

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Played 11 seasons 2nd most home runs in a season: 20 (1985) Career 162 game average homers: 15

Ival Goodman

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Played 10 seasons 2nd most home runs in a season: 17 (1936) Career 162 game average homers: 14

Barry Larkin

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Played 19 seasons 2nd most home runs in a season: 20 (1991) Career 162 game average homers: 15

George Foster

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Played 18 seasons 2nd most home runs in a season: 40 (1978) Career 162 game average homers: 29

Rich Aurilia

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Played 15 seasons 2nd most home runs in a season: 23 (2006) Career 162 game average homers: 18

Andre Dawson

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Played 21 seasons 2nd most home runs in a season: 32 (1983) Career 162 game average homers: 27

Cy Williams

Played 18 seasons 2nd most home runs in a season: 30 (1927) Career 162 game average homers: 20

Bill Hall

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Played 9 seasons (through 2010) 2nd most home runs in a season: 18 (2010) Career 162 game average homers: 20

Felix Mantilla

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Played 11 seasons 2nd most home runs in a season: 18 (1965) Career 162 game average homers: 15

Wally Joyner

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Played 16 seasons 2nd most home runs in a season: 22 (1986) Career 162 game average homers: 16

Willie Montanez

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Played 14 seasons 2nd most home runs in a season: 20 (1977) Career 162 game average homers: 14

Duane Kuiper

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Played 12 seasons 2nd most home runs in a season: 0 Career 162 game average homers: 0