If you hit 51 HRs (or any number for that matter) in 1947, you'd be pretty old. Kiner was an example of a guy who makes the HOF without great lifetime stats but with a great concentration of stats in a few years. He led the National League or tied for the lead in home runs each year from 1946-52. Lifetime, he hit 369, with 1015 RBI and a .946 OPS. Curious that his league leading number in 1946 was just 23, and he hit 51 the next year. 1946 was not a war year.YTF said:
7 years is a pretty long peak, but yet it still took until his 13th attempt to enter Cooperstown. Those Naval pilots sure can hit the ball.Al Zarilla said:
