These two RBI'ers hold the distinction of being the only two men who were able to hit more than 300 home runs during the 80's. #1 hit 313 and #2 hit 308 during the 80's.
For bonus points, 5 other RBI'ers round out the top ten men of power during the decade of my formative years. Feel free to name them as well.
Schmidt and Murphy are the two that come to mind.
Correct
Mike Schmidt hit more homers than anyone in the 80's and Dale "the Ultimate Male" Murphy was #2.
Anyone want to take a shot at the others. #4 is an RBI'er, I believe. I'll have to confirm the others later because the book that I took this from is at home.
#4 Dawson?
Riskey Henderson
Rube Markwardt
Quote from: ultimate7 on 08/18/06, 08:21:44 AM
#4 Dawson?
No, #4 is a more unlikely candidate than Dawson. I believe Dawson is in the top 10 though
Reggie?
Jim Rice
TBT's mom? That's an unlikely candidate...
I have a stats program that can generate these lists, so I can help with the answers. I won't give away all the answers, but Dawson is indeed top 10, he is fifth with 250 HRs.
Rice is 12th with 210 HRs.
Reggie is 18th with 194 HRs.
Rickey had 137 HRs, not sure how many Riskey had.
Danny Ainge had 0 HRs in 357 ABs.
I can;t figure out who #4 could be, Baines?
I don't think I ever would have guessed the answer, I even looked at his baseball reference page once, scanned the stats and passed, then went back again and added up the numbers after so many other possibilities were out.
eddie murray?
oh yea, not an RBI'er. I give up.
Darrell Evans?
Quote from: fathedX on 08/18/06, 11:54:34 AM
Rickey had 137 HRs, not sure how many Riskey had.
Rickey wasn't in RBI silly
dwight evans...he hit a shit ton of homers back in the day.
Quote from: mustywetdog on 08/18/06, 02:04:55 PM
dwight evans...he hit a shit ton of homers back in the day.
While your answer is correct, I wouldn't say Dewey hit a ton of HRs, during the 80's the most he hit in a single season was 34 (1987 juiced ball year), and only over 30 2 other times, he was just consistenly between 18 and 34 helped out by the fact that not a lot of players played 9.67 full seasons in the 80's
o.k., well maybe not a ton of homers if you are comparing it to todays game where the ball is not the only thing thats juiced... 30 homers in the early 80's was kinda like what 40 is today.
Quote from: Gerlost on 08/18/06, 01:27:37 PM
Darrell Evans?
He's in there, but not #4. I don't remember where he falls into place
Quote from: mustywetdog on 08/18/06, 02:04:55 PM
dwight evans...he hit a shit ton of homers back in the day.
Correct
are we still guessing? if so, i'd like to throw the names strawberry and eric davis out there to see what sticks.
Quote from: TBG on 08/18/06, 03:12:07 PM
are we still guessing? if so, i'd like to throw the names strawberry and eric davis out there to see what sticks.
Nothing
Sorry
I know for certain that # 10 has been likened in RBI circles to Obi Wan Kenobi.
I'm pretty sure that Dawson was a correct answer, but I don't remember where he falls in the top 10.
The amazing thing is that #10 only hit 210 homers during the 80's. Whoever said that 30 homers was impressive in the 80's is dead on. I remember thinking that guys who hit 33 homers or so were the true sluggers of the day when I was little
Dawson was #5, Da. Evans was up there
brian downing?
Has Hrbek been mentioned yet?
Brunansky as well.
It must be Pat Sheridan, although I'm surprised he wasn't higher...
Ripken
how about will the thrill
or kevin mitchell
Quote from: Attezzobal on 08/18/06, 03:39:30 PM
Has Hrbek been mentioned yet?
No
Quote from: Attezzobal on 08/18/06, 03:43:58 PM
Brunansky as well.
No
Quote from: fightonusc on 08/18/06, 03:50:17 PM
It must be Pat Sheridan, although I'm surprised he wasn't higher...
Not even on RBI
Quote from: Big Hath on 08/18/06, 03:56:58 PM
Ripken
Pretty sure he's not on there
Quote from: broiler on 08/18/06, 04:04:44 PM
how about will the thrill
or kevin mitchell
No and No
Somebody said Jim Rice. I'm pretty sure that he's in there somewhere. I can't believe that nobody has guessed the RBI'er at #10 with 210 homers yet. He's your only hope!
Ripken just missed with 204
Gary Carter?
Mattingly
Has George Brett been guessed?
I'm just going through my mind of guys that I can think that could have hit 200+ homers in the 80's.
Here is a list of where RBI'ers fall and I've filled in the correct guesses so far:
1 - Mike Schmidt - 313 homers
2 - Dale Murphy - 308 homers
3 - Eddie Murray - 274 homers
4 - Dwight Evans - 256 homers
5 - Andre Dawson - 250 homers
6 - Darrell Evans - 230 homers
7 - Unnamed RBI'er - 225 homers
8 - Non-RBI'er, but Rack loves his replacement - 225 homers
9 - Arcade RBI'er - 223 homers
10 - Jack Clark - 216 homers edited to correct Clark's homer total in the 80's
Jack Clark and George Bell?
Quote from: JoeDirt on 08/18/06, 08:33:03 PM
Jack Clark and George Bell?
Jack Clark is #10, but Bell doesn't make the list
Well I already said Mattingly
Mattingly's a no. There's one RBI'er left that's not been named.
Gibson?
Baylor?
Quote from: JoeDirt on 08/18/06, 08:39:59 PM
Baylor?
Nope, but getting warmer with that guess
I do believe Rice was already guessed...
Quote from: JoeDirt on 08/18/06, 08:41:11 PM
I do believe Rice was already guessed...
Surprisingly, he's not one of them. I was wrong about him being in the top 10. Still, you're getting closer
My brain hurts. I can't think of any more power hitters...especially that Don Baylor is close to...
Straw was guessed already, too, right? Plus, I don't see how he'd be close to Baylor...
Dammit, EDF...Ripken? :(
Quote from: JoeDirt on 08/18/06, 08:51:15 PM
My brain hurts. I can't think of any more power hitters...especially that Don Baylor is close to...
Straw was guessed already, too, right? Plus, I don't see how he'd be close to Baylor...
Close to Baylor as in relation to team on RBI. How's that for a clue?
Strawberry and Ripken are both wrong
well then my next guess (Carter) makes no sense. I running out of names and I don't wanna consult a roster!
I'm thinking Reggie was guessed, but I can't recall...Ca is close to Bo on the thing...if Reggie is right, I'm gonna be pissed bc I've been regarding him as already guessed.
Armas
Parrish
Winfield
Armas?
Damn, Armas must be it...I couldn't think of him off of the top of my stupid head.
As far as the arcade RBIer, I'd say Winfield.
Quote from: ericdavisfan on 08/18/06, 08:24:50 PM
8 - Non-RBI'er, but Rack loves his replacement - 225 homers
I don't even understand this one...
Oh, a CWS, maybe?
Quote from: WeatherMatt on 08/18/06, 09:23:12 PM
Armas?
Armas
http://www.thebaseballcube.com/players/A/Tony-Armas-1.shtml (http://www.thebaseballcube.com/players/A/Tony-Armas-1.shtml)
Quote from: JoeDirt on 08/18/06, 09:25:06 PM
As far as the arcade RBIer, I'd say Winfield.
Yes
Quote from: JoeDirt on 08/18/06, 09:27:09 PM
Quote from: ericdavisfan on 08/18/06, 08:24:50 PM
8 - Non-RBI'er, but Rack loves his replacement - 225 homers
I don't even understand this one...
Matt Nokes replaced Lance Parrish after he signed with Philly.
where did brian downing fall? how many hr's in the 80's formy man?
http://www.thebaseballpage.com/players/stats/downibr01 (http://www.thebaseballpage.com/players/stats/downibr01)
http://www.thebaseballpage.com/stats/decades/1980s_batting.php (http://www.thebaseballpage.com/stats/decades/1980s_batting.php)
Raffy Santana?
This thread is impossible to follow on a phone, but if we are still guessing, dwight evans
Napoleon Dynamite?
It's been called to my attention that this thread is bogus. Brunansky hit 230 HRs in the 80s. While it might be obvious to many that he should be IBBed to get to Gagne/Bush/etc, it wasn't to all, apparently...
Quote from: JoeDirt on 08/20/06, 09:30:29 PM
It's been called to my attention that this thread is bogus. Brunansky hit 230 HRs in the 80s. While it might be obvious to many that he should be IBBed to get to Gagne/Bush/etc, it wasn't to all, apparently...
Wrong.
Brunansky hit 208 homers between 1981 and 1989. Thanks for playing though
I blame Attezz for this!
Quote from: ericdavisfan on 08/20/06, 09:53:21 PM
Quote from: JoeDirt on 08/20/06, 09:30:29 PM
It's been called to my attention that this thread is bogus. Brunansky hit 230 HRs in the 80s. While it might be obvious to many that he should be IBBed to get to Gagne/Bush/etc, it wasn't to all, apparently...
Wrong.
Brunansky hit 208 homers between 1981 and 1989. Thanks for playing though
Is 1980 not part of the 80's?
It is, but since Brunansky didn't play in 1980, EDF didn't include it
This is just getting strange now
Quote from: Attezzobal on 08/21/06, 12:19:20 AM
Quote from: ericdavisfan on 08/20/06, 09:53:21 PM
Quote from: JoeDirt on 08/20/06, 09:30:29 PM
It's been called to my attention that this thread is bogus. Brunansky hit 230 HRs in the 80s. While it might be obvious to many that he should be IBBed to get to Gagne/Bush/etc, it wasn't to all, apparently...
Wrong.
Brunansky hit 208 homers between 1981 and 1989. Thanks for playing though
Is 1980 not part of the 80's?
Quote from: ultimate7 on 08/21/06, 09:56:29 AM
It is, but since Brunansky didn't play in 1980, EDF didn't include it
What he said.
Two RBI'ers (and the only 2 guys in mlb history) to have a 30+ homer season in 99 games or less are Kevin Mitchell and Mark McGwire.
Mitchell in '94 (30 hr, 95 games)
McGwire in 2000 (32 hr, 89 games)
Mitchell's season was incredible, .341 avg, and a .681 slg%
Just something interesting I thought I'd post.
Here are the top 10 hr hitters from 1980-1989, let's see how many are NES RBI'ers....
1. Schmidt -----313
2. Murphy ------308
3. Murray ------274
4. Dw Evans ----256
5. Dawson ------250
6. Da Evans ----230
7. Armas -------225
8, Lan Parrish --225
9. Winfield -----223
10. Ja Clark ----216
11.Strawberry--215
12.Rice----------210
13.Brunansky---208
14. G Carter----207
15.Ripken-------204
16.Hrbek-------201
17.Barfield-----197
18. R Jackson--194
19.Brett--------193
20.Fisk---------192
Ok, top 20 then. 15 of them are RBI'ers
Here are the top 10 in batting average in the 1980's:
1. Boggs (.3522)
2. Gwynn (.3320)
3. Puckett (.3234)
4. Mattingly (.3232)
5. Carew (.3137)
6. Brett (.3108)
7. Guerrero (.3082)
8. Al Oliver (.3074)
9. Yount (.3046)
10. W Clark (.3038)
11.Raines (.3026)
12.Molitor (.3009)
13.Hernandez (.3001)
14. C Cooper (.2998)
15.Franco (.2977)
11 of the top 15 are RBI'ers here.
The top whatever in rbi's in the 80's:
1.Murray 996
2.Schmidt 929
3.Murphy 929
4.Dw Evans 900
5.Winfield 899
6.Dawson 895
7.Rice 868
8.Brett 851
9.Baines 835
10.Yount 821
11.Parker 809
12.G Carter 800
13.Lan Parrish 764
14. J Clark 751
15.Ripken 744
16.Hernandez 735
17.Buckner 728
18.Hrbek 724
19.Guerrero 722
20.Mattingly 717
15/20 RBI'ers imagine that..........(!) Enjoy.
Oops, Mitchell had only a .326 with a .681 Slg% in '94 my bad. Also 77 rbi that year, in 310 ab's. Had the .341 with a .601 Slg% in '93.
I just checked, McGwire's season was even more incredible: 32 hr, 72 total hits, .305 avg, .746 Slg %, 60 runs, 73 rbi in just 236 atbats. Big Mac had 39 hr in '95 with just 87 Hits.
Mitchell didn't even play in '95, probably something to do with the strike, came back in '96 and hit over .300+ with 2 teams in limited time, retired 2 years later having barely played, he was just getting good again.
Still gotta love his barehanded catch in Left Field though.
Quote from: Metal King on 11/24/06, 12:17:39 PM
Still gotta love his barehanded catch in Left Field though.
that was off the bat of ozzie smith. and the ball was foul.
also, i believe mitchell played that lost year in japan maybe??
Quote from: wiki on 11/24/06, 01:11:59 PM
A two-time All-Star with the Giants, later years saw his play decline due to an often indifferent attitude as well as various other distractions. Traded to the Mariners after the 1991 season, he arrived in training camp the following year 30 pounds (14 kg) overweight. He had a resurgence in 1994 with the Reds, batting .326 with 30 HRs and 77 RBI in the strike-shortened season; but he opted to play in Japan the following year, where he became the highest-paid player in Japanese history. In Japan, he incurred the displeasure of team management when he chose to travel to the US in mid-season for knee problems against the team's wishes.
Everyone (you know how I mean that) went off to Japan I guess from the strike, or elsewhere. Julio Franco spent a year in the Mexican League I believe, that and his 1992 injury season took away his chance for 3,000 hits. He'd have to play until age 55 right now to reach 3,000 hits, going by how much he plays. I'd just like to see him play one more full season 'cause the guy can still fucking HIT.
Thanks for that info on Mitchell.