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Originally Posted by G1911
The 63 Twins went 91-79
The 52 Pirates went 42-112.
I’m surprised Killebrew’s season is in competition as he was on a very good team that year that scored plenty of runs. First place in batting average and second in on base.
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Looks like Harmon hit .239 with men on base and .233 with runners in scoring position that year. He hit 27 solo HR's, no Grand Slams and 4 3-run HR's.
Don't know if any of that is typical or not, but looks weaker then most of his other good years. His efficiency and clutch stats were pretty weak in 1963 compared to most of his other seasons, for whatever reason. Most statisticians would probably say it's just a random anomaly.
Biggest reason he's likely on this list, I noticed he also missed like 20 games that season. He plays 10-15 more games or so, he's not mentioned in this thread...clutch hitting or not.
Harmon never hit 50 HR's, but he came soooo close a bunch of times, mostly during pitching dominant years. His Home/Road splits are nearly identical to....so it wasn't home cooking for him.