August 30, 2013

Big Month

Chris Davis needs 15 home runs to set a new American League single season record for long balls in a season. With two days left in August, Davis will need a big September to reach that level. Fifteen from Sept 1 on, however, is well within the range of possibility. In the last 20 years, six players hit at least 15 homers from Sept 1 on. Most recently, Troy Tulowitzki reached that level in 2010. Albert Belle hit the most, with 17 in 1995, tying Babe Ruth for the most home runs in September. The odds are long right now, but history shows the big month is possible.

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