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MCLII And Other Personalized Plates That O's Fans Can Now Look Forward to Now That Their Team Is Sinking Like a Stone

2005-07-20 20:50

by Mike Carminati

MCLII is, of course, 1152 in Roman Numerals, those doohickeys that ancient Rome used to record dates in their film credits. 1152 was the year that Geoffrey, the future Archbishop of York and bastard son of Henry II of England, was born--I bet he got picked on when he was a kid.

And 1152 also represents the number of home runs that O's teammates and future Hall-of-Famers Sammy Sosa and Rafael Palmeiro have amassed in their careers collectively. Sosa with ten this season just passed Mark McGwire for sixth all time in homers at 584. Palmeiro has 17 this year and 568 for his career (9th) to go with 3010 hits (tied with Wade Boggs in 23rd place).

1152 is the most career home runs that any two teammates have ever recorded. The previous high was 1056, which was set in 1934 by Yankees Babe Ruth (708) and Lou Gehrig (348) and was tied in 2003 by the Giants' Barry Bonds (658) and Andres Galarraga (398). There are only two other teammates with at least 1000 career home runs were 1016 in 1971 by Giants Willie Mays (646) and Willie McCovey (370) and 1031 in 1972 by Braves Hank Aaron (673) and Orlando Cepeda (358). Prior to Ruth's ascension, the previous high which had stood for 25 years was 232 in 1896 by Phils Sam Thompson (126) and Dan Brouthers (106).

For the heck of it, I ran the numbers for the yearly leaders in career dingers by teammates and since I love tables, here it is. Oh, I also added the all-time high as of the given year and how long the "record" had stood as of that year. Enjoy:

Yr	Tot HR	Tm	Lg	Name1	Career HR	HR Yr	Name2	Career HR	HR Yr	All-Time	#yrs
1871	7	Philadelphia Athletics	NA	Levi Meyerle	4	4	Ned Cuthbert	3	3	7	1
1872	13	Baltimore Canaries	NA	Lip Pike	10	6	George Hall	3	1	13	1
1872	13	Baltimore Canaries	NA	Lip Pike	10	6	Tom York	3	1	13	2
1873	19	Baltimore Canaries	NA	Lip Pike	14	4	Tom York	5	2	19	1
1874	18	Hartford Dark Blues	NA	Lip Pike	15	1	Cherokee Fisher	3	0	19	2
1875	23	St. Louis Brown Stockings	NA	Lip Pike	15	0	Ned Cuthbert	8	0	23	1
1876	24	Boston Red Caps	NL	Jim O'Rourke	14	2	George Wright	10	1	24	1
1876	24	St. Louis Brown Stockings	NL	Lip Pike	16	1	Ned Cuthbert	8	0	24	2
1877	30	Cincinnati Reds	NL	Lip Pike	20	4	Levi Meyerle	10	0	30	1
1878	31	Cincinnati Reds	NL	Lip Pike	20	0	Cal McVey	11	2	31	1
1879	28	Providence Grays	NL	Jim O'Rourke	16	1	Joe Start	12	2	31	2
1880	45	Boston Red Caps	NL	Charley Jones	23	5	Jim O'Rourke	22	6	45	1
1881	34	Buffalo Bisons	NL	Jim O'Rourke	22	0	Dan Brouthers	12	8	45	2
1882	42	Buffalo Bisons	NL	Jim O'Rourke	24	2	Dan Brouthers	18	6	45	3
1883	46	Buffalo Bisons	NL	Jim O'Rourke	25	1	Dan Brouthers	21	3	46	1
1884	65	Buffalo Bisons	NL	Dan Brouthers	35	14	Jim O'Rourke	30	5	65	1
1885	75	Chicago White Stockings	NL	Ned Williamson	38	3	Abner Dalrymple	37	11	75	1
1886	87	Chicago White Stockings	NL	Ned Williamson	44	6	Cap Anson	43	10	87	1
1887	108	Chicago White Stockings	NL	Fred Pfeffer	55	16	Ned Williamson	53	9	108	1
1888	125	Chicago White Stockings	NL	Fred Pfeffer	63	8	Cap Anson	62	12	125	1
1889	142	Boston Beaneaters	NL	Dan Brouthers	81	7	King Kelly	61	9	142	1
1890	183	Boston Reds	PL	Harry Stovey	101	12	Dan Brouthers	82	1	183	1
1891	184	Boston Beaneaters	NL	Harry Stovey	117	16	King Kelly	67	0	184	1
1892	189	Baltimore Orioles	NL	Harry Stovey	121	4	George Wood	68	0	189	1
1893	216	Brooklyn Grooms	NL	Harry Stovey	122	1	Dan Brouthers	94	2	216	1
1894	193	New York Giants	NL	Roger Connor	111	1	Mike Tiernan	82	5	216	2
1895	197	Louisville Colonels	NL	Dan Brouthers	105	2	Fred Pfeffer	92	0	216	3
1896	232	Philadelphia Phillies	NL	Sam Thompson	126	12	Dan Brouthers	106	1	232	1
1897	199	Philadelphia Phillies	NL	Sam Thompson	126	0	Jack Clements	73	6	232	2
1898	198	Philadelphia Phillies	NL	Sam Thompson	127	1	Ed Delahanty	71	4	232	3
1899	176	Boston Beaneaters	NL	Hugh Duffy	102	5	Herman Long	74	6	232	4
1900	190	Boston Beaneaters	NL	Hugh Duffy	104	2	Herman Long	86	12	232	5
1901	159	Boston Beaneaters	NL	Herman Long	89	3	Bobby Lowe	70	3	232	6
1902	211	Washington Senators	AL	Jimmy Ryan	111	6	Ed Delahanty	100	10	232	7
1903	219	Washington Senators	AL	Jimmy Ryan	118	7	Ed Delahanty	101	1	232	8
1904	197	Philadelphia Phillies	NL	Hugh Duffy	106	0	Herman Long	91	0	232	9
1905	155	Boston Pilgrims	AL	Buck Freeman	80	3	Jesse Burkett	75	4	232	10
1906	198	Detroit Tigers	AL	Sam Thompson	127	0	Bobby Lowe	71	1	232	11
1907	147	Boston Red Sox	AL	Buck Freeman	82	1	Jimmy Collins	65	0	232	12
1908	147	Boston Doves	NL	Bill Dahlen	82	3	Joe Kelley	65	2	232	13
1909	130	Pittsburgh Pirates	NL	Honus Wagner	70	5	Fred Clarke	60	3	232	14
1910	136	Pittsburgh Pirates	NL	Honus Wagner	74	4	Fred Clarke	62	2	232	15
1911	150	Pittsburgh Pirates	NL	Honus Wagner	83	9	Fred Clarke	67	5	232	16
1912	154	Cleveland Naps	AL	Nap Lajoie	79	0	Harry Davis	75	0	232	17
1913	160	Pittsburgh Pirates	NL	Honus Wagner	93	3	Fred Clarke	67	0	232	18
1914	161	Pittsburgh Pirates	NL	Honus Wagner	94	1	Fred Clarke	67	0	232	19
1915	167	Pittsburgh Pirates	NL	Honus Wagner	100	6	Fred Clarke	67	0	232	20
1916	192	Pittsburgh Pirates	NL	Honus Wagner	101	1	Frank Schulte	91	0	232	21
1917	192	Pittsburgh Pirates	NL	Honus Wagner	101	0	Frank Schulte	91	0	232	22
1918	185	Philadelphia Phillies	NL	Gavvy Cravath	106	8	Fred Luderus	79	5	232	23
1919	202	Philadelphia Phillies	NL	Gavvy Cravath	118	12	Fred Luderus	84	5	232	24
1920	203	Philadelphia Phillies	NL	Gavvy Cravath	119	1	Fred Luderus	84	0	232	25
1921	251	New York Yankees	AL	Babe Ruth	162	59	Frank Baker	89	9	251	1
1922	293	New York Yankees	AL	Babe Ruth	197	35	Frank Baker	96	7	293	1
1923	306	New York Yankees	AL	Babe Ruth	238	41	Wally Pipp	68	6	306	1
1924	361	New York Yankees	AL	Babe Ruth	284	46	Wally Pipp	77	9	361	1
1925	414	New York Yankees	AL	Babe Ruth	309	25	Bob Meusel	105	33	414	1
1926	473	New York Yankees	AL	Babe Ruth	356	47	Bob Meusel	117	12	473	1
1927	541	New York Yankees	AL	Babe Ruth	416	60	Bob Meusel	125	8	541	1
1928	606	New York Yankees	AL	Babe Ruth	470	54	Bob Meusel	136	11	606	1
1929	662	New York Yankees	AL	Babe Ruth	516	46	Bob Meusel	146	10	662	1
1929	662	New York Yankees	AL	Babe Ruth	516	46	Lou Gehrig	146	35	662	2
1930	752	New York Yankees	AL	Babe Ruth	565	49	Lou Gehrig	187	41	752	1
1931	844	New York Yankees	AL	Babe Ruth	611	46	Lou Gehrig	233	46	844	1
1932	919	New York Yankees	AL	Babe Ruth	652	41	Lou Gehrig	267	34	919	1
1933	985	New York Yankees	AL	Babe Ruth	686	34	Lou Gehrig	299	32	985	1
1934	1056	New York Yankees	AL	Babe Ruth	708	22	Lou Gehrig	348	49	1056	1
1935	883	Boston Braves	NL	Babe Ruth	714	6	Wally Berger	169	34	1056	2
1936	582	New York Yankees	AL	Lou Gehrig	427	49	Tony Lazzeri	155	14	1056	3
1937	633	New York Yankees	AL	Lou Gehrig	464	37	Tony Lazzeri	169	14	1056	4
1938	647	New York Yankees	AL	Lou Gehrig	493	29	Bill Dickey	154	27	1056	5
1939	671	New York Yankees	AL	Lou Gehrig	493	0	Bill Dickey	178	24	1056	6
1940	640	Boston Red Sox	AL	Jimmie Foxx	500	36	Joe Cronin	140	24	1056	7
1941	675	Boston Red Sox	AL	Jimmie Foxx	519	19	Joe Cronin	156	16	1056	8
1942	684	Boston Red Sox	AL	Jimmie Foxx	524	5	Joe Cronin	160	4	1056	9
1943	652	New York Giants	NL	Mel Ott	463	18	Joe Medwick	189	5	1056	10
1944	685	New York Giants	NL	Mel Ott	489	26	Joe Medwick	196	7	1056	11
1945	709	New York Giants	NL	Mel Ott	510	21	Joe Medwick	199	3	1056	12
1946	717	New York Giants	NL	Mel Ott	511	1	Johnny Mize	206	22	1056	13
1947	768	New York Giants	NL	Mel Ott	511	0	Johnny Mize	257	51	1056	14
1948	484	New York Yankees	AL	Joe DiMaggio	303	39	Charlie Keller	181	6	1056	15
1949	633	New York Yankees	AL	Joe DiMaggio	317	14	Johnny Mize	316	1	1056	16
1950	690	New York Yankees	AL	Joe DiMaggio	349	32	Johnny Mize	341	25	1056	17
1951	712	New York Yankees	AL	Joe DiMaggio	361	12	Johnny Mize	351	10	1056	18
1952	555	Boston Red Sox	AL	Ted Williams	324	1	Vern Stephens	231	7	1056	19
1953	520	Chicago Cubs	NL	Ralph Kiner	329	28	Hank Sauer	191	19	1056	20
1954	583	Chicago Cubs	NL	Ralph Kiner	351	22	Hank Sauer	232	41	1056	21
1955	571	Cleveland Indians	AL	Ralph Kiner	369	18	Larry Doby	202	26	1056	22
1956	601	St. Louis Cardinals	NL	Stan Musial	352	27	Hank Sauer	249	5	1056	23
1957	664	St. Louis Cardinals	NL	Stan Musial	381	29	Del Ennis	283	24	1056	24
1958	684	St. Louis Cardinals	NL	Stan Musial	398	17	Del Ennis	286	3	1056	25
1959	720	Boston Red Sox	AL	Ted Williams	492	10	Vic Wertz	228	7	1056	26
1960	785	Boston Red Sox	AL	Ted Williams	521	29	Bobby Thomson	264	5	1056	27
1961	745	Los Angeles Dodgers	NL	Duke Snider	384	16	Gil Hodges	361	8	1056	28
1962	754	New York Yankees	AL	Mickey Mantle	404	30	Yogi Berra	350	10	1056	29
1963	777	New York Yankees	AL	Mickey Mantle	419	15	Yogi Berra	358	8	1056	30
1964	860	San Francisco Giants	NL	Willie Mays	453	47	Duke Snider	407	4	1056	31
1965	875	Milwaukee Braves	NL	Eddie Mathews	477	32	Hank Aaron	398	32	1056	32
1966	935	Atlanta Braves	NL	Eddie Mathews	493	16	Hank Aaron	442	44	1056	33
1967	813	Detroit Tigers	AL	Eddie Mathews	509	6	Al Kaline	304	25	1056	34
1968	910	New York Yankees	AL	Mickey Mantle	536	18	Rocky Colavito	374	5	1056	35
1969	913	San Francisco Giants	NL	Willie Mays	600	13	Willie McCovey	313	45	1056	36
1970	980	San Francisco Giants	NL	Willie Mays	628	28	Willie McCovey	352	39	1056	37
1971	1016	San Francisco Giants	NL	Willie Mays	646	18	Willie McCovey	370	18	1056	38
1972	1031	Atlanta Braves	NL	Hank Aaron	673	34	Orlando Cepeda	358	4	1056	39
1973	932	Atlanta Braves	NL	Hank Aaron	713	40	Joe Pepitone	219	0	1056	40
1974	857	Atlanta Braves	NL	Hank Aaron	733	20	Davey Johnson	124	15	1056	41
1975	947	Milwaukee Brewers	AL	Hank Aaron	745	12	George Scott	202	36	1056	42
1976	975	Milwaukee Brewers	AL	Hank Aaron	755	10	George Scott	220	18	1056	43
1977	640	San Francisco Giants	NL	Willie McCovey	493	28	Darrell Evans	147	17	1056	44
1978	672	San Francisco Giants	NL	Willie McCovey	505	12	Darrell Evans	167	20	1056	45
1979	704	San Francisco Giants	NL	Willie McCovey	520	15	Darrell Evans	184	17	1056	46
1980	767	Boston Red Sox	AL	Carl Yastrzemski	419	15	Tony Perez	348	25	1056	47
1981	783	Boston Red Sox	AL	Carl Yastrzemski	426	7	Tony Perez	357	9	1056	48
1982	805	Boston Red Sox	AL	Carl Yastrzemski	442	16	Tony Perez	363	6	1056	49
1983	758	Philadelphia Phillies	NL	Mike Schmidt	389	40	Tony Perez	369	6	1056	50
1984	705	California Angels	AL	Reggie Jackson	503	25	Bobby Grich	202	18	1056	51
1985	775	California Angels	AL	Reggie Jackson	530	27	George Hendrick	245	2	1056	52
1986	807	California Angels	AL	Reggie Jackson	548	18	George Hendrick	259	14	1056	53
1987	879	Oakland Athletics	AL	Reggie Jackson	563	15	Ron Cey	316	4	1056	54
1988	786	Philadelphia Phillies	NL	Mike Schmidt	542	12	Lance Parrish	244	15	1056	55
1989	768	Atlanta Braves	NL	Darrell Evans	414	11	Dale Murphy	354	20	1056	56
1990	663	California Angels	AL	Dave Winfield	378	19	Lance Parrish	285	24	1056	57
1991	745	California Angels	AL	Dave Winfield	406	28	Dave Parker	339	11	1056	58
1992	674	Toronto Blue Jays	AL	Dave Winfield	432	26	Joe Carter	242	34	1056	59
1993	736	Minnesota Twins	AL	Dave Winfield	453	21	Kent Hrbek	283	25	1056	60
1994	756	Minnesota Twins	AL	Dave Winfield	463	10	Kent Hrbek	293	10	1056	61
1995	944	Cleveland Indians	AL	Eddie Murray	479	21	Dave Winfield	465	2	1056	62
1996	854	Baltimore Orioles	AL	Eddie Murray	501	10	Cal Ripken Jr.	353	26	1056	63
1997	756	Anaheim Angels	AL	Eddie Murray	504	3	Rickey Henderson	252	2	1056	64
1998	807	San Francisco Giants	NL	Barry Bonds	411	37	Joe Carter	396	7	1056	65
1999	821	Tampa Bay Devil Rays	AL	Jose Canseco	431	34	Fred McGriff	390	32	1056	66
2000	857	Tampa Bay Devil Rays	AL	Jose Canseco	440	9	Fred McGriff	417	27	1056	67
2001	944	San Francisco Giants	NL	Barry Bonds	567	73	Andres Galarraga	377	7	1056	68
2002	977	Chicago Cubs	NL	Sammy Sosa	499	49	Fred McGriff	478	30	1056	69
2003	1056	San Francisco Giants	NL	Barry Bonds	658	45	Andres Galarraga	398	12	1056	70
2004	928	San Francisco Giants	NL	Barry Bonds	703	45	Marquis Grissom	225	22	1056	71
2005	1152	Baltimore Orioles	AL	Sammy Sosa	584	10	Rafael Palmeiro	568	17	1152	1

Comments

2005-07-21 06:05:47

1. Tom

MCXII is one thousand one hundred and /twelve/.

MCLII is one thousand one hundred and fifty-two.

Tom

2005-07-21 06:27:12

2. Mike Carminati

Oops, I shouldn't try Roman Numerals at 1 AM.

2005-07-21 06:43:21

3. Loogy

Since Geoffrey was picked on a lot as a kid, he later became immortalized as the Toys R Us mascot.

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