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Ok let’s talk about some of the greatest one hit wonders of baseball. What are some of the greatest seasons or stats put together by a player that then failed to do much else.
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Cal Raleigh
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Brady Anderson
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Brady Anderson 1996.
50 HR, 1.something OPS. Hit 24 HR one more year and 21 another and never otherwise hit even 20. |
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Luis Gonzalez.
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1965 Zoilo Versailles .273 19 HRs 77 RBIs 7.2 WAR MVP, career WAR 12.6
1976 Mark Fidrych 19-9 2.34 ERA 9.6 WAR ROY, 2nd in CY, career WAR 11.3 |
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Philip Humber, threw a perfect game with the White Sox…that’s all.
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Joe Charboneau 1980 AL ROY
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Steve Pearce.
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Keston Hiura
Most were fooled by his stunning 84-game half-season in 2019. I know I was. |
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Matt Harvey
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Dave Frost 1979 16-10, 3.57 ERA, 4.8 WAR
Followed by 3 consecutive years of negative WAR and then out of baseball. |
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Ubaldo
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Chris Shelton
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Dave Hostetler and Kevin Elster
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Barry Larkin's power surge at age 32
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In my ball card existence, this was the big one.
The most profitable stash of all time
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Kevin Maas. If you didn't live it you just cant understand.
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Dale Sveum, 1987 season.
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Plus he has an actual One Hit Wonder song all about him. No one else in the thread can claim that.
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=XXmpMnV2qPs |
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