If you gave every player at least a two-column card with 66-0-1 11-?-2 and 33-?-6 they would (ignoring Master pitcher effects) should get those extra-base hits once every 1296 plate appearances (a bit more as not every roll completes an plate appearance). A good starting in the 50s got about 150 plate appearances so he'd average each of those extra base hits about once every 8.6 years. With that card Duane Kuiper would hit between 2-3 home runs in his 12 year career instead of 1. I think that's close enough and would add some realism
I believe all players should be able to hit home runs in all situations. To not be able to hit a home run in all situations is unrealistic.
Though not much of an issue now with the dh, I remember back in the day seeing pitchers at Candlestick Park having home run contests during pre-game batting practice. And most of them had no trouble reaching the fence.
Juan Marichal, for example, always adhered to the old dictum "swing hard in case you hit it" during batting practice and in regular season games.
So, no, I have no problem with pitchers hitting home runs. Though Tony Cloninger was known to hit a few, I was present at Candlestick when he hit two grand slams in July 1966. And his sacrifice fly later in the game almost went out, too.
If you gave every player at least a two-column card with 66-0-1 11-?-2 and 33-?-6 they would (ignoring Master pitcher effects) should get those extra-base hits once every 1296 plate appearances (a bit more as not every roll completes an plate appearance). A good starting in the 50s got about 150 plate appearances so he'd average each of those extra base hits about once every 8.6 years. With that card Duane Kuiper would hit between 2-3 home runs in his 12 year career instead of 1. I think that's close enough and would add some realism
I believe all players should be able to hit home runs in all situations. To not be able to hit a home run in all situations is unrealistic.
Though not much of an issue now with the dh, I remember back in the day seeing pitchers at Candlestick Park having home run contests during pre-game batting practice. And most of them had no trouble reaching the fence.
Juan Marichal, for example, always adhered to the old dictum "swing hard in case you hit it" during batting practice and in regular season games.
So, no, I have no problem with pitchers hitting home runs. Though Tony Cloninger was known to hit a few, I was present at Candlestick when he hit two grand slams in July 1966. And his sacrifice fly later in the game almost went out, too.
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