May 22, 2008
Once a Decade Ranger
Josh Hamilton hit his twelfth home run today, coming in extra innings and proving to be the winning margin as the Rangers defeated the Twins 8-7. With 53 RBI in the Rangers first 49 games, he's off to a similar start to Juan Gonzalez ten years ago.
Through 49 Rangers Games
| Gonzalez '98 | Hamilton '08 |
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| Batting Ave. | .312 | .335 |
| OBA | .347 | .378 |
| Slug | .589 | .614 |
| HR | 13 | 12 |
| RBI | 61 | 53 |
Gonzalez ended the season with 45 home runs and 157 RBI.
Posted by David Pinto at
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How the heck did Gonzales only have a .347 OBA with those kind of numbers?
Of course, his numbers, and specifically his OBA and SLUG, got even better: .318/.366/.630
