28 Times Manny Ramirez and Trot Nixon homered in the same
game
Another statistic that begs the question, “What does it
really mean?”
Trot Nixon and Manny Ramirez homered in the same game 28
times as Red Sox teammates. Is that a lot? Well, it’s tied for fifth in Red Sox
history. So, that must be a pretty good amount. Especially given all the stars
the Red Sox have had over the years. The team leaders in that category? Jim
Rice and Dwight Evans. They homered in the same game 56 times. Exactly twice as
often as Manny and Trot. But, that’s probably to be expected. After all both
Rice and Evans were both borderline Hall of Famers whose careers almost exactly
matched up. It would be natural to assume that just by chance they would have
homered in the same game quite a bit. As you look up and down the list of Red
Sox leaders, you see a lot of those types of combinations. The second place
tandem is Ramirez and David Ortiz at 48 games. Again, two sluggers whose prime
years overlapped. That’s to be expected. The same with Bobby Doerr and Ted
Williams or Tony Conigliaro and Carl Yastrzemski. Then you get to Manny and
Trot. Of the names on the leader board, I think Nixon is clearly the one who
was carried by the other guy the most. It certainly looks like Manny hit so
many home runs, that he was bound to hit one in the same game as lots of
teammates. That’s probably why he’s on the top ten list twice. Only Yaz is on
more, with an amazing five different teammates. But, Yaz is on with other sluggers.
Manny was able to elevate Trot Nixon. That’s saying something.
I think it’s fairly clear that inclusion on the leaders list
for this category is mostly good circumstances. Yaz happened to be paired with
lots of sluggers. Ted Williams, apparently, was not. (That’s why the team
leader in homeruns is only paired with four teammates that cracked the top
twenty.) Rice and Evans helped each other. It would be a lot more interesting
if a couple middle infielders somehow combined to get on the list.
Manny and Trot are as close as we get.
28 is for the 28 Times Manny Ramirez and Trot Nixon homered
in the same game
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