Who holds the National League record for most career home runs by a Designated Hitter ?

Isn’t it Piazza?

Barry Bonds is my guess

You are both right: Piazza and Bonds each hit ten in interleague play. Good work. Cool question though no?

I found it when I was looking for something else I did not find, so maybe someone here can help answer it:

I read in a book that Gil Hodges, when he retired, held the National League record for career homers by a right-hand batter at 370.

I assume it was Willie Mays that eventually passed Hodges on his way to 660 and second place (for the time) on the all-time list after Ruth.

But who was the left-handed National League hitter that held the NL career home run record up to the time Gil Hodges retired? If he had the RH record it means the NL record overall was held by a leftie. Musial?

Anyone know? and whose RH homer record did Hodges break - I suspect it was Rogers Hornsby, but maybe not?

Mel Ott I think

d'oh !

I forgot Mel Ott. Thank you.

Here's a toughie:

Who is the only man to play in a World Series and the Masters (golf)?

First guess Ken Harrelson

Nope

I saw the other day that Mordecai Brown never made an Opening Day start for the Cubs. That surprised me. At the height of his deadball dominance it was Orval Overall starting the first game of the year four consecutive times.

Rick Rhoden? Probably the best golfing former MLB player there is...

Posted by italyprof on 7/9/2020 7:05:00 PM (view original):
You are both right: Piazza and Bonds each hit ten in interleague play. Good work. Cool question though no?

I found it when I was looking for something else I did not find, so maybe someone here can help answer it:

I read in a book that Gil Hodges, when he retired, held the National League record for career homers by a right-hand batter at 370.

I assume it was Willie Mays that eventually passed Hodges on his way to 660 and second place (for the time) on the all-time list after Ruth.

But who was the left-handed National League hitter that held the NL career home run record up to the time Gil Hodges retired? If he had the RH record it means the NL record overall was held by a leftie. Musial?

Anyone know? and whose RH homer record did Hodges break - I suspect it was Rogers Hornsby, but maybe not?

Your book was incorrect.

Hodges did hold the NL record for HRs by a right-handed batter for a while during his career. At the end of 1962, Hodges had hit his last HR and stood at 370. But he did not retire. He played through late May of 1963. By that time Mays had surpassed his HR total for about a month. Mays had stood at 368 at the end of 1962.

Who homered in their 1st big league at bat, played 20+ seasons without ever homering again?

Posted by DoctorKz on 7/10/2020 5:18:00 PM (view original):

Who homered in their 1st big league at bat, played 20+ seasons without ever homering again?

Hoyt Wilhelm

Yep