Mookie Betts and the greatest offensive months in history

[Bellhorn04]

Mookie Betts August 2023:

 

28 games

455/516/839

1355 OPS

11 HR

30 RBI

35 R

94 TB

 

This has to be pretty hard to top.

[Bellhorn04]

Carl Yastrzemski September 1967:

 

27 games

417/504/760

1265 OPS

9 HR

26 RBI

22 R

73 TB

[Bellhorn04]

Julio Rodriguez August 2023:

 

23 games

429/474/724

1198 OPS

7 HR

30 RBI

19 R

76 TB

[Bellhorn04]

Yes, I will get around to Ruth, Williams and Bonds, I promise.

[notin]

Bob Bailey July 1970

 

72 PA 10 HR 28RBI 1.593OPS

Edited September 1, 2023 by notin

[notin]

Shane Spencer, Sept 1998

 

42PA 8HR 21RBI 1.583OPS

 

This was also notable as it was Spencer’s first full month in MLB…

[5GoldGlovesOF,75]

There was one era...

 

Sammy Sosa June 1998

 

27 G

298/331/842

1173 OPS

20 HR

40 RBI

25 R

96 TB

[moonslav59]

Cheater Bonds April '04

.472 BA

.696 OBP

1.132 SLG (not OPS!)

1.828 OPS

10 HRs

39 BBs in 23 games, including 18 IBBs!

 

In 2001, Cheater Bonds had an OPS over 1.100 and 15+ HRs every month. he also had 30+ BBs in each of the last 5 months of the season.

 

In 2002, he had an OPS over 1.258 in all 6 months of the season.

 

In 2003: all 6 months over 1.265

 

2004: all over 1.096.

 

4 straight seasons!

Edited September 1, 2023 by moonslav59

[notin]

Pedro Guerrero, June, 1985 and July, 1985

 

Guerrero hit 15HRs in June, 1985 with a 1.297 OPS. He followed it up with a 1.386OPS in July, despite only hometing 4 times that month…

[notin]

There was one era...

 

Sammy Sosa June 1998

 

27 G

298/331/842

1173 OPS

20 HR

40 RBI

25 R

96 TB

 

20HRs and only a .331OBP?!

[Dipre]

Frank Thomas May 1994:

25G

.452 .593 .988

1.581 OPS

83 TB

31/11 BB/K

[5GoldGlovesOF,75]

20HRs and only a .331OBP?!

 

Sammy didn't believe in getting on base; he just wanted to jog around them.

[Bellhorn04]

Babe Ruth July 1923:

 

31 games

460/571/865

1436 OPS

10 HR

27 RBI

36 R

96 TB

[5GoldGlovesOF,75]

Babe Ruth July 1923:

 

31 games

460/571/865

1436 OPS

10 HR

27 RBI

36 R

96 TB

 

96 total bases ties Sosa, but Babe did it on brew and stogies