tom mccreery holds the major league post-1950 record for most inside the park home runs.
tom mccreery holds the major league post-1950 record for most inside the park home runs.
who holds the major league post-1950 record for most inside the park home runs?
tom mccreery
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of the 154,483 home runs hit between 1951 and 2000, 975 (about 1 in every 158) were inside-the-park. the percentage has dwindled since the increase in emphasis on power hitting which began in the 1920s.









































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bullet::::- major league – jesse burkett – 55









































bullet::::- national league – tommy leach – 49









































bullet::::- american league – ty cobb – 46









































bullet::::- major league post-1950 – willie wilson – 13









































section::::major league statistics.:single season records.









































bullet::::- major league and national league – sam crawford – 12 – 1901
inside-the-park home run
bullet::::- on october 4, 1986 during a twins' home game at the hubert h. humphrey metrodome, greg gagne tied a modern-era major league record by hitting two inside-the-park home runs against the chicago white sox. only 18 players in major league history have performed this feat, with gagne being just the second since 1930. both home runs were hit off chicago starting pitcher floyd bannister, who also tied a modern-era major league record by allowing two inside-the-park home runs in one game. the twins went on to win the game, 7–3.
inside-the-park home run