This Week in Baseball Reference
August 15, 2024

In this edition: trivia, name this player, recent updates to Baseball Reference and Sports Reference stats tables, TJ Friedl Stathead Spotlight, community social posts, and a look back at the Sports Reference Podcast, episode 4: World Baseball Classic.

Recent Updates on the Blog

• Upgraded Stats Tables Rolling Out Across Sports Reference

• Top 5 Leaders in Home Runs for the Boston/Milwaukee/Atlanta Braves

• Hall of Famers who have Pitched a No-Hitter

Put your baseball knowledge to the test!

What MLB season saw the most instances of a player hitting multiple home runs in a regular season game?

1. 2001
2. 1999
3. 2017
4. 2019

See the answer on Stathead.com

Upgraded Stats Tables on Sports Reference

Over the next several months, we will be adding new features & stats — including awards columns, playoff stats, and much more — to many tables across ALL of our sites!

Updates have already been made, including the Player Standard Batting table on Baseball Reference League Register pages.

Get all the latest updates on our blog post here

Stathead Spotlight: TJ Friedl

TJ Friedl hit two home runs yesterday on his birthday, becoming the 2nd Reds player in our database to do so. The other? Barry Larkin in 1994.

Source: Player Game Finder, Stathead Baseball

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