Can you name the MLB Home Run Leaders of the 1980s?

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MLB HR Leaders (1980s) Quiz

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Created by: ironsij0287 -
Published: September 7th, 2009
Category: Sports
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Tags: MLB Quizzes, Baseball Quizzes, player, leader, 1980, run, home, hrs, Run Leaders

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	smreidy113:	Sep 7th, 2009 at 17:42 GMT	11 points
	Good to see another decade on here!

	voljtw:	Sep 7th, 2009 at 17:53 GMT	20 points
	#2 best home run hitter of the 80s AND 2 time MVP...Put Dale Murphy in the HOF...if the 80s Braves had been decent at all he'd already be in there...still he's my childhood hero.

	pbrown:	Sep 7th, 2009 at 17:57 GMT	8 points
	Really challenging! Hope to see more of these

	johnlk:	Sep 7th, 2009 at 18:00 GMT	4 points
	Surprised more people didn't get Murray; other than Schmidt, he's the only 500 HR hitter who got most of his home runs in the 80s.

	robschulz:	Sep 7th, 2009 at 18:47 GMT	3 points
	Gah, how did I miss Dave Kingman? Woo, Kent Hrbek!

	MetaphysicalMan:	Sep 7th, 2009 at 18:57 GMT	7 points
	6th place guy on this quiz (230 HR) wouldn't have even made the list in the 90s (24th place guy had 234 HR)

	Goober:	Sep 7th, 2009 at 19:10 GMT	9 points
	Amazing how these guys were such household names in the 80s, and now I can't think of most of their names.

	bcamp85:	Sep 7th, 2009 at 19:39 GMT	1 point
	Definitely harder than the 90s quiz. More obscure players (or at least players easier to forget) in this quiz such as Brian Downing, Kent Hrbek, and Jesse Barfield.

	eshortstop2:	Sep 7th, 2009 at 21:08 GMT	3 points
	maybe one of the only baseball quizzes not dominated by yankees. a nice change.

	omnipotent1:	Sep 7th, 2009 at 22:02 GMT	6 points
	Jesse Barfield obscure? Bite your tongue! A good ol' mainstay of the Blue Jays' outfield in the 80s, when I first started getting into baseball.

	WindSword:	Sep 7th, 2009 at 22:55 GMT	-3 points
	What great players. Won't see any asterisks next to THESE names.

	bgh:	Sep 7th, 2009 at 22:57 GMT	2 points
	I wonder if the Schmidt percentage would be lower if his picture weren't the quiz icon. @voljtw: Dale Murphy's peak was as good as anyone's. Unfortunately it's the sharp decline in performance after his age-31 season and the resultant affect on his countin stats that'll probably keep him out of the hall. 1980-87, he was in the discussion for best player in baseball. After that, he was toast.

	Morbo:	Sep 7th, 2009 at 23:31 GMT	4 points
	@bgh: Considering Schmidt is one of only three 500-home run club members on this list, I would hope he'd be one of the first ones people remember.

	JohnJF:	Sep 7th, 2009 at 23:35 GMT	-3 points
	@WindSword: They actually ought to get inflated numbers, because while the performances of the 90s guys were likely increased by steroid use, most of these guys probably had artificially lower numbers as a result of snorting half of Colombia.

	6foot9:	Sep 8th, 2009 at 00:58 GMT	2 points
	@johnjf your post reminded me of Mr. Strawberry, thanks.

	Sedaded:	Sep 8th, 2009 at 01:16 GMT	6 points
	A think a familiarity with RBI Baseball helps with this quiz.

	toocool:	Sep 8th, 2009 at 01:52 GMT	8 points
	expected to see bob horner

	aloxinbotemill:	Sep 8th, 2009 at 02:14 GMT	1 point
	Collusion stopped Bob Horner from making the list. He couldn't find a team in 1987 despite being in the prime of his career.

	JohnJF:	Sep 8th, 2009 at 04:09 GMT	19 points
	It should also be noted that Reggie Jackson's home runs are tainted by his attempt to murder Queen Elizabeth II during the seventh inning stretch of a game.

	BentKangaroo:	Sep 8th, 2009 at 05:23 GMT	1 point
	@Sedaded: Yes, RBI Baseball is the only reason I got Tony Armas

	bentley:	Sep 8th, 2009 at 05:34 GMT	-1 points
	16/24...not bad for not being born until '86. I missed Winfield somehow...the others I missed were the obscure ones. I got Downing and Hrbek though!

	drhaase:	Sep 8th, 2009 at 05:41 GMT	-1 points
	i couldn't believe Donny Baseball wasn't on this list...still only missed two (Parrish & Downing) and i never would have gotten them

	bgh:	Sep 8th, 2009 at 06:02 GMT	1 point
	@Ernest I don't question because I don't think he's deserving. I ask because his percentage is so much higher than even Reggie Jackson's, who arguably had a higher profile (there was never a Michael Jack Schmidt candy bar). Schmidt was a player I grew up idolizing. The 22% gap between them is much higher than that between any other two consecutive players.

	llewdor:	Sep 8th, 2009 at 06:14 GMT	-3 points
	@ voljtw: Murphy's peak (which lasted six seasons) was very good, but outside of that he was solidly average. And he was a butcher with the glove in the outfield.

	Tommy_C:	Sep 8th, 2009 at 14:37 GMT	1 point
	It's interesting to see how low the totals are. If you averaged 25 HRs a year you were a star. I think it made for a better game.

	nge101:	Sep 8th, 2009 at 16:24 GMT	3 points
	I was enormously disappointed that this quiz had nothing to do with leading figures in the Human Resources Profession in recent times.

	y2jdilemma:	Sep 8th, 2009 at 18:51 GMT	1 point
	@bgh I dont know about anyone else, but speaking for myself, when I think Reggie jackson, I think 70s, so honestly, I didnt even try him. Kicked myself when he popped up, but that may have a little to do with it

	ironsij0287:	Sep 8th, 2009 at 19:56 GMT	0 points
	What surprised me when I put this quiz together was how 3 catchers made the list. Lance Parrish, Carlton Fisk, Gary Carter.

	ironsij0287:	Sep 8th, 2009 at 19:57 GMT	3 points
	Donnie Baseball had 164 homers in the 80's.

	Todd:	Sep 8th, 2009 at 21:48 GMT	6 points
	@llewdor - Are you talking about the same Dale Murphy that won 5 consecutive Gold Gloves in the outfield? Is that the butcher you speak of?

	Nuclear_Knuckles:	Sep 9th, 2009 at 04:40 GMT	6 points
	Yeah Todd...Gold Gloves are a sketchy award, but not too many guys have won 5. Murphy probably wasn't a great CF but I've never heard anyone describe him as anything close to a butcher. Furthermore, Sandy Koufax also was rather average outside his 5- or 6-season peak. Murphy wasn't Koufax, but he may have been the best player in baseball for a time, and there are players with lesser credentials in the HOF.

	ironsij0287:	Sep 9th, 2009 at 16:03 GMT	4 points
	If Jim Rice can get into the HOF, then I think Murphy deserves a shot and Andre Dawson definitely does as well. Another forgotten 80s stud that really should be in the HOF is Tim Raines.

	ironsij0287:	Sep 9th, 2009 at 16:04 GMT	2 points
	I'm glad you guys are digging these quizzes. I plan to put together a 1970's version soon as well as a 00's as soon as this 2009 season wraps up!

	switzr1:	Sep 12th, 2009 at 02:27 GMT	3 points
	@ironsij0287: Definitely to both Dawson and Raines. I always considered both of them a lock to get in, but I was wrong. Can't wait for the 70s and 00s.

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	palmnut:	May 7th, 2010 at 04:40 GMT	1 point
	22 of 24 - I missed Brian Downing and...Reggie Jackson. I guess I forgot the Angels were a baseball team in the 1980s.

	adamchappelle:	Jun 29th, 2010 at 21:22 GMT	0 points
	Surprised not to see Ryne Sandberg on the list.

	AdamBishop:	Aug 24th, 2010 at 18:56 GMT	3 points
	I thought George Bell would be here, along with Barfield.

	dereklariviere:	Aug 29th, 2010 at 21:14 GMT	0 points
	16/24. Got the top 6 easily, and had Hrbek on the tip of my tongue. Was surprised at how many Parrish had.