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Can you name the MLB Home Run Leaders of the 1980s? Enter a player (last names acceptable) in the box below Correctly named players will show up in the table below Answers do not have to be guessed in order This game was contributed by Sporcle user: ironsij0287 Also try the Home Run Leaders of the 1990's You have 8 minutes to guess after you click the button below.	Search: Popular trivia games today 4 Letter Capitals 6701 Broadway Opening Lines 4435 TV Shows (U.S.) 4280 You Do Know Jack 1793 Lousy descriptions of Tom Hanks movies 1755 Same Last Name 1449 And more...
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	smreidy113:	Sep 7th, 2009 at 21:42 GMT	10 points
	Good to see another decade on here!

	voljtw:	Sep 7th, 2009 at 21:53 GMT	12 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 21:57 GMT	7 points
	Really challenging! Hope to see more of these

	johnlk:	Sep 7th, 2009 at 22:00 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 22:47 GMT	4 points
	Gah, how did I miss Dave Kingman? Woo, Kent Hrbek!

	MetaphysicalMan:	Sep 7th, 2009 at 22:57 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)

Can you name the MLB Home Run Leaders of the 1980s? Enter a player (last names acceptable) in the box below Correctly named players will show up in the table below Answers do not have to be guessed in order This game was contributed by Sporcle user: ironsij0287 Also try the Home Run Leaders of the 1990's You have 8 minutes to guess after you click the button below.	Search: Popular trivia games today 4 Letter Capitals 6701 Broadway Opening Lines 4435 TV Shows (U.S.) 4280 You Do Know Jack 1793 Lousy descriptions of Tom Hanks movies 1755 Same Last Name 1449 And more...
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	bcamp85:	Sep 7th, 2009 at 23:39 GMT	2 points
	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 8th, 2009 at 01:08 GMT	4 points
	maybe one of the only baseball quizzes not dominated by yankees. a nice change.

	omnipotent1:	Sep 8th, 2009 at 02:02 GMT	4 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 8th, 2009 at 02:55 GMT	-1 points
	What great players. Won't see any asterisks next to THESE names.

	bgh:	Sep 8th, 2009 at 02:57 GMT	4 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 8th, 2009 at 03:31 GMT	3 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 8th, 2009 at 03:35 GMT	0 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 04:58 GMT	3 points
	@johnjf your post reminded me of Mr. Strawberry, thanks.

	Sedaded:	Sep 8th, 2009 at 05:16 GMT	4 points
	A think a familiarity with RBI Baseball helps with this quiz.

	toocool:	Sep 8th, 2009 at 05:52 GMT	4 points
	expected to see bob horner

	aloxinbotemill:	Sep 8th, 2009 at 06:14 GMT	2 points
	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 08:09 GMT	7 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 09:23 GMT	1 point
	@Sedaded: Yes, RBI Baseball is the only reason I got Tony Armas

	bentley:	Sep 8th, 2009 at 09:34 GMT	2 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 09:41 GMT	1 point
	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 10:02 GMT	3 points
	@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 10:14 GMT	1 point
	@ 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 18:37 GMT	0 points
	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 20:24 GMT	2 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 22:51 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 23:56 GMT	1 point
	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 23:57 GMT	1 point
	Donnie Baseball had 164 homers in the 80's.

	Todd:	Sep 9th, 2009 at 01:48 GMT	3 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 08:40 GMT	2 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 20:03 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 20:04 GMT	3 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 06:27 GMT	2 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.

	cooter007:	Sep 13th, 2009 at 01:54 GMT	-4 points
	herbek is spelled wrong