Western Front

Portrait of a Hacker

by Geoff Young

Miguel Olivo hooked a two-run homer just inside the Safeco Field left-field foul pole last Friday night against Rangers right-hander Alexi Ogando. The eighth-inning blast extended the Mariners' lead to 6-3 and helped secure Seattle's 71^st victory of 2012. Beyond contributing to a meaningless win, Olivo's home run inspired the following table (stats here and throughout the article are through games of Saturday, September 22):

Player

Years

BB/HR

Tony Armas

1976-1989

5502

260

251

1.036

Juan Gonzalez

1989-2005

7155

457

434

1.053

Miguel Olivo

2002-2012

3868

152

141

1.078

Don Demeter

1956-1967

3729

180

163

1.104

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