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Originally Posted by johnlocke36
Here's the list of players who have ever hit 50 HR in a season and 20 home runs in the post season:
1. Kyle Schwarber
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While that's a cool accomplishment, comparing other players who have hit 50 HRs is not apples to apples. There are 3 rounds just to get to the World Series but in the past, it was only 1 round. Look at 1977 as an example - the Royals and Yankees played a best of 5 series with the Yankees winning to advance to the World Series. Back then, the most a team could play was 12postseason games in a single season. Now a team could potentially play in 24 post-season games. And it's easier to make the playoffs with 6 teams per league instead of 2.