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Monster Year For Monster Statistics
Tim Kurkjian
September 13, 1993
The 1993 season has been filled with extraordinary displays of batsmanship. But as impressive as these feats may be individually, it is even more notable that they all occurred in the same year, thereby making this one of the best seasons ever for hitters.
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September 13, 1993

Monster Year For Monster Statistics

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?The Tigers had scored 20 runs in a game twice in a four-game span and had scored 15 or more runs in seven games overall.

?Big league teams had scored in double figures 292 times and had been shut out 179 times. Last year they scored in double figures 215 times and were shut out 298 times. The Giants, for example, had increased their double-figure output from three games in 1992 to 18 this season.

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