# MLB: July 2015

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**Category:** The Game Room\
**Created:** [July 1, 2015, 6:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-july-2015/723972 "2015-07-01T18:07:21Z")\
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**Post date:** [July 10, 2015, 11:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-july-2015/723972/24 "2015-07-10T23:05:58Z")

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To follow up on a little bit of discussion from last month’s thread regarding Luis Valbuena…

> [@MLB: June 2015](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-june-2015/721383/137):
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> So Luis Valbuena now has 19 home runs and 22 singles. (And 6 doubles). I think McGwire managed more home runs than singles one year; anyone remember any others? (quick spot check says McGwire did it 3 of his last 4 years; Bonds did it in his 73 homer year; Adam Dunn didn’t quite manage it.)

> [@MLB: June 2015](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-june-2015/721383/139):
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> I’ve been a fan of Valbuena’s since his days with the Indians. But McGwire and Bonds he ain’t. 🙂

> [@MLB: June 2015](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-june-2015/721383/141):
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> On the field. His 19 home runs are accompanied by a .199 batting average and a .279 OBP.
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> Valbuena actually hit pretty well for the Cubs last year but he’s fallen in love with hitting home runs now.

…here’s [an interesting article](http://fivethirtyeight.com/features/luis-valbuena-is-having-a-very-weird-season-with-the-astros/) about just how weird Valbuena’s season has been.

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