Sudden Loss of Power

Baltimore’s Brady Anderson hit 50 homers last season, but has only 11 so far this season, which would be the second biggest decline from one year to the next in modern baseball history (minimum 250 plate appearances). A look at the biggest declines:

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PLAYER YEARS HOMERS DECLINE Hack Wilson 1930-31 56.13 43 Tony Conigliaro 1970-71 36.4 32 Howard Johnson 1991-92 38.7 31 Don Baylor 1979-80 36.5 31 Dave Kingman 1979-80 48.18 30 Hank Sauer 1954-55 41.12 29 Gabby Hartnett 1930-31 37.8 29 Dave Johnson 1973-74 43.15 28 Roger Maris 1961-62 61.33 28 Rogers Hornsby 1925-26 39.11 28 Gus Zernial 1953-54 42.14 28 Harmon Killebrew 1967-68 44.17 27 Fred Lynn 1979-80 39.12 27 Johnny Mize 1940-41 43.16 27 Ben Oglivie 1980-81 41.14 27

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Researched by HOUSTON MITCHELL / Los Angeles Times