Did you know that from 1969 to 1982 the major league annual leader in AB per HR only appeared on a Kellogg's twice?
Sure, I didn't follow the normal rules to search for players who had a minimum number of plate appearances. That's part of the fun.
In 1969 Ken Brett had 10 at-bats per home run. He had 1 homer and 10 at-bats.
In 1976 Craig Reynolds did even better. He had four at-bats per homer. Yes, he had one home run in four at-bats that season.
Duane Kuiper had the worst starts of any player during the Kellogg's years. He hit one homer in 3083 at-bats during this time. That big hit came off of Steve Stone. He had 3379 official at-bats in his career. Kuiper is from Racine, Wisconsin where I will be in a few weeks.
Among regular players in the 1970s, Hank Aaron, Dave Kingman and Mike Schmidt led in this category. Each had a homer in just over every 14 at-bats from 1969 - 1982.
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