Saturday, May 25, 2013
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Ryan Braun, Phillie Killer

Ryan Braun has 14 career home runs in 35 games against the Phillies.

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Ryan Braun, Phillie Killer

POSTED: Sunday, August 19, 2012, 12:37 AM
Bob Vetrone Jr.

Since 1969 (when divisional play started), only five opposing players from outside their division have hit more home runs against the Phillies in a season than the six Ryan Braun has this year.

He has homered against them in five consecutive games and has 14 in 35 career games. If he goes long Sunday, Braun would join the Braves' Brian McCann, who earlier this season became the first player in major league history to homer against the Phillies in six consecutive games.

By the way, the major league record appears to be nine consecutive games against an opponent with a homer — Joe Adcock, Braves, 1956, vs. Dodgers ... and Harmon Killebrew, Twins, 1961, vs. Athletics.

Non-divisional opponents with six or more home runs vs. the Phillies in a season:

 Player  Team  Year     GP   HR 
 Eric Davis  Reds  1987  12    8
 Sammy Sosa  Cubs  1998    9    8
 Earl Williams  Braves  1971  11    7
 Bob Horner  Braves  1985  12    7
 Reggie Sanders    D'backs  2001    7    7
 Willie McCovey  Giants  1969  12    6
 George Foster  Reds  1977  12    6 
 Glenn Davis  Astros  1989  12    6
 Matt Williams  Giants  1994  12    6
 Jeff Bagwell  Astros  1996  12    6
 Ryan Braun  Brewers    2012    6    6
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Comments  (6)
  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 1:25 AM, 08/19/2012
    Maybe he juices with more 'roids than usual before playing the Phils.
    — phillyinsd
  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 7:33 AM, 08/19/2012
    Ryan Braun, cheater.
    — DelawareRiverRat
  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 11:11 AM, 08/19/2012
    uh, maybe walk him...or at least stop the same fastballs over the plate
    — warbiscuit
  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 2:22 PM, 08/19/2012
    'roids users don't count, according to this guy he is innocent because of a conspiracy to show he is a user. Come on how can anyone believe this guy is using a new masking agent today. He deserves to be banned from baseball. I am tired of these cheaters who act like they are great ball players who cheat the fans, team mates and owners from the other teams. If I am in security I'd be working on taking test every other day from this piece of SH__T
    — Joe Vegas
  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 4:49 PM, 08/19/2012
    Talking about this guy's stats is the same as talking about Barry Bonds, Sammy Sosa, Mark Maguire, etc. Just another cheater; maybe more irrelevant than the others.
    — richojr
  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 9:15 PM, 08/19/2012
    It's not hard to be a Phillie killer! We got a whole bullpen full of them.
    — fafink


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Boop – who goes by Bob Vetrone Jr. when he is undercover or paying bills – has been at the Daily News since 1982, after working for five years at the Philadelphia Bulletin up to its closing. Along with helping to build the sports scoreboards most nights, he has had great input into the papers’ special sports pullouts – March Madness, Broad Street Run, Record Breakers, Greatest Moments – as well as its day-to-day, award-winning event coverage.

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