Dickey Kerr Stats & Facts
Dickey Kerr Essentials Positions: Bats: L Throws: L 67 Weight: 155 Born: 7 3, 1893 in St. Louis, MO USA Died: 5 4 1963 in Houston, TX USA Debut: 4/25/1919 Last Game: 10/4/1925 Full Name: Richard Henry Kerr
Babe Ruth becomes the first player in MLB history to hit 30 home runs in one season
1920 – Babe Ruth becomes the first player in MLB history to hit 30 home runs in one season. The shot off Dickey Kerr of the White Sox breaks his record of 29 from the previous year. He added a second home run later in the game, but the Yankees lost at the Polo Grounds, 8-5. Ruth finished with an astounding 54 homers in 1920, outhomering every other MLB team except the Phillies (64).
