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Year of the Dinger!

2016 is the year the Cardinals took us to dinger camp, folks. One highlight was that the team set a franchise record in September, homering in 25 straight games. This is taken from espn's home tracker site:

09/06/16

Adams, Matt STL Vogelsong, Ryan PIT 3 PNC Park ND 428 108.1 30.8 67.6 108 30
09/06/16

Carpenter, Matt STL Watson, Tony PIT 9 PNC Park PL 411 103.1 30.4 76.1 106 29
09/06/16

Grichuk, Randal STL Watson, Tony PIT 9 PNC Park PL 411 105.0 33.0 107.9 123 30
09/06/16

Peralta, Jhonny STL Watson, Tony PIT 9 PNC Park JE 389 101.3 26.9 73.5 78 26
09/06/16

Molina, Yadier STL Vogelsong, Ryan PIT 1 PNC Park PL 347 93.6 37.0 58.4 101 4
09/05/16

Adams, Matt STL Locke, Jeff PIT 5 PNC Park PL 427 108.9 21.3 85.9 67 24
09/05/16

Gyorko, Jedd STL Locke, Jeff PIT 4 PNC Park ND 393 105.8 28.4 123.5 80 30
09/04/16

Wong, Kolten STL Adleman, Tim CIN 5 Great Americ... PL 403 101.8 27.4 77.6 85 26
09/04/16

Grichuk, Randal STL Adleman, Tim CIN 2 Great Americ... JE 351 94.8 30.7 63.6 79 9
09/03/16

Gyorko, Jedd STL Straily, Dan CIN 1 Great Americ... PL 358 103.9 40.7 116.6 157 7
09/02/16

Molina, Yadier STL DeSclafani, Anthony CIN 2 Great Americ... JE/L 391 98.3 27.7 83.4 87 10
09/02/16

Grichuk, Randal STL DeSclafani, Anthony CIN 5 Great Americ... PL 386 103.6 32.3 109.4 121 30
08/31/16

Molina, Yadier STL Garza, Matt MIL 4 Miller Park JE 381 106.6 23.6 115.1 61 30
08/30/16

Gyorko, Jedd STL Peralta, Wily MIL 6 Miller Park PL 420 104.6 24.8 84.1 82 26
08/29/16

Grichuk, Randal STL Knebel, Corey MIL 8 Miller Park ND 433 107.7 24.6 81.7 85 30
08/29/16

Wong, Kolten STL Davies, Zach MIL 7 Miller Park PL 391 105.8 27.2 59.1 75 30
08/29/16

Gyorko, Jedd STL Davies, Zach MIL 5 Miller Park JE 378 98.2 28.2 105.3 82 12
08/28/16

Carpenter, Matt STL Triggs, Andrew OAK 3 Busch Stadiu... PL 436 104.9 26.7 89.5 93 28
08/27/16

Grichuk, Randal STL Neal, Zach OAK 2 Busch Stadiu... ND 430 107.6 31.6 111.8 111 30
08/26/16

Gyorko, Jedd STL Detwiler, Ross OAK 1 Busch Stadiu... PL 422 102.8 27.2 84.1 96 23
08/25/16

Gyorko, Jedd STL Gilmartin, Sean NYM 9 Busch Stadiu... JE 414 102.1 26.0 89.6 86 21
08/25/16

Piscotty, Stephen STL Gilmartin, Sean NYM 9 Busch Stadiu... JE/L 398 100.4 34.3 97.9 127 14
08/25/16

Moss, Brandon STL Smoker, Josh NYM 8 Busch Stadiu... PL 397 100.8 34.3 76.3 124 25
08/25/16

Moss, Brandon STL Henderson, Jim NYM 6 Busch Stadiu... PL 364 103.6 25.5 50.1 59 29
08/24/16

Grichuk, Randal STL deGrom, Jacob NYM 4 Busch Stadiu... PL 413 103.2 27.8 77.0 91 29
08/24/16

Carpenter, Matt STL deGrom, Jacob NYM 1 Busch Stadiu... JE/L 394 98.3 34.2 75.9 112 9
08/24/16

Piscotty, Stephen STL deGrom, Jacob NYM 5 Busch Stadiu... PL/L 370 96.6 36.7 114.0 112 11
08/23/16

Grichuk, Randal STL Smoker, Josh NYM 6 Busch Stadiu... PL 416 107.6 23.3 102.8 70 30
08/21/16

Hazelbaker, Jeremy STL Herrmann, Frank PHI 8 Citizens Ban... ND 426 105.3 29.1 76.5 101 30
08/21/16

Piscotty, Stephen STL Velasquez, Vince PHI 5 Citizens Ban... PL 409 103.0 30.6 102.1 112 30
08/21/16

Moss, Brandon STL Velasquez, Vince PHI 4 Citizens Ban... JE 397 101.9 25.0 100.5 73 12
08/21/16

Gyorko, Jedd STL Herrmann, Frank PHI 8 Citizens Ban... JE 367 99.6 25.1 72.3 65 4
08/20/16

Hazelbaker, Jeremy STL Hellickson, Jeremy PHI 3 Citizens Ban... PL 356 94.7 34.5 113.6 100 5
08/19/16

Gyorko, Jedd STL Gomez, Jeanmar PHI 9 Citizens Ban... ND 405 105.6 26.2 109.3 79 30
08/19/16

Grichuk, Randal STL Morgan, Adam PHI 2 Citizens Ban... ND 404 110.7 25.4 123.6 70 30
08/17/16

Moss, Brandon STL Sipp, Tony HOU 7 Minute Maid ... ND 421 109.7 29.5 62.6 99 30
08/17/16

Hazelbaker, Jeremy STL Fister, Doug HOU 4 Minute Maid ... ND 406 105.0 32.0 69.2 114 30
08/16/16

Gyorko, Jedd STL Neshek, Pat HOU 6 Minute Maid ... PL 420 103.2 27.6 94.9 98 26
08/16/16

Pham, Tommy STL Keuchel, Dallas HOU 5 Minute Maid ... JE 362 95.3 31.6 71.6 93 12
08/14/16

Piscotty, Stephen STL Rondon, Hector CHC 8 Wrigley Fiel... ND 432 105.2 26.9 94.9 96 29
08/14/16

Moss, Brandon STL Rondon, Hector CHC 8 Wrigley Fiel... JE 372 95.7 30.1 103.2 88 1
08/13/16

Moss, Brandon STL Hendricks, Kyle CHC 6 Wrigley Fiel... ND 424 106.1 27.3 74.8 88 30
08/13/16

Grichuk, Randal STL Smith, Joe CHC 8 Wrigley Fiel... JE 387 101.3 23.3 98.7 63 1
08/13/16

Gyorko, Jedd STL Hendricks, Kyle CHC 7 Wrigley Fiel... PL 378 100.3 33.2 117.6 103 30
08/12/16

Piscotty, Stephen STL Arrieta, Jake CHC 5 Wrigley Fiel... PL 427 102.1 31.6 83.5 115 22
08/12/16

Gyorko, Jedd STL Smith, Joe CHC 8 Wrigley Fiel... ND 418 105.9 24.9 100.5 81 30
08/11/16

Moss, Brandon STL Lester, Jon CHC 6 Wrigley Fiel... PL 433 105.5 32.0 79.6 124 30
08/11/16

Grichuk, Randal STL Wood, Travis CHC 7 Wrigley Fiel... JE/L 366 93.9 30.9 103.3 87 0
08/10/16

Peralta, Jhonny STL DeSclafani, Anthony CIN 4 Busch Stadiu... PL 399 102.6 32.7 109.8 112 30
08/10/16

Carpenter, Matt STL DeSclafani, Anthony CIN 1 Busch Stadiu... PL 385 99.5 34.5 73.5 119 26
08/09/16

Molina, Yadier STL Finnegan, Brandon CIN 2 Busch Stadiu... PL 413 103.2 26.6 100.9 83 30

On certain dates during this near month-long campaign, the barrage was not only continued but was put into more depth.... In about half of the games of this 25 games. To show this was no fluke and that it could've went longer, I counted 15 games where they hit more than one home run. But here are all the multi dinger games, meaning 3 or more home runs that day.

8/13 This was a highly enjoyable game where 3 home runs were by the Cardinals at Wrigley Field. There was a Moss no-doubter, plus 2 of the usual suspects: Randal Grichuk and Jedd Gyorko, which could have been more "gifts of Wrigley". 3 dingers vs the Cubs! Brandon Moss smash!

8/21 The no doubter award went to Jeremy Hazelbaker on this night vs the Phillies. Stephen Piscotty, Jedd Gyorko, and Brandon Moss joined in on the shock and awe. 4xHR Hazelbaker | Piscotty | Moss | Gyorko

8/24 The Cardinals offered up a round drubbing to Jake DeGrom and hit 3 home runs against the poor guy. Randal Grichuk, Matt Carpenter, and Stephen Piscotty teamed up to add a few home runs to his HR total for 2016.

8/25 And then the very next day the Cardinals decided to up the ante and hit 4 home runs, one more than the day before. Jedd Gyorko and Stephen Piscotty both hit dingers on this date. But Brandon Moss hit TWO dingers. Gyorko had the monster blast of the night though, well, 414 feet anyway. He pulls a lot of home runs on a line drive down the line. The Mets were again the victims of this summer 2016 onslaught. The Cards hit 7 home runs in two games vs the Mets at home.

8/29 Randal Grichuk had the no doubter of this 3 home run night. Kolten Wong and Jedd Gyorko had lesser shots against Zach Davies in Miller Park. Just another 3 home run game.

9/6 The Cardinals historic 2016 home run streak ended in grand fashion with 5 home runs, using up the next night's supply in one game. Matt Adams had the no doubter of the game. A blast that left the park and ended up in the river outside it! The Pirates and old villain Vogelsong were punished this game. And especially Tony Watson, who gave up 3 home runs which could end up being his worst outing. Usual crushers Matt Carpenter and Randal Grichuk hit home runs as well as Yadier Molina and Jhonny Peralta joining in on the festivities.

Read about the Padres streak and compare and contrast, weird that both teams had home run streaks such as this in 2016! (http://www.espn.com/blog/statsinfo/post/_/id/122142/by-the-numbers-padres-home-run-streak-ends)

  • The team hit over 50 home runs during the streak, averaging 2 per game!
  • Matt Holliday has the longest Cardinal home run this year which was measured at 456 feet
  • Brandon Moss hit one 452 feet
  • Piscotty, Hazelbaker, and rookie Aledmys Diaz all have a home run over 440 feet!
  • The team is lead by Jedd Gyorko and Brandon Moss with 26 and 25 home runs, respectively. Grichuk and Piscotty also have over 20 home runs!
  • The 2016 Cardinals will likely have five 20 hr+ hitters, with Matt Carpenter already at 19 home runs despite missing playing time... unless Aledmys Diaz can hit 6 home runs in the next couple weeks! Or hell, Holliday might be more likely to hit just one more this year, another one for the 20 dinger club.
  • Piscotty has what the home run tracker site calls the longest average true distance at 406.2 feet. Randal Grichuk is somewhat unsurprsingly 2nd. 405.8. Then Matt Carpenter and Brandon Moss also crush the ball on most dingers around 404 feet. Gyorko fell just shy of 400'.
  • That said, Gyorko has 5 no doubters and the only person that has more than that is Brandon Moss with 6 this year. Grichuk, Adams, and Hazelbaker all have 4 no doubters.

Cards have hit home runs in both of the games since the streak ended.....

The Cardinals have hit over 200 dingers as a team this year, so many more than last year! They lead the NL, a roster which includes 9 players with more than 10 home runs. There is still an outside chance that the team has seven 20 home run hitters this year, if everything falls right. It is at the least fun to think about, or what could have been without all the injuries.

In a Cardinals era riddled with Mike Matheny and uncertainty, and after a home run drought last year, it sure is nice to have more than a few no doubters on your side. And with an offense that scores late in the game, a home run threat from top to bottom cannot bode well for the opposition's confidence.