Fun with numbers: Gordon’s 26 runs in August
Alex Gordon scored 26 times in August, second in the Majors to New York’s Curtis Granderson, who recorded 29 runs.
Where does Gordon’s total rank in franchise history? It was the 14th time in franchise history that a player scored 26 or more runs in a calendar month and the first since August, 2001. The warm August weather seems to bring out the biggest totals for KC…eight of the 14 instances have been in the eighth month! Gordon’s 26 runs would be the top mark if it had occurred in April, June or September.
Here’s the list of players who have scored 26+ runs, starting with Willie Wilson’s record of 34 from August, 1979:
34
Willie Wilson August, 1979
32
Willie Wilson July, 1980
30
Johnny Damon August, 2000
29
George Brett May, 1979
Willie Wilson May, 1980
28
Kevin Seitzer August, 1987
27
George Brett July, 1990
26
George Brett August, 1980
Willie Wilson August, 1982
George Brett August, 1985
Wally Joyner July, 1993
Mike Sweeney July, 1999
Carlos Beltran August, 2001
Alex Gordon August, 2011
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