new york yankees has won the most mlb home run derbies.
who has won the most mlb home run derbies?
new york yankees
in 1917, rumler re-joined the st. louis browns. it was his first, and only full mlb season. on april 20, rumler drove in the winnings runs in the top of the ninth inning during a game against the cleveland indians. through july 3, rumler had the third-highest batting average in the american league, behind earl hamilton, and babe ruth. in july, rumler stated that he was considering joining the united states military so he could fight in world war i. he hit his first, and only mlb home run on september 21, against new york yankees pitcher george mogridge. his final game came on september 27. with st. louis that year, he batted .261 with seven runs scored, 23 hits, three doubles, four triples, one home run, 16 rbis, and two stolen bases in 78 games played. during the season, rumler registered 71 pinch-hit at-bats, which was an mlb record at the time.
bill rumler
the rules were similar to modern home run derbies, with two notable exceptions. if a batter did not swing at a pitch that was in the strike zone, that also constituted an out. also, the contests were conducted in a fashion more similar to a baseball game than the modern home run derbies, in which a player has a set number of outs before his turn is over.
home run derby (tv series)