▁its ▁short ▁right ▁field ▁f ence ▁— ▁which ▁was ▁only ▁ ▁from ▁home ▁plate . ▁ ▁The ▁park ' s ▁dimensions ▁fav ored ▁ ▁pull - h itting , ▁left - hand ed ▁bat ters ▁like ▁L enn on , ▁and ▁he ▁sm ashed ▁ 2 4 ▁hom ers ▁in ▁his ▁first ▁year ▁with ▁Nash ville , ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 3 . ▁The ▁following ▁season , ▁he ▁adjust ed ▁his ▁swing ▁and ▁sh atter ed ▁the ▁Southern ▁Association ▁home ▁run ▁record , ▁club bing ▁ 6 4 ▁hom ers ▁in ▁ 1 5 3 ▁games ▁played , ▁which ▁would ▁stand ▁as ▁the ▁SA ' s ▁all - time ▁record ▁during ▁its ▁ 6 1 - year ▁( 1 9 0 1 – 1 9 6 1 ) ▁history . ▁He ▁also ▁knock ed ▁home ▁a ▁league - leading ▁ 1 6 1 ▁runs ▁batt ed ▁in , ▁won ▁the ▁Tri ple ▁Crown ▁by ▁posting ▁a ▁. 3 4 5 ▁batt ing ▁average , ▁and ▁led ▁the ▁league ▁in ▁runs ▁scored ▁( 1 3 9 ) ▁and ▁hits ▁( 2 1 0 ). ▁ ▁The ▁break out ▁season ▁led ▁to ▁L enn on ' s ▁first ▁ML B ▁trial , ▁as ▁a ▁late - season ▁call up ▁for ▁the ▁p enn ant - bound ▁ 1 9 5 4 ▁Gi ants . ▁ ▁L enn on ▁did ▁not ▁stick ▁with ▁the ▁ 1 9 5 5 ▁Gi ants . ▁He ▁was ▁sent ▁to ▁the ▁Tri ple - A ▁Min ne apolis ▁Mill