With a combined 50 home runs, Aubrey Huff and Juan Uribe are the biggest boppers in the less-than-imposing lineup of the San Francisco Giants. Can they overcome their lack of pop and win the World Series? History says yes. Here are other World Series winners, post dead-ball era, who have been power challenged.
5. 1988 Dodgers » For this category, teams must be weighed against those of their era. By that standard, the 1988 Dodgers belong. Kirk Gibson (25) — of “I can’t believe what I just saw” fame — and Mike Marshall (20) were the top sluggers on a team that hit just 99 round-trippers, the fewest for a Series champ in the last 25 years.
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4. 1965 Dodgers » With Sandy Koufax and Don Drysdale, the Dodgers didn’t need power. They hit just 78 home runs, led by 12 each from Jim Lefebvre and Lou Johnson.
3. 1942 Cardinals » Enos Slaughter (13) and Stan Musial (10) were the bombers for a St. Louis team that totaled 60 home runs. The Series-winning 1931 Cardinals also hit just 60 home runs.
2. 1924 Senators » The year after Babe Ruth hit 41 home runs, leading the Yankees to the 1923 title, the Senators won with a paltry 22 round-trippers, all but 10 of them hit by Goose Goslin.
1. 1982 Cardinals » The gold standard of the powerless. Led by George Hendrick (19) and Darrell Porter (12), the Cardinals hit just 67 home runs, the fewest for a World Series winner in 40 years.
