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How Expanded Playoffs Rewrote the Postseason Home Run Record

Original: Career postseason home runs, every October from 1884 to 2025, posted during the 2026 wild card round. Mickey Mantle reac

A statistical review of career postseason home runs from 1884 to 2025 shows how records have been reshaped by the growth of October baseball. Mickey Mantle's 18 home runs, set in 1964, stood for 39 years, but until 1969 the World Series was the entire postseason, meaning modern players get far more chances to add to their totals.

Why now: The 2026 wild card round has renewed interest in how playoff expansion inflates career postseason statistics compared with earlier eras.

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• Career postseason home runs, every October from 1884 to 2025, posted during the 2026 wild card round. Mickey Mantle reached 18 in 1964 and it stood for 39 years. What passed him wasn't a better hitter but a longer October: until 1969 the World Series was the whole postseason,… · bringerofdata · 1

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