Jack Cust is on the cusp of history. After setting the AL record for strikeouts in a season, eclipsing the immortal Rob Deer. Cust is a legendary minor league slugger with 200 career minor league homers.
He also has 101 walks to go with those 188 strikeouts. In only 563 plate appearances!
The current leader in SO + BB for a season is Mark McGwire, with 317 (162 BB, 155 K) in 1998.
Mark McGwire 317 (162 BB, 155 K, 1998) 681 PA
Ryan Howard 306 (107 BB, 199 K, 2007) 648 PA
Adam Dunn 306 (112 BB, 194 K, 2006) 683 PA
Adam Dunn 303 (108 BB, 195 K, 2004) 681 PA
Adam Dunn 298 (128 BB, 170 K, 2002) 676 PA
Jim Thome 298 (127 BB, 171 K, 1999) 629 PA
Jim Thome 296 (111 BB, 185 K, 2001) 644 PA
Jay Buhner 294 (119 BB, 175 K, 1997) 655 PA
Jim Thome 293 (111 BB, 182 K, 2003) 698 PA
Jimmy Wynn 290 (148 BB, 142 K, 1969) 653 PA
Jack Cust 289 (101 BB, 188 K, 2008) 563 PA
Adam Dunn appears on this list several times... and he too is in line for a milestone this season. He is currently at 38 homers for the season. If he hits two more, he will have his fourth straight season with exactly 40 homers. Earlier research has uncovered the fact that the highest total of homers hit four straight seasons is 24, done by Ken Boyer from 1961-64. Fred Lynn hit 23 each year from 1984-87.
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