Giancarlo Stanton joins Babe Ruth on epic playoff list to lift Yankees over Royals in ALDS Game 3

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Giancarlo Stanton has established himself as one of the New York Yankees' best postseason hitters in modern history. With a game-winning home run against the Kansas City Royals on Wednesday night, Stanton helped lift the Yankees to a 2-1 series lead in American League Division Series. 

Stanton also lifted himself into an exclusive postseason hitting category with the franchise's most iconic player. Stanton's solo home run in the eighth inning that gave the Yankees a 3-2 lead marked his 12th career postseason homer, in just 108 at-bats. That gave Stanton a career postseason at-bat per home run ratio of 9.4. It is the second-best in MLB history, just below Yankees legend Babe Ruth who has the best ratio at 8.6. Stanton and Ruth are the only two players with a ratio lower than 10. 

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New York Yankees designated hitter Giancarlo Stanton (27) hits a single in the sixth inning against the Kansas City Royals during game three of the NLDS for the 2024 MLB Playoffs at Kauffman Stadium. (Jay Biggerstaff -Imagn Images)

"It's the biggest moments, you got to be ready for it, you got to want it," Stanton said after the game about how he has hit so well in the playoffs. "You're not always going to be successful, but you can't be shocked in the big moments."

However, all of Ruth's postseason homers occurred in the World Series, as it was the only postseason series when he played in the 1920s and 30s. All of Stanton's postseason home runs have come in earlier rounds, as the Yankees haven't reached the World Series yet with him on the team. 

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