That's four players hitting the 50 mark in one season, not long after a 24-year stretch (1966 to 1989) in which exactly one player, George Foster of the 1977 Cincinnati Reds, managed to do it.
While he received many offers for accommodation from supporters, sometimes he would have to make last-minute decisions about where to stay, such as after a particularly grueling 28-mile stretch when he didn't stop until he found a hotel.