THERE WILL BE A 50 HR HITTER THIS YEAR.

WITH 14 GAMES LEFT TO PLAY JOSE BAUTISTA WILL BE THE ONLY PLAYER TO HIT 50 LONG BALLS.

HE HAS 49 HOMERS AND PLAYED IN 147 GAMES. HIS CLOSEST RIVAL IS 10 HOMERS BEHIND.

HOME RUN LEADERS BY LEAGUE, 09/12/2010

TOP HOME RUN LEADER FROM EACH OF 13 LEAGUES LISTED.

AMERICAN - JOSE BAUTISTA HAS PLAYED 142 GAMES AND HIT 46 HOME RUNS

NATIONAL - ALBERT PUJOLS HAS PLAYED 139 GAMES AND HAS 37 H.R.

PC-AAA - MARK TRUMBO PLAYS FOR THE SALT LAKE BEE'S. HAS PLAYED 139
GAMES AND HAS 36 HOMERS. PARENT CLUB- LA ANGLES

CALIF. A ADV. = PAUL GOLD SCHMIDT PLAYS FOR THE VISALLA RAWHIDE. HAS
PLAYED 138 GAMES AND HAS 35 HR'S. PC: ARIZONA

EASTERN-AA - JOEL GUZMAN PLAYS FOR THE BOWIE BAY SOX. PLAYED 130 GAMES
AND HAS 33 HOMERS. PC: BALTIMORE

CAROLINA A-ADV. - TYLER MOORE PLAYS FOR THE POTOMAC NATIONALS. HE HAS
PLAYED 129 GAMES AND HIT 31 HOMERS. PC: WASHINGTON

INTERNATIONAL AAA- DAN JOHNSON PLAYS FOR THE DURHAM BULLS. HE HAS PLAYED
98 GAMES AND HAS 30 HOMERS. PC: TAMPA BAY

MEXICAN AAA - VICTOR DIAZ HAS PLAYED 105 GAMES AND HIT 29 HR'S. HE
PLAYS FOR THE ROJOS DEL AGUILA DE VERACRUZ.

TEXAS AA - CLINT ROBINSON PLAYED 129 GAMES AND HAS 29 HOME RUNS. HE PLAYS
FOR THE NORTHWEST ARKANSAS NATURALS PC: KANSAS CITY

SOUTH ATLANTIC A - JARED CLARK HAS PLAYED 110 GAMES AND HAS 24 HOME RUNS.
HE PLAYS FOR THE ASHEVILLE TOURISTS PC: COLORADO

MIDWEST A - NICK FRANKLIN (NOW WITH W.T. DIMOND JAXX) PLAYED FOR CLINTON.
HE PLAYED IN 129 GAMES AND HAS 23 HR'S. PC: SEATTLE

SOUTHERN AA - CARLOS PEJUERO PLAYS FOR THE WEST TENN DIAMOND JAXX. HAS PLAYED
IN 130 GAMES AND HIT 23 HOME RUNS. PC: SEATTLE

FLORIDA STATE A - MICHAEL MCDADE PLAYS FOR THE DUNEDIN BLUE JAYS. HE HAS PLAYED
IN 128 GAMES AND HIT 21 HOME RUNS. PC: TORONTO

JOSE BAUTISTA 43 HOME RUNS

ADAM DUNN 34 HOME RUNS

MARK TRUMBO 36 HOME RUNS

PAUL GOLDSCHMIDT 35 HOME RUNS


ONLY PLAYERS WITH 34 OR MORE HOME RUNS LISTED

PHR..GP..GL..PLAYER.........LEAGUE
49...137.21..J.BAUTISTA.....AMERICAN
40...135.21..A.PUJOLS.......NATIONAL
39...138.21..A.DUNN.........NATIONAL
37...139..5..M.TRUMBO.......PC
36...138..5..P.GOLDSCHMIDT..CALIF.

LOOKS LIKE NO ONE WILL GET 50 LONG BALLS THIS YEAR.

HOME RUN STANDINGS AS OF 09/02/10

ONLY PLAYERS WITH 33 OR MORE HOMERS LISTED

HR...PLAYER........LEAGUE
43...J.BAUTISTA....AMERICAN
35...M.TRUMBO......PACIFIC COAST
35...A.PUJOLS......NATIONAL
34...P.GOLDSCHMIDT.CALIF.
33...J.GUZMAN......PACIFIC COAST
33...M.CABRERA.....AMERICAN
33...A.DUNN........NATIONAL
33...P.KANERKO.....AMERICAN

LAST 5 YEAR HR LEADERS

YEAR.....GP....HR.....PLAYER

2009....129....47.....A.PUJOLS
2009....162....46.....P.FIELDER
2009....160....45.....R.HOWARD

2008....162....48.....R.HOWARD
2008....158....40.....A.DUNN
2008....159....38.....C.DELGADO

2007....158....54.....A.RODRIGUEZ
2007....158....50.....P.FIELDER
2007....144....47.....R.HOWARD

2006....159....58.....R.HOWARD
2006....151....54.....D.ORTIZ
2006....143....49.....A.PUJOLS

2005....160....51.....A.JONES
2005....162....48.....A.RODRIGUEZ
2005....159....47.....D.ORTIZ

PHR STANDINGS AS OF 08/28/2010

ONLY PLAYERS WITH 30 OR MORE HOMERS LISTED

PHR..HR..GP..GL..PLAYER........LEAGUE
52...42.129..33..J.BAUTISTA....AMERICA
44...35.127..33..A.PUJOLS......NATIONAL

41...33.128..33..M.CABRERA.....AMERICAN
40...32.123..33..A.DUNN........NATIONAL

40...32.121..33..P.KONERKO.....AMERICAN
40...32.121..33..J.VOTTO.......NATIONAL

39...31.126..33..J.HAMILTON....AMERICA
35...33.129...9..P.GOLDSCHMIDT.CALIF.(AA)

34...32.103...9..J.P.ARENCBIA..PAC.COAST(AAA)
33...31.127...9..J.CHAVEZ......CALIF.(AA)

33...31.131...9..M.TRUMBO......PAC.COAST(AAA)
33...31.125...9..C.CARTER......PAC.COAST(AAA)

32...30.103...9..G.HALMAN......PAC.COAST(AAA)
32...30.122...9..J.GUZMAN......EASTERN(AA)

32...30.121...9..R.POYTHRESS...CALIF.(AA)
30...30..98...0..D.JOHNSON.....INTERNATIONAL(AAA)

PHR STANDINGS AS OF 08/28/2010

IRRIN JOEL GUZMAN plays for the Bowie Baysox. AA Eastern League PC: Baltimore Born: 11/24/1984 BP: Quisqueya, Dominican Republic HT:6'5" WT: 245 B-R T-R @22/DH GP: 122


VERNON CHRISTOPHER CARTER plays for the Sacramento River Cats. AAA Pacific Coast League PC: Oakland Born: 12/18/1986 BP: Redwood City, CA. HT:6'5" WT:230 T-R B-R
#33/LF GP: 125


MARK DANIEL TRUMBO. Plays for the Salt Lake Bee's. AAA Pacific Coast League PC:LA Angles Born: 01/16/1986 BP: Anahiem, CA HT:6'4" WT:220 B-R T-R #34/1B GP:131


Jonathan Paul Arencibia. Plays for the Las Vegas 51's. AAA Pacific Coast League.
PC: Toronto Born: 01/05/1986 BP: Miami, FL. College: Tennessee HT: 6'1" WT: 210
B-R T-R #44/C GP: 103


Daniel Rayn Johnson. Plays for the DURHAM BULLS, AAA International League. PC: Tampa Bay
Born: 08/10/1979 BP: Coon Rapids, MN College: Nabraska HT:6'2" WT:215 T:R B:L
#24/3B GP:98

PHR STANDINGS AS OF AUG. 19, 2010

ONLY PLAYERS WITH 28 OR MORE HOME RUNS LISTED

PHR..HR..GP..GL..PLAYER.......LEAGUE
49...37.119..41..J.BAUTISTA...AMERICAN
41...31.118..41..M.CABREA.....AMERICAN
41...31.120..41..A.DUNN.......NATIONAL

41...31.117..41..A.PUJOLS.....NATIONAL
40...30.113..41..P.KONERKO....AMERICAN
38...31..95..22..J.P.ARENCIBIA.PAC. COAST

38...28.111..41..J.VOTTO......NATIONAL
37...32.119..20..P.GOLDSCHMIDT.CALIF
37...28.119..41..D.UGGLA......NATIONAL

36...30..98..22..D.JOHNSON....INTERNATIONAL
35...30.117..20..J.CHAVEZ.....CALIF.
34...29.120..22..M.TRUMBO.....PAC. COAST

34...28..93..22..G.HALMAN.....PAC. COAST
34...29.112..20..R.POYTHRESS..CALIF.
33...28.116..22..C.CATER......PAC. COAST

29...29.105...0..V.DIAZ.......MEXICAN

ONLY PLAYERS WITH 30 OR MORE HOME RUNS LISTED


Jose Bautista 36HR Torronto Blue Jays/ American

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J.P. Arencibia 31HR Las Vegas 51s AAA Pacific Coast/ PT: Toronto


Dan Johnson 30HR Durham Bulls AAA International/ PT: Tampa Bay

Paul Godschmidt 32HR Visalia Rawhide A-Calif. / Arizona

Adam Dunn 31 HR Washington Nationals National.

PHR STANDINGS AS OF 08/08/2010

JOSE BAUTISTA LEADS ALL PLAYERS WITH 34 HOME RUNS AND A TOP PHR OF 49. Adam Dunn, one of the pre season fav's to win the longball title is now in second with a PHR of 43, a 7 home run gap. no one will hit 50 this year.

ONLY PLAYERS WITH 26 OR MORE HOMERS LISTED.

PHR..HR..GP..GL..PLAYER.......LEAGUE

49..34.109..51..J.BAUTISTA...AMERICAN
43..30..98..44..D.JOHNSON....INTER.
43..30.110..51..A.DUNN.......NATIONAL

41..31..95..32..J.P.ARENCIBIA.P. COAST
41..28.109..51..A.PUJOLS.....NATIONAL
40..29.105..39..V.DIAZ......MEXICAN

40..27.103..51..P.KONERKO...AMERICAN
40..27.103..51..J.VOTTO.....NATIONAL
39..31.111..32..P.GOLDSCHMIDT.CALIF.

38..26.107..51..M.CABRERA...AMERICAN
36..26..80..32..B.ELDRED....P. COAST
35..26..84..32..G.HALMAN....P. COAST

35..27.108..32..J.CHAVEZ....CALIF.
34..27.111..32..M.TRUMBO....P. COAST
34..27.112..32..C.CATER.....P. COAST

PHR STANDINGS AS OF 08/08/2010

WHERE DID FROSTY PLAY DURING HIS PLAYING CARREE?

Where did Frosty Play during his playing Carree?

Frosty played for 13 teams over a 11 year Carree.

Year Age Team ...........League

1947 21 Riverside Dons-- Sunset
1948 22 Riverside Rubes- Sunset
1949 23 Riverside Dons-- Sunset

1950 24 Hartford Chiefs- Eastern
1950 24 Pensacola Fliers-Southeastern
1950 24 Atlanta Crackers-Southern Association

1951 25 MiamiBch. Flamingos-Florida International
1952 26 Lamesa Lobos----West Texas-New Mexico
1953 27 Plainview Ponies-West Texas-New Mexico

1954 28 Burlington Bees--Illinois-Indiana-Iowa
1954 28 Oklahoma CityIndians-Texas
1954 28 Amarillo Gold Sox-West Texas-New Mexico

1955 29 Yuma Sun Sox--Arizona-Mexico
1956 30 Plainview Ponies-Southwestern
1957 31 Boise Braves--Pioneer

1957 31 Savannah Redlegs-South Atlantic

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PHR STANDINGS AS OF 07/31/2010

VICTOR DIAZ

PAUL KONERKO

ONLY PLAYERS WITH 25 OR MORE HOMERS LISTED.
PHR..HR..GL..PLAYER.......LEAGUE

48...31..58..J.BAUTISTA...AMERICAN
44...30..91..J.P.ARENCIBIA.PACIFIC COAST
43...30..98..44..D.JOHNSON..INTERNATIONAL

42...27..98..58..J.VOTTO..NATIONAL
41...26.100..58..M.CABREVA..AMERICAN
40...29..91..42..V.DIAZ..MEXICAN

40...29.104..40..P.GOLDSCHMIDDT..CALIF.
40...25..96..58..P.KONERKO...AMERICAN
36...26.101..42..JOHENMYN....CALIF.

PHR STANDINGS AS OF 07/25/2010

ONLY PLAYERS WITH 24 OR MORE HOME RUNS LISTED:

PHR..HR..GP..GL..PLAYER......LEAGUE
49...29..85..51..J.P.ARENCIBIA.PC
45...27..98..66..J.BAUTISTA..AMERICAN
43...28..91..64..DAN JOHNSON.INTER.
42...25..93..66..J.VOTTO.....NATIONAL
40...29.105..40..VICTOR DIAZ.MEXICAN
40...24..92..66..M.CABREA....AMERICAN
39...24.100..62..P.FIELDER...AMERICAN
38...27..99..42..PAUL GOLDSCHMIDT..CALIF.

PHR STANDINGS AS OF 07/19/2010

VICTOR DIAZ OF THE MEXICAN LEAGUE CURRENTLY LEADS ALL PLAYERS WITH 29 HOME RUNS.
ONLY PLAYERS WITH 23 HOMERS OR MORE LISTED.

PHR..HR..GP..GL..PLAYER..........LEAGUE
53...27..79..74..J.P.ARENCIBIA...PAC. COAST
43...25..91..68..J.BAUTISTA......AMERICAN
41...25..86..56..D.JOHNSON.......INTER.
39...23..94..68..P.FIELDER.......NATIONAL
39...26..93..50..P.GOLDSCHMIDT...CALIF.
38...29.105..34..V.DIAZ..........MEXICAN

10 PLAYERS ARE TIED WITH 22 HOMERS EACH. OVER HALFWAY THU THE SEASON AND NO ONE HAS 30 HOMERS. THIS IS ONE OF THE WORST YEARS FOR HOME RUN OUT PUT. A PLAYER FROM THE PACIF COAST LEAGUE IS ON TRACK TO WIN THE HOME RUN TITLE WITH 53. DON'T EXPECT ANY PLAYER FROM MLB TO EVEN HIT 50 THIS YEAR....

PHR STANDINGS AS OF 07/09/2010

ONLY PLAYERS WITH 21 OR MORE HOMERS LISTED.

PHR..HR..GP..GL..PLAYER........LEAUGE

54...21..53..88..MIKE STANTON..SOUTHERN
46...21..64..78..MIKE MOUSTAKAS.TEXAS
44...22..71..71..BRAD ELDRED...PACIFIC COAST

43...24..79..64..DAN JOHNSON...INTERNATIONAL
43...22..72..71..J.P. ARENCIBIA.PACIFIC COAST
43...23..85..76..J. BAUTISTA...AMERICAN

42...22..86..76..J. HAMILTON...AMERICAN
42...22..81..76..J. VOTTO.....NATIONAL
41...22..86..76..A. DUNN.......NATIONAL

40...29..98..40..VICTOR DIAZ...MEXICAN
40...21..80..76...M. CABRERA...AMERICAN
37...22..84..56...PAUL GOLDSCHMIDT.CALIF.

30...21..88..40...LUIS GARCIA...MEXICAN
29...21..98..40...JORGE GUZMAN..MEXICAN

PHR STANDINGS AS OF JULY 3, 2010

ONLY PLAYERS WITH 20 OR MORE HOME RUNS LISTED.

PHR...HR...GP...GL.PLAYER.....LEAGUE

45.5..21...53..62.M.STANTON..SOUTHERN
41.5..20...73..80.P.KONERKO..AMERICAN
41....21...82..80.J.BAUTISTA.AMERICAN

40.5..20...77..80.M.CABRERA..AMERICAN
39.5..21...68..61.B.ELDRED...PAC.COAST
39.5..28...84..40.V.DIAZ.....MEXICAN

39.5..20...81..80.A.PUJOLS...NATIONAL
39....20...73..70.D.JOHNSON..INTERNATIONAL
37.5..20...68..61.J.P.AVENCBIA.PAC.COAST

35....20...79..61.M.TRUMBO...PAC.COAST
30....21...88..40.L.GARCIA...MEXICAN
29.5..21...94..40.J.GUZMAN...MEXICAN
28.5..20...93..40.J.GUTIEREZ.MEXICAN

PHR STANDINGS AS OF 06/20/2010

MIKE STANTON WITH 21 HOME RUNS AND A PHR OF 57 IS BY FAR THE BEST LONG BALL HITTER PLAYING TODAY. IT IS NOT LOOKING GOOD THAT ANY MAJOR LEAGUE PLAYER WILL HIT, 40 HOMERS THIS YEAR, BUT STANTON IS ON TRACK TO HIT 50 AND IS THE ONLY PLAYER IN ORGANIZED BALL WITH A CHANCE AT HITTING 60. LOOK FOR MIKE TO BE THE ONLY BATTER TO 50 OR MORE HOMERS THIS YEAR, UNLESS THE FLORIDA MARLINS DECIDE TO BRING HIM UP TO PLAY IN THE BIG SHOW.

ONLY PLAYERS WITH 18 OR MORE HOME RUNS LISTED.

PHR...HR...GP...GL...PLAYER...LEAUGE
57..21...53...91...M.STANTON..SOUTHERN
46..18...56...88...M.HESSMAN..INTER.
40..19...66...74...M.CABRERA..AMRICAN
39..18...69...75...J.BAUTISTA.AMRICAN
39..18...61...73...C.HART.....NATIONAL
39..23...83...60...V.DIAZ.....MEXICAN
35..20...77...59...L.GARCIA...MEXICAN
31..18...81...62...J.GUTIEREZ.MEXICAN

HOME RUN LEADERS AS OF 06/12/10

ONLY PLAYERS WITH 17 OR MORE HOMERS LISTED.

HR...PLAYER..........LEAUGE
22...V. DIAZ........MEXICAN
21...M. STANTON.....SOUTHERN
20...L. GARCIA......MEXICAN
19...M. CABRERA.....AMERICAN
18...J. BEUTISTA....AMERICAN
18...M. HESSMAN.....INTERNATIONAL
17...P. KONERKO.....AMERICAN
17...C. HART........NATIONAL

Mike Stanton of the Souther leauge



Victor Diaz of the Mexican leauge


ONLY PLAYERS WITH 17 OR MORE HOMERS LISTED.

PHR...HR...GP...GL...PLAYER......LEAUGE
63....21...52..106...M.STANTON...SOUTHERN
52....17...51..106...P.KONERKO...AMERICAN
50....17...54..105...M.CABRERA...AMERICAN
49....18...58..103...J.BAUTISTA..AMERICAN
46....18...56...88...M.HESSMAN...INTERNATIONAL
42....21...71...72...V.DIAZ......MEXICAN
40....20...68...71...L.GARCIA....MEXIC

PHR STANDINGS AS OF 06/04/2010

ONLY PLAYERS WITH 15 OR MORE HOMERS LISTED.

PHR...HR...GP...GL...PLAYER......LEAUGE
58....21...51...90...M.STANTON...SOUTHERN
50....16...49..106...P.KONERKO...AMERICAN
49....16...51..106...M.CABRERA...AMERICAN
48....18...53...90...M.HESSMAN...INTERNATIONAL
46....16...55..106...J.BAUTISTA..AMERICAN
43....15...53...90...D.JOHNSON...INTERNATIONAL
43....20...65...76...L.GARCIA....MEXICAN
42....20...68...76...V.DIAZ......MEXICAN
40....15...53...90...W.RAMIREZ...EASTERN
38....15...55...87...J.SANDS.....MIDWEST
33....16...68...76...F.MENDEZ....MEXICAN

PHR STANDINGS AS OF 05/27/2010

MIKE HESSMAN

TOP PHR IS 55, LOOKS LIKE NOBODY WILL HIT 60 HOMERS THIS YEAR. PHR'S ARE WAY DOWN FROM THIS TIME LAST YEAR. TOP TWO PHR'S COME FROM THE MINORS. NOT LOOKING VERY GOOD FOR ANY MLB PLAYER EVEN HITTING 50. MIKE HESSMAN'S PER GAME AVG. IS THE HIGHEST IN BASEBALL, LOOK FOR HIM TO GO TO THE SHOW BEFORE THE END OF THE SEASON.


ONLY PLAYERS WITH 14 OR MORE HOMERS LISTED.

PHR..HR..GP..GL..PGA..PLAYER.........LEAUGE
55...18..46..97..391..MIKE HESSMAN...INTER.
55...17..43..98..395..MIKE STANTON...SOUTHERN
51...14..43.115..325..PAUL KONERKO...AMERICAN
49...15..49.113..306..JOSE BAUTISTA..AMERICAN
47...14..41..97..341..DAN JOHNSON....INTER.
47...14..42..99..333..PAUL MCANULTY..TEXAS
45...15..48..96..312..JERRY SANDS....MIDWEST
41...17..58..83..293..LUIS GARCIA....MEXICAN
37...16..61..83..262..VICTOR DIAZ....MEXICAN
32...14..62..83..225..FRANCISCO MENDEZ.MEXICAN

PHR STANDINGS AS OF 05/22/2010

Paul Konerko #14/1B DOB: 03/05/1976 Born: Providence, RI HT:6'2" WT: 220 B:R T:R
Team: Chicago White Sox American Leauge HR: 14



Jerry Sands #30/RF DOB: 09/28/1987 Born: Clayton, NC HT:6'4" WT: 225 B:R T:R Team: Great Lakes Loons A-Midwest Parent Team: LA Dodgers HR: 14




Mike Hessman #27/3b DOB: 03/05/1978 Born: Fountain Valley, Ca. HT: 6'5" WT:215 T:R B:R Team: Buffalo Bisons AAA-International Leauge Parent Team: NY Mets HR: 14



Victor Diaz #30/OF DOB: 12/10/1981 Born: Santo Domingo, Domimican Republic HT: 6'0" WT: 210 T:R B:R Team: Rojos del Aguila de Veracruz AAA-Mexican Leauge HR: 16



Luis Garcia #18/OF DOB: 05/11/1978 Born: Guadalajara, Mexico HT:6'4" WT:180 T:R B:R Team: Saulanes de Monterray AAA-Mexican Leauge HR: 16



Mike Stanton #45/RF DOB: 11/08/1989 Born: Panorama, CA. HT: 6'5" WT: 235 B:R T:R Team: Jacksonville Suns AA-Southern Leauge Parent Team: Florida Marlins

ONLY PLAYERS WITH 14 OR MORE HOMERS LISTED.

PHR...HR...PLAYER......LEAUGE
62....17...M. STANTON..SOUTHERN
58....14...P. KONERKO..AMERICAN
48....14...J. SANDS....MIDWEST
46....14...M. HESSMAN..INTERNATIONAL
41....16...L. GARCIA...MEXICAN
39....16...V. DIAZ.....MEXICAN
34....14...F. MENDEZ...MEXICAN

PHR STANDINGS AS OF 05/17/2010

LUIS GARCIA LEADS ALL PLAYERS WITH 16 HOME RUNS



MIKE STANTON LEADS ALL PLAYERS WITH A 62 PHR.


ONLY PLAYERS WITH 13 OR MORE HOMERS LISTED.

PHR...HR...PLAYER..............LEAUGE
62....15...MIKE STANTON........SOUTHERN
53....13...PAUL KONERKO........AMERICAN
50....13...JEERRY SANDS........MIDWEST
46....16...LUIS GARCIA.........MEXICAN
40....13...JOSE FERNANDEZ......MEXICAN
38....14...VICTOR DIAZ.........MEXICAN

MIKE HESSMAN, RUBEN RIVERA, FRANISCO MENDEZ
AND TY WIGGINTON EACH HAVE 12 HOMERS.

PHR ARE DROOPING FAST. ONLY M. STANTON IS ON TRACK TO HIT 60 OR MORE HOMERS THIS
YEAR. FROM MLB ON P. KONERKO IS ON TRACK TO HIT 50. LOOKS LIKE A HO HUM YEAR FOR THE LONG BALL.

PHR STANDINGS AS OF 05/13/2010

LUIS A. GARCIA LEADS ALL PLAYERS WITH 16 HOMERS WITH 97 GAMES LEFT TO PLAY.
MIKE STANTON LEADS ALL PLAYERS WITH A PHR OF 66 WITH 129 GAMES LEFT TO PLAY.
P. KONERKO LEADS ALL MLB WITH A PHR OF 66. HE AND M. STANTON ONLY ONES ON TRACK
TO HIT 60 OR MORE HOMERS THIS YEAR. A FEW DAYS AGO WE HAD 5 PLAYERS ON TRACK
TO HIT 60 OR MORE. PHR'S ARE COMING DOWN FAST!


ONLY PLAYERS WITH 11 OR MORE HOMERS LISTED.


PHR...HR...PLAYER......LEAUGE

68....15...M. STANTON...SOUTHERN
66....13...P. KONERKO...AMERICAN
55....11...A. ETHIER....NATIONAL

54....10...K. JOHNSON...NATIONAL
54....10...T. WIGGINTON.AMERICAN
53....10...M. REYNOLDS..NATIONAL

52....11...D. JOHNSON...INTERNATIONAL
50....12...J. SANDS.....MIDWEST
50....10...A. GONZALEZ..AMERICAN

48....16...L. GARCIA....MEXICAN
48....11...C. PEGUERO...SOUTHERN
43....13...J. FERNANDEZ.MEXICAN

35....12...V. DIAZ......MEXICAN
34....12...R. RIVERS....MEXICAN
32....11...M. ABREU.....MEXICAN
28....10...F. MENDEZ....MEXICAN

PHR STANDINGS AS OF 05/13/2010

ONLY PLAYES WITH 11 OR MORE HOMERS LISTED

PHR STANDINGS AS OF 05/09/2010

ONLY PLAYERS WITH 10 OR MORE HOMERS LISTED

PHR...HR...PLAYER.........LEAGUE
75....14...M. STANTON....SOUTHERN
73....13...P. KONERKO....AMERICAN
57....11...C. PEGUERO....SOUTHERN
56....10...A. ETHIER.....NATIONAL
54....10...K. JOHNSON....NATIONAL
54....10...T. WIGGINTON..AMERICAN
53....10...M. REYNOLDS...NATIONAL
50....10...A. GONZALEZ...AMERICAN
48....14...L. GARCIA.....MEXICAN
36....11...V. DIAZ.......MEXICAN
36....10...J. FERNANDEZ..MEXICAN
32....10...M. ABREU......MEXICAN

PHR STANDINGS AS OF 05/04/2010

MIKE STANTON PLAYS FOR THE JACKSONVILLE SUNS OF THE DOUBLE-A SOUTHERN LEAGUE. PARENT CLUB IS FLORIDA. HE HAS 13 HOMERS IN 26 GAMES. HIS PGA. IS .500 AND HIS PHR IS 81, HIGHEST OF ALL PLAYERS.

ONLY PLAYERS WITH 9 OR MORE HOMERS LISTED.

PHR...HR...PLAYER..........LEAGUE
81....13....MIKE STANTON....SOUTHERN
70....12....P. KONERKO......AMERICAN
68....10....C. PEGUERO......SOUTHERN

65....10....J. SANDS........MIDWEST
60.....9....A. ETHIER.......NATIONAL
58.....9....K. JOHNSON......NATIONAL

58.....9....T. WIGGINTON....AMERICAN
56.....9....M. REYNOLDS.....NATIONAL
56.....9....D. JOHNSON......INTERNATIONAL

56.....9....B. WALLACE......PACIFIC COAST
55.....9....R. CANO.........AMERICAN
47....13....L. GARCIA.......MEXICAN

41....10....J. FERNANDEZ....MEXICAN
36....10....V. DIAZ.........MEXICAN
35.....9....R. RIVERA.......MEXICAN

32.....9....M. ABREU........MEXICAN

PHR STANDINGS AS OF 04/28/2010

ONLY PLAYERS WITH 8 OR MORE HOMERS LISTED.

PHR...HR...PLAYER......LEAUGE

68....8....P. KONERKO....AMERICAN
65....8....K. JOHNSON...NATIONAL
64....8....B. WALLACE...PACIFIC COAST
63....8....D. JOHNSON....INTERNATIONAL
59....8....K. SAMS.......MIDWEST
55...13....L. GARCIA.....MEXICAN
41...10....V. KIAZ.......MEXICAN

Vernon Wells plays for the Toronto Blue Jays of the National Leauge.


Brett Wallace playes for the Las Vegas 51's of the AAA-Pacific Coast Leauge. Parent Club is Toronto.


Nelson Cruz playes for the Texas Rangers of the American Leauge.


Plays for the Durham Bulls of the AAA- International Leauge. Parent Club is Tampa Bay.


PHR...HR...Player...........Leauge

72.....7...Dan Johnson......AAA-Internatioal
66.....7...Paul Konerko.....American
66.....7...Nelson Cruz......American

66.....7...Matt Kemp........National
63.....7...Kalian Sams......A-Midwest
62.....7...Vernon Wells.....American

59.....7...Brett Wallace....AAA-Pacific Coast
59.....7...Jerry Sands......A-Midwest
58....13...Luis Garcia......AAA-Mexican

39.....9...Victor Diaz......AAA-Mexican
35.....7...Jose Fernandez...AAA-Mexican
29.....7...Ruben Rivera.....AAA-Mexican

PHR STANDINGS AS OF 04/19/10

only players with 6 homers or more listed.

PHR...HR...PLAYER.........LEAUGE

99.....7...NELSON CRUZ......AMERICAN
81.....6...CRISS UTLEY......NATIONAL
79.....6...TYLER KOLODNY....SOUTH ATLANTIC

74.....6...VERNON WELLS.... NATIONAL
72,,,,,6...KALIAN SAMS......MIDWEST
53....10...LUIS A. GARCIA...MEXICAN
41.....8...VICTOR DIAZ......MEXICAN

36.....6...JOSE FERNANDEZ...MEXICAN
35.....6...SERGIO CONTRERAS.MEXICAN
31.....6...DANIEL YEPEZ.....MEXICAN
30.....6...RUBEN RIVERA.....MEXICAN

We have 5 players on track to hit 60 or more homers,
two are from the minors. Minors play 144 games,
majors play 162.

key: PHR- projected home runs; HR- home runs

PHR STANDINGS AS OF 04/15/10

ONLY PLAYERS WITH 6 OR MORE HOMERS LISTED

HR....PHR....PLAYER........LEAGUE
06....97.2...N. CRUZ.......AMERICAN
06....97.2...C. UTLEY......NATIONAL
06....88.4...V. WELLS......NATIONAL
10....57.6...L. GARCIA.....MEXICAN
06....41.7...J. FERNADEZ...MEXICAN
06....36.0...S. CONTRERAS..MEXICAN
06....35.0...V. DIAS.......MEXICAN

MEXICAN LEAGUE IS AAA AND PLAYERS 144 GAME SEASON.

2010 PHR standings as of 04/07/10

BLUE JAYS VERNON WELLS ON TRACK TO HIT 215 HOMERS THIS YEAR, 4 IN FIRST 3 GAMES.
TWO AAA PLAYERS ON TRACK TO 42.

PHR..HR....PLAYER.........TEAM........LEUGUE.....GP.....GL....PGA

215..4...VERNON WELLS.....TORONTO....NATIONAL.....3....159....1.333
162..3...GARRETT JONES....PITTSBURGH.NATIONAL.....3....159....1.000
42...5...JOSE FERNANDEZ...T.I.G......MEXICAN.....17....127......294
42...6...LUIS A. GARCIA...M.T.Y......MEXICAN.....18....126......333
38...4...SERGIO CONTRERAS.T.I.G......MEXICAN.....19....125......263

INTERNATIONAL AND PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE'S UNDER WAY.

ODDS TO WIN THE 2010 HOME RUN TITLE

PLAYER..........TEAM/LEAUGE........WIN TITLE.....HIT 60

RYAN HOWARD.....NATIONAL............8-1..........20-1
MARK R.REYNOLDS.NATIONAL...........12=1..........25=1
ALBERT PUJOLS...NATIONAL...........12-1..........25-1
ANY OTHER.......NATIONAL............3-1..........15-1
ANY.............AMERICA.............4-1..........20-1
ANY.............MINOR.............100-1.........200=1

If Howard can play 155 or more games, then based on his
2009 PHR's he has the best chance to win the title. I
don't think anyone will hit 60 this year. their are some
Minor Leauger's that look very good, but as you know it
any go on a home run streak, they will be pulled up to
the big show.

SPRING TRAINING IS JUST AROUND THE CORNER. MARK MCGUIRE FINALLY CAME CLEAN, BONDS IS UNDER INDICTMENT AND SOSA NEEDS TO COME CLEAN AND STOP WORRYING ABOUT HIS SKIN COLOR.

BELOW ARE THE HOME RUN STATS FOR EACH. I USED THE YEAR BEFORE THEIR RECORD WAS SET AND YEARS AFTER. I ONLY USED A 5 YEAR SPAN.

M.M.....HR....GP....PGA....PHR...............S.S.....HR......GP......PGA.....PHR
1997...58....156...371....60.22............1997...36....162.....222......36
1998...70....155...451....73.15............1998...66....159.....415......67.45
1999...65....153...424....68.81............1999...63....162.....388......63
2000...32.....89....359....58.20............2000...50....156.....302......51.81
2001...29.....97....298....48.37............2001...64....160.....400......64.80
TOTAL:254...650..........308.75.....................279...799................283.66



B.B..........HR.....GP......PGA.......PHR
2000.......49.....143.....342......55.49
2001.......73.....153.....477......77.29
2002.......46.....143.....321......52.09
2003.......45......130.....346......56.07
2004.......45......147.....306......49.59
TOTAL:...258....716................290.53

LIKE I SAID, JUICING FOR MCGUIRE AND BOND ARE A FACT. LOOKING AT SOSA'S 5 YEAR HOME RUN AND GAMES PLAYED STATS YOU WOULD HAVE CONCLUDE THAT SOSA JUICED TOO. PLEASE FESS UP SAMMY SO WE CAN CLEAR THIS DOUBT BEFORE THE SEASON STARTS.

What about Joe Bauman?

Maris, schmaris: What about Joe Bauman?

Everybody´s talking about Mark McGwire of the Cardinals and/or Sammy Sosa of the Cubs breaking Roger Maris of the Yankees´ 37-year-old major league homerun record of 61 in a season.

But neither of them hold a candle to Joe Bauman who hit 72 - that´s right, Seventy-Two - in 1954 while playing for second-place Roswell, N.M. Rockets in the Longhorn League.

It´s still the all-time record for professional baseball.

Now 76 and still living in Roswell where he operated a Texaco station for many years, Bauman was a 6-5, 235-pound lefthanded-hitting first baseman - a little smaller than the righthanded McGwire and playing the same position - when he sent those 72 homers out of the park.

Answering the inevitable questions of “how´d you do that?,” Bauman said the key was the same for McGwire and Sosa, who also bats righthanded, to break the record they´re shooting for: “Everything has to fall in place.

“I think it´s inevitable” that the record will fall but he figured lefthand-swinging Ken Griffey Jr. of Seattle would have the best shot at the homerun record because there are more righthanded pitchers in the majors and he plays home games in a more inviting park.

Lefties Ruth and Maris both benefited from Yankee Stadium´s short rightfield porch.

Bauman said the pitching he saw was “good to average”; the ballparks regulation with decent lighting, except for a smallish Big Spring field (“I couldn´t hit much in that park - I hated it”) and the ball probably less “jazzed” than it is now.

Roswell had 140 games scheduled that year but played only 138. Bauman - never sidelined by injury or fatigue - played in all of them (almost always night games with few doubleheaders).

His best game was four homers at home against Sweetwater. However, he remembers having few multi-homerun games.

While Maris´ benchmark was Babe Ruth´s 60 homers in 1927 - thus, his record has stood longer than Ruth´s did - Bauman was shooting for the 69 belted by Joe Hauser of the Minneapolis Millers in 1933 and matched by Bob Crues of Amarillo (where Bauman played for two seasons) in 1948.

He got to Ruth´s mark of 60 with about 20 games left and hit three on the last day of the season in a doubleheader to break and pad the all-time record.

“I probably picked up $700 or $800 (money was stuck in the fence behind home plate as the tradition of the time dictated for a homerun) that day,” Bauman recalls.

“I liked the low pitches,” he says, recalling that he was frequently walked.

He also batted an even .400 in 1954. Told that former Plainview Ponies star Frosty Kennedy, who died earlier this summer, said he (Kennedy) was the greatest player ever because he hit 60 homeruns AND batted over .400 in his career - feats accomplished individually by Ruth and Boston Red Sox legend Ted Williams - Bauman chuckled, “Frosty was pretty confident.”

But he didn´t comment on whether, by Kennedy´s yardstick, he would be the best player of all time, especially since he did both in the same season.

Bauman says he has no idea what his longest homerun was but believes the balls are livelier now because “even middle-sized guys get fooled on pitches and hit them out of the park with one hand.”

Bauman, whose exploits are recorded on a plaque in the Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, N.Y. (which he has never visited), played for Capitol Hill High School in his hometown of Oklahoma City, then signed with independent Little Rock.

Although his contract was eventually purchased by the National League´s Boston Braves, he never played a day in the majors, ending an off-and-on 15-year career when he refused to have surgery on his ankle after the 1956 season.

“There were just 16 major league teams then (and about 400 minor league teams after the war, so too much talent) and you could make as much or more money in a decent job in the business world,” he said.

Bauman also says he lost four prime years to military service in World War II.

He agrees players are more physically developed now due to better training and nutrition methods. “The evolution of mankind kind of takes care of some of that,” he surmised. “When I was playing, the clubs wrote you letters forbidding you to swim because they didn´t want you to get muscle bound.”

Bauman figures his record probably will never be broken - at least at the minor league level: “If somebody was hitting a lot of homeruns, they wouldn´t leave them down in the minors long.”

Even if it does fall, he can be proud of having held it for more than 40 years and he´ll be in some mighty fine company.

(Danny Andrews is editor of The Herald.)

MLB IS NOT A TRUE INDICATOR

MLB IS NOT A TRUE INDICATOR OF A PLAYERS GREATNESS.

Many players of Organized Baseball never played a single game in the MLB but were better than most who did. Why? For most of the last century major league clubs were concentratred primarily in the Northeast and Middle West. Having no desire to leave the sunshine and home surrondings of California and the Southern States to play in the East. Expansion of the Majors to those areas did not come until 1957 in California and 1962 in Texas. Even today, much of the US is without a MLB team, say nothing of Canada, the Caribbean, and Mexico. When MLB did come west, where do you think the players that filled those rosters came from, the Minor Leagues.

This photo of the 11 players who have hit 60 homers or more in a single season hangs in the Babe Ruth wing of the Hall of Fame in Cooperstown. It was there before McGuire join the 60 Homers Club.

Frosty Kennedy in 1949 (team photo) with the Riverside Dons.