Former local player ‘Frosty’ remembered

Former local player ‘Frosty’ remembered


Posted: Tuesday, July 13, 2010 2:27 pm

A baseball player with Plainview ties has made a list of baseball greats.

Forrest "Frosty" Kennedy, who played for Plainview's minor league team in the 1950s, was included on Terry Cannon's list of All-Time Southland Baseball All-Stars.

The story appears on the Los Angeles Times' Web site, www.latimes.com.
Cannon is the executive director of the Baseball Reliquary, which celebrates pioneers and trailblazers, and often emphasizes cultural contributions made by ballplayers over statistical accomplishments. Therefore, his list of all-stars includes both well-known and obscure figures.

Cannon's information on Kennedy, who was born in Los Angeles, says he "never played in the major leagues, but was considered by many to be the Babe Ruth of the minor leagues.
"He hit an astounding 60 home runs for Plainview, Texas, in the Southwestern League in 1956. No one in the majors has hit .400 since Ted Williams in 1941; Kennedy hit .410 at Riverside in the Sunset League in 1949 and .410 at Plainview in 1953.

"Kennedy had a few chances to go up to the bigs, but he opted to stay in the minors because he was making decent money and ‘in the little towns where I played, the people always wanted to buy me dinner, buy me drinks. I made out real well right where I was at.' "

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A Look Back to 1998 - Orlando Sentinel

                                                        Orlando Sentinel
                                                          Sept. 30. 1998

Why All The Fuss? Homer Mark Is 72


62 MAC-NIFICENTOk, So It's A Minor-league Record. But Joe Bauman Hit 72 Homers In 1954 - And He Did It In 138 Games.

September 09, 1998
By Michael Rosenberg, Chicago TribuneCHICAGO - The media frenzy around Mark McGwire has reached a crescendo, and it's hard to figure why. All this fuss, and McGwire isn't even close to Joe Bauman's record.

That's not to say McGwire can't catch Bauman. If the St. Louis Cardinals slugger has a hot September, he might surpass Bauman's historic mark of 72 home runs. But really, even that would have to go into the record book with some kind of asterisk, for McGwire has 162 games to slug 72, but Bauman did it in just 138 games.

Of course, most of you older fans already knew that, having spent that magical summer of 1954 following Bauman's Roswell (N.M.) Rockets through the Class C Longhorn League.

McGwire might not reach Bauman, but he can continue his climb up the all-time list. With home run No. 60, he caught Forrest ``Frosty'' Kennedy (Plainview, Southwestern League, 1956), Tony Lazzeri (Salt Lake City, Pacific Coast League, 1925) and Babe Ruth (New York, American League, 1927). Tuesday, he passed someone named Roger Maris, also of New York of the American League, who hit 61 in 1961.

He is now tied with some really big boppers: Ken Guettler of Shreveport in 1956 and Moose Clabaugh of Tyler (Texas) in 1926 hit 62, followed by Joe Hauser of Baltimore of the International League, who hit 63 in 1930. Then come Bob Lennon (Nashville, 1954) at 64 and Dick Stuart (Lincoln, 1956) at 66.

Finally, McGwire will be staring down Bob Crues (Amarillo, 1948) and Hauser again (Minneapolis, 1933), both of whom hit 69.

If McGwire catches Crues and Hauser, then - and only then - can he start thinking about Joe Bauman.

Like McGwire, Bauman felt the pressure of his chase. He hit No. 69 with five games left in the season, then hit a dry spell. When he woke up on the morning of a final-day doubleheader, Bauman was still tied with Hauser and Crues.

In his first at-bat of the doubleheader, Bauman pulled one down the right-field line to make the record his own.

``It created quite a stir,'' recalled Bauman, now 76 and still living in Roswell. ``I was glad it was over.''

Like many of today's sluggers, Bauman received extra money for every home run. But the method of payment was rather unconventional.

``The fans would just poke it in the chicken wire in the fence, and you would go around and pick it up,'' Bauman said. ``I'd make $40, $50, maybe up to $100, sometimes more. The night I broke the record, I got $800 or $900.''

Backed by that kind of loot, Bauman could do what he really wanted to - get out of baseball. He retired 1 1/2 years after breaking the record so he could work full time at his gas station and tire distributorship.
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This article ran in the Orlando Sentinel on Sept. 30, 1998

A Look Back to 1998

                                                              Los Angeles Times
                                                                June 8, 1998

Lee Smith Signs With Houston


BASEBALL NOTES June 08, 1998
From Associated Press

The Houston Astros signed Lee Smith, the major leagues' career saves leader, to a minor league contract Sunday and assigned him to triple-A New Orleans.

Smith, 40, a seven-time All-Star, had retired last July, then made an unsuccessful comeback attempt in spring training with the Kansas City Royals, who released him. Over 18 seasons, Smith has earned 478 saves with eight teams. He is expected to join the Zephyrs in Tacoma on Monday.
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Forrest "Frosty" Kennedy, a minor league slugger who was one of 11 baseball players to hit 60 home runs in a season, has died. He was 72.


Kennedy died Friday night of a heart attack in Covina, the Pasadena Star-News, reported Saturday.

Kennedy hit 60 home runs in a 144-game season while playing for Plainview, Texas, in the Class-B Southwestern League of 1956. He hit his 60th homer in his final at-bat on the final day of the season. He hit .327 that season, with 184 runs batted in, and scored 151 runs
He averaged .342 during a 10-year minor league career that began in 1948. He hit over .400 the next season , and again in 1953 at Plainview.

In recent years, he was the owner and operator of the BMX bicycle track at Whittier Narrows.


A standout in football and baseball at El Monte High , Kennedy served three years in the Navy. Later, Kennedy played semipro baseball and softball, and signed a contract with the Pittsburgh Pirates.

He was a member of the Society for American Baseball Research (SABR) Minor League Hall of Fame, and his photo and statistics are displayed in the Babe Ruth Wing at the Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, N.Y. He never played in the major leagues.

He is survived by a son, William, and a brother, Florren.

Services were pending.
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Eddie Murray again had his No. 33 retired by the Baltimore Orioles, only this time they did it right.


Murray had his number previously retired by the team, but it was after he was traded from the Orioles to the Dodgers in 1988 and without a proper ceremony. Sunday, the future Hall of Fame entrant was surrounded by former teammates and friends as the Orioles rewarded him with a 1998 Corvette convertible.

Murray, now a bench coach with the Orioles, played 12 1/2 of his 21 major league seasons with Baltimore. He was traded after the 1988 season but returned in July 1996 in a trade with the Cleveland Indians.

He hit his 500th career homer on Sept. 6 of that season against Detroit, becoming one of only three players with 500 homers and 3,000 hits. Murray, 42, was always a popular player within the clubhouse, but he rarely granted interviews and regularly shunned the press.

Murray ended the ceremony with the words: "You talk about lost for words. All I can say is I love you. Let's get on with the ballgame."

He then got onto the back of the car and was driven around the stadium as the crowd chanted, "Eddie! Eddie!"
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 The above articles ran in the 'Los Angeles Times' on June 8, 1998

HOME RUN STANDINGS, FINIAL FOR 2011

2011 Home Title Gos to Jose Bautista. He was my preseason pick to win the title.  Here are the Finial standings.  Only players with 35 or more home runs are listed.  Remember that minor leagues play a maximum of 144 games and MLB play 162 games.


HR....GL....PLAYER....................TEAM...LEAGUE/DIV.


43......0.....J. BAUTISTA.............TOR......AMERICAN/MLB

41......0.....C. GRANDERSON....NYY.....AMERICAN/MLB

39.....0.....M. KEMP....................LAD....NATIONAL/MLB

39........0.....J. GUZMAN...............VER......MEXICAN/AAA

39......0.....M. TEIXEIRA............NYY....AMERICAN/MLB
38....0......P. FIELDER...............MIL....NATIONAL/MLB

38.......0......L. TERRERO.............MEX....MEXICAN/AAA

38.......0......B. LAHAIR................IOW.....PACIFIC COAST/AAA







37......0.....A. PUJOLS.................STL......NATIONAL/MLB



37.....0.....M. REYNOLDS.........BAL.....NATIONAL/MLB



36....0......D. UGGLA..................ATL....NATIONAL/MLB

2011 National and American League Home Run leaders

Jose Bautista plays for the Toronto Blue Jays of the MLB American League

Stats:  AVG: .302   HR: 43    RBI: 103    BB: 132    SO: 111    SB: 9

Matt Kemp plays for the Los Angeles Dodgers of the MLB National League

Stats:  AVG: .324    HR: 39    RBI: 126    BB: 74    SO: 159    SB: 11

Fielder belted his 36th, 37th and 38th home runs, and all were clutch, the first a solo shot that tied the game and the others two-run blasts that gave the Brewers leads to overcome a shaky pitching performance by Randy Wolf. The decisive blow came in the seventh inning, when Fielder connected against Pirates reliever Jared Hughes to snap a 4-4 tie.


"The guy can hit homers," Pirates manager Clint Hurdle said. "And he swings with bad intentions."

Prince Fielder

All teams have only one game left.

only players with 35 or more home runs listed.


HR....GL....PLAYER....................TEAM...LEAGUE/DIV.

43......1.....J. BAUTISTA.............TOR......AMERICAN/MLB

41......1.....C. GRANDERSON....NYY.....AMERICAN/MLB

39........0.....J. GUZMAN...............VER......MEXICAN/AAA

38....1......P. FIELDER...............MIL....NATIONAL/MLB


38.....1.....M. KEMP....................LAD....NATIONAL/MLB

38.......0......L. TERRERO.............MEX....MEXICAN/AAA

38.......0......B. LAHAIR................IOW.....PACIFIC COAST/AAA

37......1.....M. TEIXEIRA............NYY....AMERICAN/MLB

37......1.....A. PUJOLS.................STL......NATIONAL/MLB

37.....1.....M. REYNOLDS.........BAL.....NATIONAL/MLB

35....1......D. UGGLA..................ATL....NATIONAL/MLB



 

A look back to 1998

August 31, 1998


One For The X-files

In a season of inalienable glory, Roswell's Joe Bauman hit 72 homers

Keith Olbermann



Forrest (frosty) Kennedy died three months ago, without so much as a moment of silence at any ballpark in the country. That was a shame, because on Sept. 6, 1956, Kennedy, then a 30-year-old first baseman for the Plainview ( Texas) Ponies of the Class B Southwestern League, blasted his 60th home run of the season, against the San Angelo Colts. Kennedy was the last of three sluggers to hit 60 in '56. Dick Stuart of the Lincoln Chiefs of the Class A Western League, who would later destroy major league pitching—both as a batter and as Dr. Strangeglove at first base—and Ken Guettler of the Shreveport (La.) Sports of the Double A Texas League had both reached 60 in August. Guettler would finish with 62 homers and Stuart with 66, including 23 during a 28-game binge at midseason.


All of this underscores the fact that the monster homer season once wasn't such a rarity, at least not in the minors. In 1930 Joe Hauser socked 63 homers for the Double A Baltimore Orioles, then of the International League, and three years later he hit 69 for the Double A Minneapolis Millers of the American Association. Between his 31st and 35th birthdays Hauser averaged 53 homers a season.

The fascinating thing about these forgotten sluggers is that the American professional record for home runs in a season has virtually always been held by a minor leaguer. When Babe Ruth hit 54 for the 1920 Yankees, he surpassed Perry Werden's mark of 45 for the Minneapolis Miners of the Western League in 1895. Ruth extended the record to 59 in 1921, but a future teammate, second baseman Tony Lazzeri, answered with 60 for the Double A Salt Lake City Bees of the Pacific Coast League in '25. Before Ruth matched Lazzeri in '27, Moose Clabaugh of the Tyler Trojans of the Class D East Texas League hit 62 in '26.

Hauser and others would eventually surpass Clabaugh and Ruth. Bob Crues hit 69 for the AmariGold Sox of the Class C West Texas-New Mexico League in 1948 (driving in 254 runs—take that Juan Gonzalez!), and Bob Lennon belted 64 for the Nashville Vols of the Double A Southern Association in 1954. But the king of home run hitters remains an obscure man named Joe Bauman who played for the Roswell (N.Mex.) Rockets. In '54 Bauman became the only one of the hundreds of thousands of men who have played professional baseball in the U.S to hit as many as 70 homers in one season. All the standard disclaimers apply: It was "just the minors," the Roswell Rockets' Park Field stood 3,573 feet above sea level, and most of the stadiums in the Class C (a step above Class D, then the lowest classification in the minors) Longhorn League were laid out to give hitters the advantage of the Southwest's fairly constant 15-to 20-mph winds. On the other hand, by '54 most minor league games were being played at night under feeble lights that favored the pitchers. The lefthanded-batting Bauman also had to contend with a 329-foot rightfield corner in Roswell. Most convincingly, the 6'5", 235-pound Bauman hit his 72 homers in 138 games, a rate that would have produced 85 of them in a 162-game schedule.

Bauman, who like Crues, Guettler and Kennedy never spent a day in the majors, didn't dwell on his achievements. The ball that he hit for his 72nd tater was on display at a Roswell museum, and when asked about it later in life, he'd explain, "I've never been over there, and I haven't seen it."

Wait a minute. The museum is in Roswell, N.Mex.? Near the site of the alleged UFO crash in 1947? You don't suppose....

Printed in SPORTS ILLUSTRATED on Aug. 31, 1998

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A look back to 1998

Despite 60 Homers, Mark Mcgwire Is On The Bottom Rung Among Some Sluggers Of Yesteryear.

Major Feats By Minor-leaguers

September 07, 1998
By Michael Rosenberg, Tribune Staff Writer.

The media frenzy around Mark McGwire is reaching a crescendo, and it's hard to figure why. All this fuss, and McGwire isn't even close to Joe Bauman's record.

That's not to say McGwire can't catch Bauman. If the St. Louis Cardinals slugger has a hot September, he might surpass Bauman's historic mark of 72 homers. But really, even that would have to go into the record book with some kind of asterisk, for McGwire has 162 games to slug 72, while Bauman did it in just 138 games.

Of course, most of you older fans already knew that, having spent that magical summer of 1954 following Bauman's Roswell (N.M.) Rockets through the Class C Longhorn League.

McGwire may not reach Bauman, but he can continue his climb up the all-time list. Having hit No. 60, he has caught Forrest "Frosty" Kennedy (Plainview, Southwestern League, 1956), Tony Lazzeri (Salt Lake City, Pacific Coast League, 1925) and Babe Ruth (New York, American League, 1927). Then he'll try to pass someone named Roger Maris, also of New York of the American League, who hit 61 in 1961.

After that come the really big boppers: Ken Guettler of Shreveport in 1956 and Moose Clabaugh of Tyler (Texas) in 1926 at 62, followed by Joe Hauser of Baltimore of the International League, who hit 63 in 1930. Then come Bob Lennon (Nashville, 1954) at 64 and Dick Stuart (Lincoln, 1956) at 66.

Finally, McGwire will be staring down Bob Crues (Amarillo, 1948) and Hauser again (Minneapolis, 1933), both of whom hit 69.

If McGwire catches Crues and Hauser, then--and only then--can he start thinking about Joe Bauman.

Like McGwire, Bauman felt the pressure of his chase. He hit No. 69 with five games left in the season, then hit a dry spell. When he woke up on the morning of a final-day double-header, Bauman was still tied with Hauser and Crues.

In his first at-bat of the double-header, Bauman pulled one down the right-field line to make the record his own.

"It created quite a stir," recalled Bauman, now 76 and still living in Roswell. "I was glad it was over."

Like many of today's sluggers, Bauman received extra money for every home run. But the method of payment was rather unconventional.

"The fans would just poke it in the chicken wire in the fence, and you would go around and pick it up," Bauman said. "I'd make $40, $50, maybe up to $100, sometimes more. The night I broke the record I got $800 or $900."

Backed by that kind of loot, Bauman could do what he really wanted to--get out of baseball. He retired a year and a half after breaking the record so he could work full time at his gas station and tire distributorship. Bauman had been in the Boston Braves organization earlier in his career, but he quit after he was told his salary would be cut by a third.

Bauman has no regrets about missing out on the majors.
"Best thing I ever did," he said. "I went ahead and played baseball, then I made a living."

Unlike some flying objects reportedly seen in Roswell, Bauman's 72 homers have been confirmed. The Minor League Register acknowledges them as a professional baseball record.

Bob Lennon played the part of Sammy Sosa to Bauman's McGwire that year, hitting 64 for Nashville. But that wasn't the highlight of Lennon's playing career. Lennon played 38 games in the majors, including a 3-for-21 stint with the Cubs that included his only major-league home run. Lennon, a Brooklyn native, hit a three-run shot off Sal Maglie at Ebbets Field.

"That's something I dreamed of doing as a little boy," said Lennon, 69, who lives on Long Island. "I grew up dreaming of hitting one in Ebbets Field."

Lennon played that season with an arm injury that would force him to retire. But at least he reached the majors, which is more than Bauman and three other members of the 60-homer club can say. The Baseball Encyclopedia lists a Doc Kennedy and a Snapper Kennedy, but Frosty is nowhere to be found. Guettler never made it to the majors, and neither did Crues.

Lazzeri went on to a standout career with Ruth's Yankees, and Hauser hit 79 homers in his six-year career, including 27 for the Philadelphia Athletics in 1924--second in the American League behind Ruth. Stuart took his powerful stroke to the majors and hit 228 homers over 10 seasons, including 23 for the World Series champion Pirates in 1960 and 42 for the Red Sox in 1963. But alas, "Dr. Strangeglove" was best known for his fielding misadventures. Clabaugh had 14 homerless at-bats for the 1926 Brooklyn Dodgers, and that was it.

But they all left at least a small imprint on the game with their 60-homer seasons. In some cases the imprint was larger than it appears.

In 1955, an Indianapolis outfielder was impressed enough with Lennon's power to ask him how he pulled the ball to right field so well.
"You have to get out in front and pop your wrists," Lennon said.

It's hard to know if the guy took the advice, but he did show some power after that. His name was Roger Maris.

Prited in the CHICAGO TRIBUNE on Sept. 7, 1998

Home Run Standings as of Sept. 26, 2011

only players with 35 or more home runs listed.


HR....GL....PLAYER....................TEAM...LEAGUE/DIV.

43......2.....J. BAUTISTA.............TOR......AMERICAN/MLB

41......2.....C. GRANDERSON....NYY.....AMERICAN/MLB

39........0.....J. GUZMAN...............VER......MEXICAN/AAA

38.....2.....M. KEMP....................LAD....NATIONAL/MLB
38.......0......L. TERRERO.............MEX....MEXICAN/AAA

38.......0......B. LAHAIR................IOW.....PACIFIC COAST/AAA

37......2.....M. TEIXEIRA............NYY....AMERICAN/MLB

37......2.....A. PUJOLS.................STL......NATIONAL/MLB

36.....2.....M. REYNOLDS.........BAL.....NATIONAL/MLB

35....2......D. UGGLA..................ATL....NATIONAL/MLB

35....2......P. FIELDER...............MIL....NATIONAL/MLB

Home Run Standings as of 9/25/2011

only players with 35 or more home runs listed.


HR....GL....PLAYER....................TEAM...LEAGUE/DIV.

43......3.....J. BAUTISTA.............TOR......AMERICAN/MLB

41......3.....C. GRANDERSON....NYY.....AMERICAN/MLB

39........0.....J. GUZMAN...............VER......MEXICAN/AAA

38.......0......L. TERRERO.............MEX....MEXICAN/AAA

38.......0......B. LAHAIR................IOW.....PACIFIC COAST/AAA

37......3.....M. TEIXEIRA............NYY....AMERICAN/MLB

37......3.....A. PUJOLS.................STL......NATIONAL/MLB

37.....3.....M. KEMP....................LAD....NATIONAL/MLB

36.....3.....M. REYNOLDS.........BAL.....NATIONAL/MLB

35....3......D. UGGLA..................ATL....NATIONAL/MLB

35....3......P. FIELDER...............MIL....NATIONAL/MLB

2011 Home Run League Leaders of Class A

McKenzie Corey Dickerson

plays for the Asheville Tourists of the South Atlantic League

Parent Club:  Colorado

Stats:  Avg. 282    HR: 32    RBI: 87    SB: 9

Yazy Arbelo

plays for the South Bend Silver Hawks of the Midwest League.

Parent Club: Arizona

Stats:  AVG: 247    HR: 31    RBI: 95    SB: 1

Home Run Standings as of 9/25/2011

With four game left to play Jose Bautista two HR lead over C. Granderson.  Granderson and Teixeire will play in a double hitter today, the NYY have five games left.  Congrats to J. Guzman of the Triple-A Mexican League for winning the MiLB Home Run Title.

only players with 35 or more home runs listed.


HR....GL....PLAYER....................TEAM...LEAGUE/DIV.
43......4.....J. BAUTISTA.............TOR......AMERICAN/MLB
41......5.....C. GRANDERSON....NYY.....AMERICAN/MLB

39........0.....J. GUZMAN...............VER......MEXICAN/AAA
38.......0......L. TERRERO.............MEX....MEXICAN/AAA

38.......0......B. LAHAIR................IOW.....PACIFIC COAST/AAA
37......5.....M. TEIXEIRA............NYY....AMERICAN/MLB

37......4.....A. PUJOLS.................STL......NATIONAL/MLB
37.....5.....M. KEMP....................LAD....NATIONAL/MLB

36.....4.....M. REYNOLDS.........BAL.....NATIONAL/MLB
35....4......D. UGGLA..................ATL....NATIONAL/MLB

35....4......P. FIELDER...............MIL....NATIONAL/MLB

HOME RUN STANDINGS AS OF 9/24/2011

only players with 35 or more home runs listed.

HR....GL....PLAYER....................TEAM...LEAGUE/DIV.


42......5.....J. BAUTISTA.............TOR......AMERICAN/MLB

41......6.....C. GRANDERSON....NYY.....AMERICAN/MLB

39........0.....J. GUZMAN...............VER......MEXICAN/AAA

38.......0......L. TERRERO.............MEX....MEXICAN/AAA

38.......0......B. LAHAIR................IOW.....PACIFIC COAST/AAA

37......6.....M. TEIXEIRA............NYY....AMERICAN/MLB

37......5.....A. PUJOLS.................STL......NATIONAL/MLB

37.....6.....M. KEMP....................LAD....NATIONAL/MLB

36......5.....M. REYNOLDS.........BAL.....NATIONAL/MLB

35....5......D. UGGLA..................ATL....NATIONAL/MLB
 
35....5......P. FIELDER...............MIL....NATIONAL/MLB

Today we will post the HR leaders from the Class A Advanced League.

Michael B. Choice plays for the Stockton Ports of the California League.

Parent Club:  Oakland

Stats:  Avg.: 285   HR: 30    RBI: 82   SB: 9

Ian Whitney Gac plays for the Winston-Salem Dash of the Carolina League.

Parent Club: Chi White Sox

Stats:  AVG: .279   HR: 33  RBI: 96  SO: 0

Bradley Edward Glenn plays for the Dunedin Blue Jays of the Florida State League.

Parent Club:  Toronto

Stats:  AVG:  .263    HR: 26  RBI: 80  SB: 0

HOME RUN STANDINGS AS OF 9/23/2011

HR....GL....PLAYER....................TEAM...LEAGUE/DIV.


42......6.....J. BAUTISTA.............TOR......AMERICAN/MLB

41......6.....C. GRANDERSON....NYY.....AMERICAN/MLB

39........0.....J. GUZMAN...............VER......MEXICAN/AAA

38.......0......L. TERRERO.............MEX....MEXICAN/AAA

38.......0......B. LAHAIR................IOW.....PACIFIC COAST/AAA

37......6.....M. TEIXEIRA............NYY....AMERICAN/MLB

37......6.....A. PUJOLS.................STL......NATIONAL/MLB

36......6.....M. REYNOLDS.........BAL.....NATIONAL/MLB

36.....6.....M. KEMP....................LAD....NATIONAL/MLB




35.....5.....D. UGGLA..................ATL.....NATIONAL/MLB

HOME RUN STANDINGS AS OF SEPT. 22, 2011

HR....GL....PLAYER....................TEAM...LEAGUE/DIV.


42......7.....J. BAUTISTA.............TOR......AMERICAN/MLB

41......7.....C. GRANDERSON....NYY.....AMERICAN/MLB

39........0.....J. GUZMAN...............VER......MEXICAN/AAA

38.......0......L. TERRERO.............MEX....MEXICAN/AAA

38.......0......B. LAHAIR................IOW.....PACIFIC COAST/AAA

37......7.....M. TEIXEIRA............NYY....AMERICAN/MLB

36......7.....A. PUJOLS.................STL......NATIONAL/MLB

36......7.....M. REYNOLDS.........BAL.....NATIONAL/MLB

35.....6.....D. UGGLA..................ATL.....NATIONAL/MLB

35.....7.....M. KEMP....................LAD....NATIONAL/MLB
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DOUBLE A HOME RUN LEAGUE LEADERS FOR 2011

TODAY WE WILL POST THE LEAGUE LEADERS FROM THE DOUBLE A CLASS.

 Neftali Soto plays for the Carolina Mud Cats of the Southern League.

                      Parent Club: Cinicinnati

Stats:  AVG: .272    HR: 30    RBI: 76     SB: 0

Michael Moore plays first base for the Harrisburg Senators of the Eastern League.
                            Parent Club:  Washington
Stats:  AVG: .270    HR: 31    RBI: 90    SB: 2

Paul Edward Goldschmidt plays first base for the Mobile BayBears of the Southern League
Parent Club:  Arizona
Stats:  AVG: .306   HR: 30    RBI: 94    SB: 9

Timothy S. Wheeler plays for the Tulsa Drillers of the Texas League
Parent Club:  Colorado
Stats:  AVG: .287    HR: 33    RBI: 86    SB: 21

HOME RUN STANDINGS AS OF 9/21/2011

HR....GL....PLAYER....................TEAM...LEAGUE/DIV.


42......8.....J. BAUTISTA.............TOR......AMERICAN/MLB

41......9.....C. GRANDERSON....NYY.....AMERICAN/MLB

39........0.....J. GUZMAN...............VER......MEXICAN/AAA

38.......0......L. TERRERO.............MEX....MEXICAN/AAA

38.......0......B. LAHAIR................IOW.....PACIFIC COAST/AAA

37......9.....M. TEIXEIRA............NYY....AMERICAN/MLB

36......8.....A. PUJOLS.................STL......NATIONAL/MLB

35.....7.....D. UGGLA..................ATL.....NATIONAL/MLB

HOME RUN STANDINGS AS OF 9/19/2011

J. BAUTISTA

                                                                   C. GRANDERSON


HR....GL....PLAYER....................TEAM...LEAGUE/DIV.


42......9.....J. BAUTISTA.............TOR......AMERICAN/MLB

41......10.....C. GRANDERSON....NYY.....AMERICAN/MLB

39........0.....J. GUZMAN...............VER......MEXICAN/AAA

38.......0......L. TERRERO.............MEX....MEXICAN/AAA

38.......0......B. LAHAIR................IOW.....PACIFIC COAST/AAA

37......10.....M. TEIXEIRA............NYY....AMERICAN/MLB

36......9.....A. PUJOLS.................STL......NATIONAL/MLB
 
35......8.....D. UGGLA.................ATL.....NATIONAL/MLB

AAA Home Run League leaders for 2011

All Home Run leaders from each league will be posted here.  Today we list the AAA leaders.

Jorge Alberto Vazques plays first base for the Scvanton/Wilkes-Barre Yankees of the International League.
Parent club: NYY
Stats-  AVG. .262    HR: 32    RBI: 93    SB: 0

Bryan Allan LaHair plays first base for the Iowa Cubs of the Pacific Coast League.
Parent club: Chi. Cubs
Stats-   AVG: .331   HR: 38   RBI: 109   SB: 2

Jorge Guzman plays outfield for the Rojos del Aguila de Veracruz of the Mexican League.
Stats:   AVG: .290   HR:  39  RBI: 97    SB: 2

HOME RUN STANDINGS AS OF 9/18/2011

ONLY PLAYERS WITH 35 OR MORE HOMERS LISTED.


HR....GL....PLAYER....................TEAM...LEAGUE/DIV.

42......10.....J. BAUTISTA.............TOR......AMERICAN/MLB

40......11.....C. GRANDERSON....NYY.....AMERICAN/MLB

39........0.....J. GUZMAN...............VER......MEXICAN/AAA

38.......0......L. TERRERO.............MEX....MEXICAN/AAA

38.......0......B. LAHAIR................IOW.....PACIFIC COAST/AAA

37......11.....M. TEIXEIRA............NYY....AMERICAN/MLB

36......10.....A. PUJOLS.................STL......NATIONAL/MLB

HOME STANDINGS AS OF 9/17/2011

ONLY PLAYERS WITH 35 OR MORE HOMERS LISTED.
HR....GL....PLAYER....................TEAM...LEAGUE/DIV.
42......11.....J. BAUTISTA.............TOR......AMERICAN/MLB

40......12.....C. GRANDERSON....NYY.....AMERICAN/MLB
39........0.....J. GUZMAN...............VER......MEXICAN/AAA
38.......0......L. TERRERO.............MEX....MEXICAN/AAA
38.......0......B. LAHAIR................IOW.....PACIFIC COAST/AAA
37......12.....M. TEIXEIRA............NYY....AMERICAN/MLB
35......11.....A. PUJOLS.................STL......NATIONAL/MLB

HOME RUN STANDINGS AS OF 9/16/2011

ONLY PLAYERS WITH 35 OR MORE HOMERS LISTED.




HR....GL....PLAYER....................TEAM...LEAGUE/DIV.

42......12.....J. BAUTISTA.............TOR......AMERICAN/MLB

39........0.....J. GUZMAN...............VER......MEXICAN/AAA

39......13.....C. GRANDERSON....NYY.....AMERICAN/MLB

38.......0......L. TERRERO.............MEX....MEXICAN/AAA

38.......0......B. LAHAIR................IOW.....PACIFIC COAST/AAA

37......13.....M. TEIXEIRA............NYY....AMERICAN/MLB

35......12.....A. PUJOLS.................STL......NATIONAL/MLB

HOME RUN STANDINGS AS OF 9/15/2011

ONLY PLAYERS WITH 35 OR MORE HOMERS LISTED.

HR....GL....PLAYER....................TEAM...LEAGUE/DIV.

42......13.....J. BAUTISTA.............TOR......AMERICAN/MLB
39........0.....J. GUZMAN...............VER......MEXICAN/AAA

39......14.....C. GRANDERSON....NYY.....AMERICAN/MLB
38.......0......L. TERRERO.............MEX....MEXICAN/AAA

38.......0......B. LAHAIR................IOW.....PACIFIC COAST/AAA
37......14.....M. TEIXEIRA............NYY....AMERICAN/MLB

35......13.....A. PUJOLS.................STL......NATIONAL/MLB

HOME RUN LEADERS AS OF SEPT. 10, 2011

ONLY PLAYERS WITH 35 OR MORE HOMERS LISTED.

HR.....PLAYER..........................TEAM....................LEAGUE/DIV.

40......J. BAUTISTA...............TORRONTO..............AMERICAN/MLB

39......J. GUZMAN.................Rojos del Aguila.........MEXICAN/AAA
                                                de Veracruz

38......B. LAHAIR..................IOWA CUBS.............PACIFIC COAST/AAA

38......C. GRANDERSON.........NYY.....................AMERICAN/MLB

38......L. TERREO.................Diablos Rojos............MEXICAN/AAA
                                                del Mexico
36......M. TEIXEIRA............................NYY..........................AMERICAN/AAA

NOTE:  Mexican League has ended. 
             

Top three PHRS as of Sept. 1 2011

As we enter the Sept. home stretch we have a two man horse race. For comparison I have listed the top home run leaders for the past three years.

PHR...HR...GL...PLAYER.................LEAGUE
47.8....39....28....J. BAUTISTA.........AMERICAN
46.0....38....28....C. GRANDERSON.AMERICAN
42.3....35....28....M. TEIXEIRA.........AMERICAN

YEAR...HR.....PLAYER.................LEAGUE
2010......54......J. BAUTISTA........AMERICAN
2010......42......A. PUJOLS.............NATIONAL
2010......39......P. KONERKO.......AMERICAN

2009......47......A. PUJOLS............NATIONAL
2009......46......P. FIELDER..........NATIONAL
2009......45......R. HOWARD........NATIONAL

2008.......48......R. HOWARD........NATIONAL
2008.......42......D. MCPHERSON...PACIFIC COAST
2008.......40......A. DUNN...............NATIONAL

HOME STANDINS AS OF 8-24-2011

JOSE BAUTISTA OF THE TORONTO BLUE JAYS IS ON TRACK TO HIT 48 HOME RUNS THIS YEAR AND THE ONLY PLAYER WITH A REAL CHANCE TO HIT 50, BUT I DON'T THINK HE WILL. JOSE WILL WIN THE H.R. TITLE.  THIS IS ONE OF THE WORST YEARS FOR HOME RUN OUTPUT IN SOME YEARS.  BELOW ARE THE TOP H.R. LEADERS.

HR....PLAYER..........................LEAGUE/DIV.

39......J. GUZMAN......................MEXICAN/AAA
38......L. TERRERO....................MEXICAN/AAA
37......J. BAUTISTA...................AMERICAN/MLB

36......B. LAHAIR.......................PACIFIC COAST/AAA
35......C. GRANDERSON...........AMERICAN/MLB
35......M. TEIXEIR......................AMERICAN/MLB

PHR STANDINGS AS OF AUG. 15, 2011

ONLY PLAYERS WITH 32 HOME RUNS OR MORE LISTED.

PHR...HR...GP...PLAYER.....................LEAGUE/DIV.

54.......39....103....J. GUZMAN...............MEXICAN/AAA
53.......38......97....L. TERRERO.............MEXICAN/AAA

48.......34....109....J. BAUTISTA............AMERICAN/MLB
47........34...102....V. DIAZ..................MEXICAN/AAA

45........33...117.....C. GRANDERSON.....AMERICAN/AAA
45........32....95......E. QUINTERO.........MEXICAN/AAA

44........32...118.....M. TEIXEIRA..........AMERICAN/MLB
38........32...118.....B. LAHAIR..............PACIFIC COAST/AAA

PHR STANDINGS AS OF AUG. 6, 2011

ONLY PLAYERS WITH 30 OR MORE HOME RUNS LISTED.

PHR...HR...PLAYER......................LEAUGE/DIV.
54.......39....J. GUZMAN................MEXICAN/AAA
54.......38....L. TERRERO...............MEXICAN/AAA

49.......49....J. BAUTISTA..............AMERICAN/MLB
47.......34....V. DIAZ......................MEXICAN/AAA

45.......32....E. QUINTERO.............MEXICAN/AAA
45.......31....M. TEIXEIRA...............AMERICAN/MLB

44.......31....R. RIVERA................MEXICAN/AAA
43.......31....M. LOPEZ.................MEXICAN/AAA

43.......30....P. GOLDSCHMIDT.......SOUTHERN/AA

Services for Martin Hoke - Monday Aug. 15, 2011. 12 P.M.

MARTIN DANIAL HOKE was born June 4, 1955 in Ilion N.Y.  He met La Nona Kennedy at Anaheim High School. Following College they married on July 18, 1981 in Anaheim.  Their first son DANIEL MARTIN HOKE was born on May 3, 1991.  Their second son DAVID ROBERT HOKE was born December 14. 1994.  Their 25TH wedding anniversary was held at a close friends home in Fullerton ( on the right side of this screen click on 2006 and scroll down to see pictures of their 25TH).

MARTIN DANIEL HOKE Air Force Veteran at age 56 passed away July 24, 2011 in Fullerton, CA.  A memorial service will be held at 12 noon on August 15, 2011 at First Congregational Church of Anaheim.  The address is 515 N. State College, Anaheim 92806.  The family is asking in lieu of flowers a donation be maid to your church or favorite charity in Martin Hokes name.

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PHR STANDINGS AS OF JULY 30, 2011

ONLY PLAYERS WITH 29 OR MORE HOME RUNS LISTED.

PHR...HR...GP......PLAYER...................LEAGUE/DIV.

54......39.....103.....J. GUZMAN..............MEXICAN/AAA
52......38.....102.....L. TERRERO............MEXICAN/AAA

50......31.......96.....J. BAUTISTA............AMERICAN/MLB
47......34......102....V. DIAZ.....................MEXICAN/AAA

45......32........95....E. QUINTERO...........MEXICAN/AAA
45......29......104....M. TEIXEIRA............AMERICAN/MLB

44......31.......97.....R. RIVERA................MEXICAN/AAA
43......31......103....M. LOPEZ..................MEXICAN/AAA

41......29......101....B. LAHAIR.................PACIFIC COAST/AAA
40......30......103....P. GOLDSCHMIDT......SOUTHERN/AA

40......29......104....T. WHEELER.............TEXAS/AA

MARTIN D. HOKE 1955 - 2011

Martin hoke was the husben of my sister La Nona Hoke.  La Nona was the only daughter of 60 Homers Club member Forrest (Frosty) Kennedy.  She and Martin had two sons, Danny and David. 
Below is what is happing from their Church in Anaheim, CA.

  Go to the end to read the moving tribute to his dad by Daniel Hoke.

First Congregational Church of Anaheim Special Edition E-News for July 24th

http://www.fcca.org/
It is our very sad task to report that Martin Hoke passed away this afternoon at St. Jude Hospital surrounded by loving friends and family, his wife LaNona and sons, David and Daniel.

 If you wish to help at this time with cooked, prepared meals for the family, please call the church office 714-776-0960 and leave this message: your name, phone number and day available. Service to Members will organize a meal delivery schedule, thank you.

Blest be the Lord, the God of mercy, the God who saves. I shall not fear the dark of night. Nor the arrow that flies by day. I need not shrink before the terrors of the night, nor stand alone before the light of day. No harm shall come to me, no arrow strike me down, no evil settle in my soul. (From Psalm 91 )
God Bless,
Maria and Patrick Doyle

                                                                MARTIN D. HOKE
                                                                       1955 - 2011
                                                                            R.I.P.
Dear FCCA Congregation,

Thank you for your outpouring of response to the passing of Martin Hoke last Sunday. We do not have information on services yet and many of you have asked “How can I help?” so here is the information:

Service to Members is organizing meal delivery every other day (if possible) starting Wednesday of this week. There are no restrictions on types of food- just enough for 4 people. Daniel Hoke needs a phone call when someone is coming over so he can make sure to be home, so call (714) 930-6072 before you come by, and because of his work schedule, he needs it dropped off at 6:00 pm or later. The home address is: 632 Bridgeport Circle, Fullerton 92833

If I anyone needs transportation call me and I will make arrangements, (714) 458-7038
Penny Schibsted has volunteered for this Wednesday July 27 and I will deliver her food for her. So that leaves the following dates available:
Friday July 29, Sunday July 31, Tuesday August 2, Thursday August 4, Saturday August 6, Monday August 8, Wednesday August 10, Friday August 12 and Sunday August 14

Stephanie Williams

FCCA Service to Members



PS. Daniel Hoke posted this moving tribute to his dad... “My Dad” by Daniel Hoke on Sunday, July 24, 2011 at 6:05 pm Time sometimes goes out the window with the wind. When something picks up, you lose track of what’s really going on. The last 56 hours of my life have been full of emotion. There was panic, promise, and pain. There was sorrow, stability, and support. My father was experiencing extreme body discomfort. He became weak, cold, and pale. Without waiting, my Mom called for help. When paramedics arrived, my dad had a seizure and they quickly attended him. I arrived home to find they were loading my dad into the back of the ambulance. He wasn’t conscious but was breathing on his own. It looked like he was just taking a nap. Minutes after leaving my house, his body went into shock and cardiac arrest. It was a massive heart attack that caused his heart to stop immediately. CPR was issued for a reported 30 minutes. During that time, he was shocked 4 times in an attempt to revive him. They finally got a pulse but did not have any idea how long his body was out of air. He was placed in the ICU at St. Jude Medical center, only a 3 minute ride from my house.



There was more bad news than good news coming out of the situation. People all around began to pray for both my family and my father. After a long hard fight with life my mother, brother, and me knew what we needed to do. Watching my father lay there and letting a machine keep him going was getting harder and harder every hour that went by. My dad would have kicked me in the ass if he saw what was happening to him. We got loved ones close by, and at 2:33 this afternoon, we let my father go see his Father. It was the most pain-filled and stressful decisions we have ever made as a family and I pray we never go through it again. I have no doubt in my mind where my dad is right now.



He’s having dinner for the first time with Jesus himself. I personally will never forget my father. The lessons he taught me, the times where I needed him, the moments he cherished. There is a huge void in the family as of right now. I will never reach the stature of my Father, but every day I will strive to be more like him and do everything I can to get my family through this. With the support of friends, family, and the loving grace of God, we will be okay. My dad was an amazing pal, friend, neighbor, husband, mentor and father. I will always love you daddy. We will miss you like crazy but we know your still holding us in your hands. Never leave our side and were counting down the days till we see you again. I love you dad. You will be missed more than words can describe

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PHR STANDINGS AS OF JULY 26, 2011

ONLY PLAYERS WITH 27 OR MORE HOME RUNS LISTED

PHR...HR...PLAYER...........................LEAGUE/DIV.
52......38....J. GUZMAN......................MEXICAN/AAA
52......37...L. TERREO........................MEXICAN/AAA
52......31...J. BAUTISTA....................AMERICAN/MLB

46......33..V. DIAZ.............................MEXICAN/AAA
45......32...E. QUINTERO.................MEXICAN/AAA
45......27...L. BERKMAN.................NATIONAL/MLB

43......31...M. LOPEZ.......................MEXICAN/AAA
43.....31....R. RIVERA......................MEXICAN/AAA
43.....29....P. GOLDSCHMIDT........SOUTHERN/AA

43.....29....T. WHEELER..................TEXAS/AA
43.....27....C. GRANDERSON.........AMERICA/MLB
43.....27....M. TIXEIRA....................AMERICAN/MLB

41.....28....B. LAHAIR......................PACIFIC COAST/AAA
40.....27....M. CHOICE.....................CALIFORNIA/A
38.....27....I. GAC..............................CAROLINA/A

37.....27....J. GUTIERRZ...................MEXICAN/AAA

                          MARTIN D. HOKE
                            1955 - 2011
                                R,I,P.

PHR STANDINGS AS OF JULY 13, 2011

HERE WE ARE AT THE ALL STAR BRAKE AND ONLY THREE PLAYERS HAVE A PHR OF 50 OR MORE. JOSE BAUTISTA LEADS ALL PLAYERS WITH A PHR OF 57.5. ANY PLAYER WITH 30 OR MORE HOME RUNS AT THE ALL STAR BRAKE HAS A REAL CHANCE TO HIT 60 HOMERS FOR THE SEASON. J. GUZMAN LEADS ALL PLAYERS WITH 36 HOMERS WITH 52 GAMES LEFT TO PLAY.

ONLY PLAYERS WITH 25 OR MORE HOMERS LISTED:

PHR...HR...PLAYER...............LEAGUE/DIV.
57.5..31...J. BAUTISTA/AMERICAN-MLB
56.1..36...J. GUZMAN/MEXICAN-AAA
50.9..32...L. TERRERO/MEXICAN-AAA
49.3..31...E. QUINTERO/MEXICAN-AAA
48.3..31...V. DIAZ/MEXICAN-AAA
46.1..29...M. LOPEZ/MEXICAN-AAA
45.6..25...C. GRANDERSON/AMERICAN-MLB
45.6..25...M. TEIXEIRA/AMERICAN-MLB
44.5..28...R. RIVERA/MEXICAN-AAA
42.3..25...B. LAHAIR/PACIFIC COAST-AAA
41.9..25...P. GOLDSCHMIDT/SOUTHERN-AA
39.2..25...J. AMADOR/MEXICAN-AAA
39.2..25...R. CERANTES/MEXICAN-AAA

PHR STANDINGS AS OF JULY 8, 2011

ONLY PLAYERS WITH 26 OR MORE HOME RUNS LISTED.

PHR...HR...GP...PLAYER............LEAGUE/DIV.

57.2..36...90...J. GUZMAN....MEXICAN/AAA
56.5 29...81...J. BAUTISTA..AMERICAN/MLB

50.3 31...85...L. TERRERO...MEXICAN/AAA
49.2..31...90...V. DIAZ......MEXICAN/AAA

48.9..30...84...E. QUINTERO..MEXICAN/AAA
44.0..27...84...R. RIVERA....MEXICAN/AAA

42.2..26...85...M. LOPEZ.....MESICAN/AAA

PHR STANDINGS AS OF JULY 1, 2011

THESE ARE THE TOP 8 PLAYERS WITH 25 OR MORE HOME RUNS AND THEIR PHR STANDINGS.

J. GUZMAN- PHR:59 HR:35 BB:49 SO:79 AVG:.287 RBI:88
MEXICAN LEAGUE/AAA

JOSE BAUTISTA- PHR:54 HR:25 BB:70 SO:48 AVG:.330 RBI:54
AMERICAN LEAGUE/MLB

MARK TEIXEIRA- PHR:52 HR:25 BB:42 SO:51 AVG:.243 RBI:63
AMERICAN LEAGUE/MLB

Mark Teixeira, the first batsman for New York Yankees suffered a hamstring and he is likely to be out for the rest of the season.

VICTOR DIAZ- PHR:50 HR:30 GP:85 BB:64 SO:121 AVG:,263 RBI:78
MEXICAN LEAGUE/AAA

E. QUINTERO- PHR:48 HR:28 GP:80 BB:49 SO:89 AVG:.364 RBI:73
MEXICAN LEAGUE/AAA

LUIS TERRO- PHR:48 HR:28 GP:80 BB:47 SO:74 AVG:.376 RBI:83
MEXICAN LEAGUE/AAA

RUBEN RIVERA- PHR:45 HR:26 GP:80 BB:54 SO:45 AVG:.348 RBI:78
MEXICAN LEAGUE/AAA

PAUL GOLDSCHMIDT- PHR:43 HR:25 GP:78 BB:59 SO:65 AVG:.317 RBI:74
SOUTHERN LEAGUE/AA

PHR STANDINGS AS OF JUNE 27, 2011

ONLY PLAYERS WITH 22 OR MORE HOME RUNS LISTED.

PHR...HR...GP.....PLAYER..........LEAGUE/DIV.
59....34...83...J. GUZMAN.........MEXICAN/AAA
51....23...70...J. BAUTISTA.......AMERICAN/MLB

50....29...83...V. DIAZ..........MEXICAN/AAA
50....23...75...M. TEXEIRA.......AMERICAN/MLB

49....28...80...L. TERRERO.......MEXICAN/AAA
48....27...79...E. QUINTERO......MEXICAN/AAA

46....26...80...R. RIVERA........MEXICAN/AAA
44....24...71...J. AMADOR........MEXICAN/AAA

44....23...74...P. GOLDSCHMIDT...SOUTHERN/AA
43....24...78...M. LOPEZ.........MEXICAN/AAA

40....23...82...I. FRANCO........MEXICAN/AAA

PHR STANDINGS AS OF JUNE 21, 2011

Jorge Esteban Guzman- #24 plays out field for the ROJOS del AQUILA de VERACRUZ in the AAA Mexican league. Guzman leads all players in organized baseball with 32 home runs and a PHR of 60. Guzman was born in Ensenada, Mexica on 11/28/1983. HT: 6'3" WT: 215lbs bats: L throws: R AVG: .280 RBI: 78

Also of the Mexican league are VICTOR DIAS (28 HR) and LUIS TERRERO (27 HR). These are the only players with any real chance to reach 50 homers this year. Don't look for any MLB player to hit 50 this year.

ALL PLAYERS WITH 20 OR MORE HOME RUNS LISTED

PHR...HR...GP...PLAYER...........LEAGUE/DIV.
60....32...77...J. GUZMAN........MEXICAN/AAA
53....28...77...V. DIAZ..........MEXICAN/AAA
51....27...75...L. TERRERO.......MEXICAN/AAA

49....21...65...J. BAUTISTA......AMERICAN/MLB
48....25...75...R. RIVERA........MEXICAN/AAA
47....21...63...WILY MO PENA.....PACIFIC COAST/AAA

47....21...71...C. GANDERSON.....AMERICAN/MLB
47....21...70...M. TEIXIRA.......AMERICAN/MLB
45....22...70...P. GOLDSCMIDT....SOUTHERN/AA

45....23...72...M. LOPEZ.........MEXICAN/AAA
45....20...71...P. KONERKO.......AMERICAN/MLB
44....20...74...P. FIELDER.......NATIONAL/MLB

44....20...74...M. KEMP..........NATIONAL/MLB
44....23...73...E. QUINTERO......MEXICAN/AAA
44....20...65...J. VAZQEZ........INTERNATIONAL/AAA

42....21...66...J. AMADOR........MEXICAN/AAA
38....20...76...I. FRANCO........MEXICAN/AAA

PHR STANDINGS AS OF JUNE 16,2011

CONGRATULATIONS TO JORGE GUZMAN OF THE MEXICAN LEAGUE FOR BEING THE FIRST PLAYER TO HIT 30 HOME RUNS!!!!!!

ONLY PLAYERS WITH 20 OR MORE HOME RUNS LISTED:

PHR...HR...GP...PLAYER..........LEAGUE/DIV.
59....30...73...J. GUZMAN.......MEXICAN/AAA
53....27...73...V. DIAZ.........MEXICAN/AAA

53....21...61...J. BAUTISTA.....AMERICAN/MLB
52....26...70...L. TERRERO......MEXICAN/AAA

51....21...65...M. TEIXEIRA.....AMERICAN/MLB
50....21...66...C. GRANDERSON...AMERICAN/MLB

48....24...71...R. RIVERA.......MEXICAN/AAA
47....20...61...J. VAZQUEZ......INTERNATIONAL/AAA

46....20...70...M. KEMP.........NATIONAL/MLB
45....21...66...P. GOLDSCHMIDT..SOUTHERN/AA

44....22...68...M. LOPEZ........MEXICAN/AAA
44....22...70...E. QUINTERO.....MEXICAN/AAA

43....20...61...J. AMADOR.......MEXICAN/AAA

PHR STANDINGS AS OF JUNE 9,2011

ONLY PLAYERS WITH A PHR OF 50 AND 19 HOMERS LISTED.

PHR...HR...PLAYER..........LEAUGE/DIV.

58....27...J. GUZMAN......MEXICAN/AAA
58....20...J. BAUTISTA....AMERICAN/MLB
55....26...V. DIAZ........MEXICAN/AAA
55....25...L. TERRERO.....MEXICAN/AAA
53....19...M. CARP........PACIFIC COAST/AAA
52....24...R. RIVERA......MEXICAN/AAA

UNLESS BAUTISTA CAN START HITTING THREE HOMERS A GAME, 60 OR MORE HOMERS THIS YEAR WILL NOT HAPPEN.

THIS IS MY PRE-SEASON ODDS AND THE NUMBER OF HOMERS THEY HAVE AS OF JUNE 5, 2011. BAUTISTA LEADS ALL PLAYERS WITH A PHR OF 61. HAD HIM AT 8-1

PLAYER................LEAUGE.........ODDS..ODD/60 HR..HR.ON6/5/11

J. BAUTISTA.........AMERICAN..........8-1.......25-1---20
A. DUNN.............AMERICAN.........10-1.......30-1----5
A. PUJOLS...........NATIONAL.........12-1.......30-1---13
R. HOWARD...........NATIONAL.........15-1.......35-1---12
M. TUMBO............AMERICAN.........20-1.......60-1---11
K. KA'AIHUE....,....AMERICAN.........20-1.......80-1----2
R. ANKIEL...........NATIONAL.........30-1......100-1----1
P. GOLDSHMIDT.......CALIF............50-1......250-1---19
T. MOORE............CAROLINA.........75-1......500-1---11
ANY OTHER AMERICAN PLAYER..........3-1.......20-1------17
ANY OTHER NATIONAL PLAYER..........4-1.......20-1------15
ANY OTHER MINOR LG. PLAYER.......150-1......750-1------26

60 Homers Club: PHR STANDINGS AS OF JUNE 5, 2011

60 Homers Club: PHR STANDINGS AS OF JUNE 5, 2011

PHR STANDINGS AS OF JUNE 5, 2011

ALL PLAYERS WITH 15 OR MORE HOMERS LISTED:

PHR...HR...PLAYER........LEAUGE/DIV.
61.6..20...J. BAUTISTA...AMERICAN/MLB
57.9..26...J. GUZMAN.....MEXICAN/AAA
57.1..25...V. DIAZ.......MEXICAN/AAA
53.5..23...L. TERRERO....MEXICAN/AAA

52.5..23...R. RIVERA.....MEXICAN/AAA
50.4..18...J. VAZQUEZ....INTERNATIONAL/AAA
49.3..21...E. QUINTERO...MEXICAN/AAA
48.8..19...P. GOLDSCHMIDT..SOUTHERN/AA

48.5..17...J. BRUCE.....NATIONAL/MLB
48.5..17...C. GRANDERSON..AMERICAN/MLB
48.2..17...W. PENA........PACIFIC COAST/AAA
47.4..20...M. LOPEZ.......MEXICAN/AAA

46.6..16...J. MEXWELL.....INTERNATIONAL/AAA
46.2..16...M. TEIXEIRA....AMERICAN/MLB
44.8..16...A. RIZZO.......PACIFIC COAST/AAA
43.2..16...M. CARP........PACIFIC COAST/AAA

43.1..16...M. ADAMS.......TEXAS/AA
41.5..15...B. LA WRIE.....PACIFIC COAST/AAA
41.4..15...M. KEMP........NATIONAL/MLB
41.0..15...B. GLENN.......FLORIDA STATE/AA

40.7..18...I. FRANCO......MEXICAN/AAA
40.0..15...I. GAC.........CAROLINA/AA
39.3..15...M. VALENZUELA..MEXICAN/AAA
38.8..17...J. GUTIERRZ....MEXICAN/AAA

38.3..15...J. AMADOR......MEXICAN/AAA
38.3..16...A. MUNOZ.......MEXICAN/AAA

PHR STANDINGS AS OF MAY 30, 2011

ONLY PLAYERS WITH 16 OR MORE HOMERS LISTED

PHR...HR...GP...PLAYER........LEAGUE/DIV
69....20...45...J. BAUTISTA...AMERICAN/MLB
58....24...59...J. GUZMAN...MEXICAN/AAA
57....23...58...R. RIVERA...MEXICAN/AAA
56....18...45...J. VAZQUEZ...INTERNATIONAL/AAA
56....23...58...V. DIAZ...MEXICAN/AAA
52....16...46...J. MAXWELL...INTERNATIONAL/AAA
50....20...56...L. TERRO...MEXICAN/AAA
50....16...44...W. PENA...PACIFIC COAST/AAA
50....16...51...C. GRANDERSON...AMERICAN/MLB
48....17...50...P. GOLDSCHMIDT...SOUTHERN.AA
46....18...55...M. LOPEZ...MEXICAN/AAA
46....18...55...E. QUINTERO...MEXICAN/AAA
43....16...50...J. GUTIEREZ...MEXICAN/AAA
41....17...59...I. FRANCO...MEXICAN/AAA

CHECK OUT THIS LINK:

www.myplainview.com/sports/article_​c25632c2-8eb4-11df-82

PHR STANDINGS AS OF MAY 26 2011

ONLY PLAYERS WITH 16 OR MORE HOMERS LISTED.

PHR...HR...GP...PLAYER.........LEAGUE/DIV.
71....19...41...J. BAUTISTA....AMRICAN/MLB

61....17...42...J. VAZQUEZ.....INTER./AAA
59....24...58...J. GUZMAN......MEX./AAA

57....23...58...V. DIAZ........MEX./AAA
57....23...57...R. RIVERS......MEX./AAA

54....16...48...C. GRANDERSON..AMERICAN/MLB
51....20...55...L. TERREO..... MEX./AAA

51....16...45...P. GOLDSCHMIDT..SO./AA
46....18...55...M. LOPEZ......MEX./AAA

44....17...54...E. QUINTERO...MEX./AAA

PHR STANDINGS AS OF MAY 22, 2011

ONLY PLAYERS WITH 15 OR MORE HOME RUNS LISTED

PHR..HR..GP..BA..PLAYER........LEAGUE/DIV.
85..18...37..364.J. BAUTISTA...AMERICAN/MLB

79..24...55..271.J. GUZMAN.....MEX./AAA
58..22...55..271.V. DIAZ......MEX./AAA

58..16...39..306.J. VAZQUEZ...INTRNA./AAA
57..22...54..349.R. RIVERA...MEX./AAA

55..15...44..263.C. GRANDERSON...AMERICAN/MLB
53..20...53..393.L. TERREO....MEX./AAA

51..15...42..331.P. GOLDSCHMIDT...SOUTHERN/AA
46..17...52..359.E. QUINTERO....MEX./AAA



45..17...53..333.M. LOPEZ....MEX./AAA

PHR STANDINGS AS OF MAY 18, 2011

ONLY PLAYERS WITH 14 OR MORE HOME RUNS LISTED.

PHR...HR...GP...PLAYER...............LEAGUE...DIV.

75......16.....33...J. BAUTISTA.....AMERICAN...MLB
64......23.....51...J. GUZMAN.......MEXICAN....AAA

62.....22......51...V. DIAZ.........MEXICAN....AAA
62.....22......51...R. RIVERA.......MEXICAN....AAA

60.....16......38...J. VAZQUEZ......ITERNATIONAL...AAA
57.....14......34...W. PENA.........PACIFIC COAST..AAA

56.....14......40...C. GRANDERSON...AMERICAN..MLB
53.....14......38...P. GOLDSCHMIDT..SOUTHERN..AA

50.....13......37...J. MAXWELL......INTERNATIONAL..AAA
49.....17.....48....L. TERRERO......MEXICAN...AAA

47.....16.....48....E. QUINTERO.....MEXICAN..AAA
44.....15.....48....M. LOPEZ........MEXICAN...AAA

39.....14.....51....E. FRANCO.......MEXICAN...AAA

THREE HOMERS IN ONE GAME, WAY TO GO JOSE!!!!

AND JUST LIKE THAT JOSE BAUTISTA LEADS ALL PLAYERS WITH A PHR OF 80.

BORN OCT. 19, 1980 IN SANTO DOMINGO, DOMINICAN REPUBLIC JOSE BEUTISTA OF THE TORONTO BLUE JAYS HITS THREE HOME RUNS IN ONE GAME TO JUMP WAY AHEAD OF THE FIELD IN THE PHR DEPARTMENT.

PHR STANDINGS AS OF MAY 13, 2011

ALL PLAYERS WITH 13 OR MORE HOMERS LISTED

PHR..HR..  GP....PLAYER..........LEAGUE.....DIV.
64.....13.....29.....W. PENA.........PACIFIC CO.  AAA
61.....20.....47.....R. RIVERA......MEXICAN  AAA

59.....13.....32.....P. GOLDSCHMIDT...SOUTHERN  AA
58.....19.....47....V. DIAZ...........MEXICAN  AAA

58....19......47....J.  GUZMEN....MEXICAN  AAA
55*..12......35...C. GRANDERSON...AMERICAN  MLB

44....14......44...E. QUINTERO..MEXICAN  AAA
41....13......44...M. LOPEZ........MEXICAN   AAA

41....13......45...A. MONOZ.....MEXICAN   AAA
39....13.....47....I. FRANCO.....MEXICAN   AAA

*C. GRANDERSON LEADS ALL MLB PLAYERS WITH 12 HOMERS

PHR STANDINGS AS OF MAY 10 2011

NO ONE FROM MLB IS ON TRACK TO HIT 60 HOMERS THIS YEAR. THREE AAA PLAYERS STILL ON TRACK TO HIT 60.

ALL PLAYERS WITH 11 OR MORE HOME RUNS LISTED.

PHR...HR...GP...PLAYER............LEAGUE.....DIV.
66......13.....27...WILY PENA...PACIFIC CO. AAA
62......19.....44...VICTOR DIAZ..MEXICAN...AAA

62......19.....44...RUBEN RIVERA.MEXICAN.AAA
59......12.....29...JUSTIN MAXWELL..INTERNATIONAL

59......12.....29...PAUL GOLDSCHMIDT..SOUTHERN..AAA
56......11.....31...ALFONSO SORIANO...NATIONAL..MLB

55......17.....44...JORGE GUZMAN...MEXICAN..AAA
55......11.....32...CURTIS GRANDERSON..AMERICAN...MLB

53......11.....29...CODY DECKER....TEXAS...AA
52......11.....30...JORGE VAZQUEZ...INTERNATIONAL..AAA

49......11.....32...MICHAEL BIAHUCCI..TEXAS...AA

PHR STANDINGS AS OF MAY 5, 2011

PHR'S ARE DROPPING FAST. ONLY 4 PLAYERS ON TRACK TO HIT 60 HOMERS THIS YEAR.  ONLY ONE MLB PLAYER ON TRACK TO HIT 60 HR'S.  Home run totals are veary low this year. Every year we have one or two players with PHR's of 60 or more at the All-Star break, but this year it looks like we may wash-out before 25% of the season is played. Look for this to be one of the lowest home run totals in a very long time.



ALL PLAYERS WITH NINE (9) OR MORE HOMERS LISTED

PHR.HR..GP..PLAYER.........LEAGUE/DIV
65....11....24...C. DECKER....TEXAS//AA
63....18....41...V. DIAZ..........MEXICAN/AAA
63....18....40...R. RIVERA.....MEXICAN/AAA

61....11....29...A. SORIANO.NATIONAL/MLB
59......9....21...W. PENA.......PACIFIC CO/AAA
56......9....25....J. BAUTISTA..AMERICAN/MLB

55....11....29....L. BERKMAN.NATIONAL/MLB
55....10....29....R. BRAUN......NATIONAL/MLB
53......9....24....M. HEAD.......SOUTH ATLANTIC/A

52....15....41...J. GUZMAN....MEXICAN/AAA
51......9....25...P. GOLDSCHMIDT..SOUTHERN/AA
51......9....25...J. DECKER.....TEXAS/AA

49......9....26....A. RIZZO........PACIFIC CO/AAA

PHR STANDINGS AS OF 04/29/2011

ONLY PLAYERS WITH 9 HR AND A PHR OF 60 OR MORE LISTED.

PHR...HR...GP...PLAYER...................LEAGUE
71......10.....20...C DECKER..............TEXAS AA
66......17.....37...R.RIVERA................MEXICAN AAA
66.......9......21...P. GOLDSCHMITT..SOUTHERN AA
64......10.....26...R. BROWN.............NATIONAL MLB
64......10.....25...A. SORIANO.........NATIONAL  MLB
62......16.....37..V. DIAZ.................MEXICAN AAA
60...... 9......24..J. BEUTISTA.........NATIONAL..AAA

THIS IS THE STANDINGS LAST YEAR ON 04/29/10

PHR........PLAYER
68...........P.KONERKO   AMERICAN  MLB
65..........K.JOHNSON    NATIONAL   MLB
64..........B.WALLACE    PCL    AAA
63..........D.JOHNSON    INTER. AAA 

PHR STANDINS AS OF APRIL, 26, 2011

ONLY PLAYERS WITH 8 OR MORE HOMERS AND A PHR OF 60 OR MORE LISTED

PHR....HR...PLAYER.....................LEAGUE

72....16....RUBEN RIVERA..........MEXICAN AAA
71.....9....PAUL GOULDSCHMIDT....SOUTHERN AA
67....15....VICTOR DIAZ...........MEXICAN AAA
66.....8....JOSE BAUTISTA........AMERICAN  MLB
63.....8.....JORGE VAZQUEZ.......INTERNATIONAL  AAA
63....14.....JORGE GUZMAN.........MEXICAN  AAA
61.....7.....CODY DECKER.........TEXAS..AA

PHR STANDINGS AS OF APRIL 21, 2011

ONLY PLAYERS WITH 5 OR MORE HOMERS AND A PHR OF 60 OR MORE LISTED.

PHR..HR..GP......PLAYER...................LEAGUE......CLASS
77........7....13...P.GOLDSCHMIDT..SOUTHERN....AA
77........7....13...J.VAZQUEZ.............INTER.............AAA
76......15....28...V.DIAZ.....................MEXICAN......AAA
71......14....28...J.GUZMAN..............MEXICAN......AAA
71......14....28...R.RIVERA................MEXICAN......AAA
70........5....10...J.TERDOSIAVICH...CAROLINA....A.ADV.
70........5....10...C.DECKER...............TEXAS...........AA
70........6....12...W.PEVIA..................PACIFIC C.   AAA
70........5....10...J.SANDS..................PACIFIC C.   AAA
65........6....13...C.OVERBECK........EASTERN.......AA
63........7....18...T.TULOWITZKI......NATIONAL....MLB
61........6....14...J.GARCIA................MIDWEST......A
60........6....16...L.BERKMAN..........NATIONAL....MLB
60........6....16...M.TEIXEIRA...........AMERICAN....MLB

PHR STANDINGS AS OF 04/18/2011

ONLY PLAYERS WITH A PHR OF 60 OR HIGHER AND 5 OR MORE H.R. ARE LISTED.


PHR.HR.GP..PLAYER.............LEAGUE
96......6....9....J. VAZQUEZ........INTERNATIONAL
96......6....9...W. PENA..............PACIFIC COAST

93....15..26...V. DIAZ................MEXICAN
86......6..10...P. GOLDSCHMIDT.....SOUTHERN

78......5....9. .C. DECKER..........TEXAS
78......5....9.. .I. GAC..................CAROLINA

75......7..15.. T. TULOWITZKI..NATIONAL
72....13..26.. J. GUZMAN.........MEXICAN

72....13..26.  R. RIVERA...........MEXICAN
72..... 5..10.   J. SANDS............PACIFIC COAST

72......6..1..   J. GARCIA...........MIDWEST
69......6..14  .L. BERKMAN.....MATIONAL

69......6..14...J. GOMES............NATIONAL
65..... 5..11...C. OVERBECK....EASTERN

65......5..11...M. BIANVCCI.....TEXAS
65......5..11...C. WASSACE......SOUTH ATLANTIC

60....11..26...I. FRANCO..........MEXICAN

PHR STANDINGS AS OF APRIL 15, 2011

ONLY PLAYERS WITH 3 HOME RUNS AND A PHR OF 60 OR BETTER ARE LISTED.

PHR....HR....PLAYER.....................LEAGUE

113...4.....CHRIS DAVIS.....PACIFIC COAST
95.....4.....MICHAEL BURGESS.....FLORIDA STATE
95.....4.....PAUL GOLDSCHMIDT.....SOUTHERN
95.....4.....MICHAEL BIANUCCI.....TEXAS

85.....3.....STEVEN SOUZA.....CAROLINA
85.....3.....DOUG DEEDS.....PACIFIC COAST
85.....3.....WILY MO PENA.....PACIFIC COAST
85.....3.....KHRISTOPHER DAVIS.....FLORIDA STATE

85.....3.....BRAD GLENN.....FLORIDA STATE
82.....4.....MIKE ZUANICH.....CALIFORNIA
82.....4.....JERRY SANDS.....PACIFIC COAST
80.....7.....TROY TULOWITZKI.....NATIONAL

78...12.....VICTOR DIAZ.....MEXICAN
78...12.....JORGE GUZMAN.....MEXICAN
72...11.....RUBEN RIVERA.....MEXICAN
71.....3.....SAWYER CARROLL.....TEXAS

71.....3.....ADAM ABRAHAM.....CAROLINA
71.....3.....MIKE TROUT.....TEXAS
71.....3.....IAN GAC.....CAROLINA
71.....3.....TIM WHEELER.....TEXAS

71.....3.....TREVOR PLOUFFE.....INTERNATIONAL
71.....3.....JORGE VAZQUEZ.....INTERNATIONAL
71.....3.....TRENT OELTJEN.....PACIFIC COAST
71.....3.....EDGAR LARA.....FLORIDA STATE

67.....5.....NELSON CRUZ.....AMERICAN
61.....3.....CODY OVERBECK.....EASTERN
61.....3.....DEVIN MESORACO.....INTERNATIONAL
61.....3.....CLINT ROBINSON.....PACIFIC COAST

Today Berry Bonds will join other 60 Homers Club members M. McGuire and S. Sosa as players who will never make it into the HALL OF FAME.

PHR STANDINGS AS OF 04/11/2011

ONLY PLAYERS WITH 4 OR MORE HOME RUNS LISTED.

PHR...GP...HR.........PLAYER......................LEAGUE
144.....4.......4.........C. DAVIS..................PACIFIC COAST
144.....4.......4.........M. BIANUCCI............TEXAS
115.....5.......4.........P. GOLDSCHMIDT....SOUTHERN
86.....20.....12.........J. GUZMAN................MEXICAN
79.....20.....11........V. DIAZ........................MEXICAN
76.....10.......5........N. CRUZ......................AMERICAN
71.......9.......4........H. KENDRICK............AMERICAN
71.......9.......4........M. TEIXEIRA..............AMERICAN
64.....20.......9........R. RIVERA..................MEXICAN
64.....10.......4.........R. BRAUN.................NATIONAL
64.....10.......4.........M.  CABRERA...........AMERICAN
64.....10.......4.........I. KINSLER................AMERICAN

PHR STANDINS AS OF APRIL 7, 2011

 J. GUZMAN OF THE MEXICAN LEAGUE LEADS ALL PLAYERS WITH 11 HOME RUNS

L. FORSYTHE IS TIED WITH FOUR OTHERS FOR PHR LEAD.

C. ROBINSON

                         PAUL GOLDSCHMIDT

M. BIANUCCI

                   NELSON CRUZ LEADS ALL MLB WITH A 109 PHR
      
                              PHR STANDINGS AS OF APRIL 7, 2011
PHR....HR....GP......PLAYER..........................LEAGUE
288........2.......1.......L. FORSYTHE.................PACIFIC COAST
288........2.......1.......C. ROBINSON.................PACIFIC COAST
288........2.......1.......P. GOLDSCHMIDT.........SOUTHERN
288........2.......1.......M. BIANUCCI..................TEXAS
109........4.......6.......N. CRUZ...........................AMERICAN
96..........3.......5.......T. TULOWITZKI..............NATIONAL
92..........4.......7.......M. TEXIEIRA...................AMERICAN
82.........11.....17......J. GUZMAN......................MEXICAN
80...........3.......6......I. KINSLER.......................AMERICAN
80...........3.......6......A. SONIANO....................NATIONAL
76...........9......17.....V. DIAZ............................MEXICAN
69...........3.......7......R. BRAUN........................NATIONAL
69...........3.......7......M. CABRERA..................AMERICAN
69...........3.......7......H. KENDRICK.................AMERICAN
69...........3.......7......J. POSADA......................AMERICAN
69..........3.......7.......A. RODRIQUEZ..............AMERICAN
69..........3........7......R. WEEKS.......................NATIONAL
59...........7......17......I. FRANCO......................MEXICAN
59...........7......17......R. RIVERA......................MEXICAN

MiLB OPENS TODAY. WE WILL COVER 164 TEAMS IN 2011

THESE ARE THE LEAGUES WE WILL COVER:


LEAGUE.................. #TEAMS...... CLASS

INTERNATIONAL........ 14............... AAA

MEXICAN .....................14................ AAA

PACIFIC COAST.......... 16................ AAA

EASTERN...................... 12................... AA

SOUTHERN.................. 10................... AA

TEXAS............................ 8................... AA

CALIFORNIA............... 10.......................A.. ADVANCED

CAROLINA.................... 8...................... A... ADVANCED

FLORIDA STATE.......... 12...................... A.. ADVANCED

MIDWEST...................... 16...................... A

SOUTH ATLANTIC....... 14...................... A

AMERICAN................... 14................. MLB

NATIONAL.................... 16................. MLB

MLB PLAYS 162 GAMES, ALL OTHERS WILL PLAY AT LEAST 140 GAMES.

PHR STANDINGS AS OF APRIL 4, 2011

There are eight players with a PHR of 60 or better.  The MLB HR. leaders are all from the American League.  J. Guzman lead all players with 11 Home Runs.  MiLB teams play about 144 games per season. MLB teams play 162 game season.

PHR...PLAYER..................HR...GP...LEAGUE
162....N. CRUZ..................3......3....AMERICAN
162....I. KINLER................3......3...AMERICAN

162....M. TEIXEIRA...........3......3...AMERICAN
121....H. KENDRICK...........3......4...AMERICAN
115...J. GUZMAN..............11.....14..MEXICAN

84....V. DIAZ...................8......14..MEXICAN
63....I. FRANCO...............6......14..MEXICAN
63...A. MUNOZ................6......14..MEXICAN

52..M. LOPEZ..................5.......14..MEXICAN
52..G.  MARTINEZ............5.......14..MEXICAN
52..R..RIVERA.................5.......14..MEXICAN

2011 PHR STANDINGS- JORGE GUZMAN LEADS WITH 727

26 players hit a home run on opening day in MLB. This puts them on track to hit 162 homers this year. 162 PHR is very low compaired to the next four players from the Mexican League.

PHR...PLAYER.............HR..GP..PGA


162...26 TIED................01..01...162

107...JORGE GUZMAN.08..11....727

83....VICTOR DIAZ.......06..11....545

71....MENDY LOPEZ....05...11...454

71....ADAN MUNOZ......05...11...454

KEY: PHR= PROJECTED HOME RUNS FOR THE SEASON
HR= HOME RUNS
GP= GAMES PLAYED
PGA= PER GAME AVG. (HOME RUNS)

HOW PHR IS CACULATED.                                                                                                                    PGA X REMAINING GAMES IN SEASON + CURRENT HOME RUNS=PHR