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
Thursday, September 29, 2011
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
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
Wednesday, September 28, 2011
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
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."
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
"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
Tuesday, September 27, 2011
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....
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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
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
Monday, September 26, 2011
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
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
Sunday, September 25, 2011
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
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
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
Saturday, September 24, 2011
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
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
Friday, September 23, 2011
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
Thursday, September 22, 2011
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
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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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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Wednesday, September 21, 2011
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.
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
Neftali Soto plays for the Carolina Mud Cats of the Southern League. Parent Club: Cinicinnati
Stats: AVG: .272 HR: 30 RBI: 76 SB: 0
Parent Club: Washington
Stats: AVG: .270 HR: 31 RBI: 90 SB: 2
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| 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  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
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
Monday, September 19, 2011
HOME RUN STANDINGS AS OF 9/19/2011
J. BAUTISTA
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.
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| 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  Parent club: Chi. Cubs Stats- AVG: .331 HR: 38 RBI: 109 SB: 2  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
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
Saturday, September 17, 2011
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
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
Friday, September 16, 2011
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
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
Thursday, September 15, 2011
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
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
Friday, September 09, 2011
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.
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.
Thursday, September 01, 2011
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
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
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