PHR STANDINGS AS OF AUG. 22, 2913

ALL PLAYERS WITH 30 OR MORE HOME RUNS LISTED.

PHR..HR..GL..PLAYER/LG/DIV.

59......46...37...C. DAVIS/AMR/MLB
52......40...37...M. CABRERA/AMR/MLB

42......37...20   R. MATEO/MEX/AAA
42......36...20...J. AMADOR/MEX/AAA

41......31...37...P. ALVEREZ/NAT/MLB
41......31...37...E. ENCARNATION/AMR/MLB

41......31...37...P. GOLDSCHMIDT/NAT/MLB
40......31...20...J. CANTU/MEX/AAA

36......32...20...M. FIELDS/N.TEX/AA
36......31...20...H. GALLO/S.ATL/A

DEEP INTO THE SEASON AND DAVIS IS STILL VERY MUCH ALIVE IN HIS QUEST TO JOIN THE 60 HOMERS CLUB. IT WOULD BE VERY EXCITING TO SEE IF IT CAME DOWN TO LAST GAME OF THE SEASON.
 FROSTY KENNEDY HAD 59 HOMERS GOING INTO THE LAST DAY OF THE SEASON IN 1956, HE WENT 1 FOR 4 IN THE FIRST GAME OF A DOUBLE HITTER. IN THE SECOND GAME HE HAD A SO/BB/FLY OUT/SINGLE/ AND HIT HIS 60TH HOMER ON HIS LAST AT BAT OF THE SEASON TO PUT HIM INTO THE RECORD BOOKS OF BEING ONLY THE 10TH PLAYER AT THE TIME TO EVER HIT 60 OR MORE IN A SEASON IN ORG. BASEBALL. HIS STATS ARE ON DISPLAY IN COOPERS TOWN IN THE BABE RUTH WING OF THE HALL OF FAME.

ROGER MARIS SET THE MLB MARK OF 61 IN 1961 TO BECOME THE 11 PLAYER TO DO IT AND THAT RECORD STOOD ABOUT 40 YEARS UNTIL THE JUICE IN THE ARM GANG SHOWED UP AND DID IT FIVE TIMES IN JUST A FEW YEARS. I WAS VERY GLAD TO SEE MLB TAKING THE ACTION IT DID THIS MONTH WITH THE DRUGI ES.