PLAYERS WHO JUST MISSED MAKING THE CLUB.

PLAYERS WHO JUST MISSED MAKING THE CLUB.
YEAR---PLAYER-------------------HR
1962 ----RAMIRO CABALLERO----59
1932----JIMMIE FOXX-------------58
1938----HANK GREENBURG-------58
1939----TONY ROBELLO-----------58
1947----BUCK FRIERSON-----------58
1947----D.C. "PUD' MILLER---------57
1947----BILL SERENA--------------57
1930----HACK WILSON------------56
1935----GENE LILLIARD-----------56
1954----FRANK GRAVINO---------56
1957----STEVE BILKO--------------56
11 other players hit 55 HRs

I don't think anyone will be added to this list this year. If a players name is not on this list they hit 60 or more homers or have never hit 55.
No player since 1962 has hit between 55 and 59 homers in one season.

2007
AFTER HAVING ABOUT 8 PLAYERS WITH PHR'S OF 60 OR BETTER AT MID SEASON WE NOW HAVE ONLY TWO PLAYERS TO HIT 50 OR MORE. ALEX RODRIGUEZ JUST MISSED MAKING THE ALMOST LIST BY ONE HOMER. SO AT THE END OF THE 2007 SEASON THERE WILL BE NO CHANGES TO THE RECORD BOOKS IN 'THE MOST HOME RUNS IN ONE SEASON CATEGORY'

PHR STANDINGS as of July 1, 2008

The top seven players stay the same, but the top five are all AAA players. The minors all play a 144 game season. The added 18 games that MLB play will mean that one of them will still win the long ball title this year. Dallas McPherson of the Pacific Coast League has the highest PHR. D. Uggla had a hot week, but sprain his ankle and will miss some games, he is tied with C. Utley for MLB HOME RUN LEAD.

Home run leaders have changed almost weekly. Home run totals are lowest they have been in a long time. Anyone of about 15 players have a chance to win the title, but I don't think the winner will hit 50 homers this year.

PHR.....GP.....GL.....PGA.....HR.....PLAYER
50.7.....74.......60......378......28.......Dallas McPherson-PCL
46.8.....77.......80......298......23.......D. Uggla- FLA
46.2.....76.......59......342......26.......Brad Eldred-International
45.1.....82.......79......280......23.......C. Utley- PHI
44.9.....82.......59......320......26......Mike Hessman-International
43.8.....82.......42......353......29......Kit Pellow- Mexican
43.4.....73.......59......328......24......Nelson Cruz- PCL

TOP 7 PHR LEADERS AS OF 06/20/08

As of today it seams that nobody is going to hit fifty homers this year. The top two PHR leaders are from the majors, the current top three home run leaders are from the minors. I have only listed the players that have 21 or more homers, there are only seven.

PHR......GP......GL......PGA......HR....PLAYER
48.3......69.......90.......304........21.....D. UGGLA
48.1......74.......88........297........22.....CHASE UTLEY
47.4......73.......71.........329........24....BRAD ELDRED
47.3......72.......54.........375.......27.....KIT PELLOW
46.0.....66.......72.........333.......22.....DALLAS MCPHERSON
45.0.....71.......68.........324.......23.....MIKE HESSMAN
44.0.....63......69.........333........21.....NELSON CRUZ

If Uggla or Utley don't have 30 homers by the ALL STAR GAME, and I don't think they will, then 60 homers is out of the question for this year.

future book update. as of 6/10/08

On March 27, 2008 I listed the future book odds for the HR title
and for the players that will hit 40 or more HR's this year.
ANY OTHER PLAYER FROM MINORS LEADS (MIKE
HESSMAN) AT 75-1 TO HIT MOST HOMERS IN 2008
AND 250-1 IF HE HITS 60 OR MORE. AS OF TODAY
HESSMAN LOOKS GOOD, BUT WITH HALF THE SEASON
TO GO HE IS STILL THE LONGEST SHOT ON THE BOARD.

Saturday, March 27, 2008
future book standings.

H.R.T.......60 OR MORE....HRS TODAY
5-1............15-1.....................15.................RYAN HOWARD
6-1............18-1.....................10.................ALEX RODRIGUEZ
8-1............20-1....................13..................DAVID ORTIZ
12-1..........30-1....................16..................ALBERT PUJOLS
15-1..........50-1....................11..................CARLOS PENA
30-1........150-1...................15..................M. RAMIREZ(1 OF 6 AT JAPAN)
20-1.........50-1......................9...................RICK ANKIEL
20-1.........60-1......................9...................VLADIMIR GUERRERO
20-1.........70-1.....................13..................JIM THOME
20-1.........80-1......................5...................ANDRE ETHIER
20-1.........90-1......................8...................PEDRO FELIZ
35-1........150-1.....................0.SCR..........SAMY SOSA-SCRATCHED
6-1..........100-1....................21..................ANY OTHER NL PLAYER
8-1..........100-1....................17..................ANY OTHER AL PLAYER
75-1........250-1....................22..................ANY MINOR LEAGUE PLAYER

these were preseason odds before first game was played. The most home runs per group are listed.

PHR STANDINGS AS OF 06/08/08

PHR'S ARE DROPPING FAST. AS OF TODAY NO ONE IS ON COURSE TO HIT 55 HOMERS (THE ALMOST LIST). C. UTLEY IS THE ONLY ML BALL PLAYER ON TRACK TO HIT 50 OR MORE AND ONLY M. HESSMAN IS ON TRACK TO 50 OR MORE IN THE MINORS.

M. HESSMAN PLAYS IN A 144 GAME SEASON LEAGUE, IF ADJUSTED TO 162 HIS PHR WOULD BE 54.5 TOPS IN ALL ORGANIZED BASE BALL AND STILL UNDER THE 55 ALMOST LIST.

IT JUST GOS TO SHOW WHAT A LITTLE MANDI TORY DRUG TESTING CAN DO FOR ( OR IS THAT TO) A SPORT.


PROJECTED HOME RUN STANDINGS

PHR........GP........GL........PGA........HR......PLAYER
52.3........65.........97..........323.........21.......C. UTLEY*
50.0.......62.........79..........335..........22......M. HESSMAN**
49.6........62........81..........323...........20.....B. ELDRED***
46.9........56........60.........340...........19......D. MCPHERSON****
44.2.......65.........60.........354...........23......K. PELLOW*****

FOUR PLAYERS HAVE 18 HOMERS:

LANCE BERKMAN--HOUSTON ASTROS
DAN UGGLA--FLORIDA MARLINS
JEFF BAILEY--PAWTUCKET RED SOX-AAA INTERNATIONAL LEAGUE
NELSON CRUZ--OKLAHOMA REDHAWKS-AAA PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE

PLAYER INFO:

*CHASE CAMERON UTLEY-PHILADELPHIA
BORN 12/17/1978 PASADENA, CA

**MICHAEL STEVEN HESSMAN-TOLEDO MUD HENS. AAA INTERNATIONAL
BORN 03/05/1978, FOUNTAIN VALLEY, CA
PC: DETROIT

***BRADLEY ROSS ELDRED-CHARLOTTE KNIGHTS. AAA INTERNATIONAL
BORN 07/12/1980, FORT LAUDERDALE, FL
PC: WHITE SOX

****DALLAS LYLE MCPHERSON-ALBUQUERQUE ISOTOPES. AAA PCL
BORN 07/23/1980, GREENSBORO, NC
PC: FLORIDA

*****KIT DONOVAN PELLOW-SARAPEROS de SALTILLO. AAA MEXICAN
BORN 08/12/1973, KANSAS CITY, MO
PC: NONE

PHR STANDINGS AS OF 06/04/2008

TOP SEVEN PHR'S AS OF JUNE 4, 2008

PHR..........GP........GL........PGA........HR........PLAYER
55.7..........61..........101.........344........21.........C. UTLEY..........NAT. MLB
54.3.........61............83..........377........23.........K. PELLOW..........MEX. AAA
52.1.........58............86..........362.......21..........M. HESSMAN..........INTERNATIONAL.AAA
51.5.........56...........104........322........18..........D. UGGLA...........NAT. MLB
50.0........52.............85........365.........19.........D. MCPHERSON..........PC.AAA
49.6........58.............86........345..........20........B. ELDRED..........PC.AAA
48.4........51.............86........353..........18.........N. CRUZ..........PC.AAA

60 HOMERS CLUB, 2008 SEASON

AS OF MAY 30, 2008 NO ONE IS ON TRACK TO HIT 55 HOMERS AND ONLY 6 MAY HIT 50 OR MORE.

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

54.3..........53...........91...........20...........MIKE HESSMAN
52.1..........56..........106..........18...........CHASE UTLEY
51.6..........53...........91............19..........BRAD ELDRED
51.0..........48...........96............17.........DALLAS MCPHEARSON
50.7..........54...........90............19........KIT PELLOW
50.5.........46...........109...........15.......DAN UGGLA

PHR STANDINGS AS OF 05/24/2008

R. HOWARD HAS CAUGHT UP TO C. UTTLY WHO HAS BEEN IN A LITTLE SLUMP, THEY ARE TIED AT 14 HOMERS EACH. SIX PLAYERS HAVE HIT 15 OR MORE SO FAR THIS SEASON, WELL BELOW THE PACE SET LAST YEAR AT THIS TIME. THEY ARE:

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

57.8......19........47.......96.........MIKE HESSMAN

50.7......19........54......90.........KIT PELLOW

51.8......17........47.......96.........BRAD ELDRED

46.1......16........50......94.........LANCE BERKMAN

48.6......15........44......99.........DALLAS MCPHERSON

47.0......15........46......98.........DAN UGGLA

HOME RUNS HAVE DROPPED OF DRASTICALLY THIS YEAR. ONLY M. HESSMAN IS ON TRACK TO HIT 55 HOMERS THIS YEAR, AND NO ONE WILL HIT 60.

2008 PROJECTED HOME RUN LEADERS.

PHR..............PLAYER........................HR
58.6...........MIKE HESSMAN...........18
57.7...........LANCE BERKMAN.........16
56.8............IAN GAC.........................14

AS OF MAY 19, 2008
NO ONE ON TRACK TO HIT 60 AND ONLY 3 ON TRACK TO 55 OR MORE.

2008 PROJECTED HOME RUN LEADERS.

AS OF MAY 15, 2008

Only three players on track to hit 55 or more homers this year.

IAN GAC has a PHR of 58.4. He has played in 34 games and has 14 homers so far this season. He plays in the 144 game season of the Midwest A league.

Lance Berkman has a PHR of 59.0. He has 15 homers in 41 games.

Mike Hessman has a PHR of 62.9 and is the only player on track to hit 60 homers this year. He has 18 homers in 41 games. He plays in the 144 game season International AAA League.

2008 home run leaders as of 05/11/08

THERE ARE 11 PLAYERS WITH 11 OR MORE HOMERS AS OF MAY 11, 2008

16.....Mike Hessman.....AAA
16.....Kit Pellow......AAA
14.....Ian Gac......A
13.....Chase Utley......MLB
12.....Fernando Tatis......AAA
12.....Lance Bekman......MLB
11.....Brad Eldred......AAA
11.....Darrick White......AAA
11.....Nelson Cruz......AAA
11.....Dallas McPherson......AAA
11.....Dan Uggla.......MLB

Brett Carrol has been called up to the Florida Marlins and Brandon Wood has been called up to the LA Angles were he has already hit his first MLB home run. This will almost certainly take them out of the home run race. There are no players with a PHR of 60 or more as of today.
ONLY SIX PLAYERS ON TRACK TO HIT 50 OR MORE HOMERS.

PHR.....GP....GL....HR......PLAYER
59.6......29,,,,115....12.......IAN GAC - Midwest A
58.5......36....126....13.......CHASE UTLEY - National
54.6......29....115....11.......NELSON CRUZ - PCL AAA
52.5......34....128....11......LANCE BERKMAN - NATIONAL
52.4......33....111.....12.....MIKE HESSMAN - INTERNATIONAL AAA
50.6.....32.....130....10....CHRISTOPHER CARTER - CALIFORNIA AA

THE FIRST 60 HOMERS CLUB MEMBER

Babe Ruth, Baseball Player Born: 6 February 1895 Birthplace: Baltimore, Maryland Died: 16 August 1948 (cancer) Best Known As: New York Yankee hero and "Sultan of Swat" Name at birth: George Herman Ruth, Jr.Babe Ruth is the most celebrated player in baseball history . A home run king and fan favorite, Ruth was the first in a line of iconic New York Yankees which included Lou Gehrig, Joe DiMaggio and Mickey Mantle. Ruth began his career as a pitcher but moved to the outfield, where he gained fame as a slugger. After the Boston Red Sox sold him to the Yankees in 1920, Ruth became the most famous athlete in America. Ruth's larger-than-life personality (including a prodigious fondness for food and drink) was a hit with fans , and Ruth is often credited with making baseball the dominant American sport of its time. Ruth retired in 1935; he held the single-season record for home runs (60) until fellow Yankee Roger Maris hit 61 in 1961, and the career record (714) until Hank Aaron passed him in 1974. In 1948, like Gehrig before him, Ruth had an emotional farewell at Yankee Stadium, with the Yankees retiring his uniform number 3. He died of throat cancer two months later.

2008 PROJECTED HOME RUN LEADERS.

C. UTLEY OF THE PHILLIES IS STARTING TO PULL AWAY FROM THE PACK ON HIS QUEST OF THE LONGBALL TITLE. ONLY FOUR PLAYERS ON TRACK TO HIT 55 OR MORE HOMERS, THREE FROM THE MINORS. B. CARROLL HAS THE HIGHEST PER GAME AVERAGE BUT HAS MISSED 11 GAMES THIS YEAR.

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

65.8.....13......32.....130...406.....CHASE UTLEY...N.L.

63.5......9.......18......115...500....BRETT CARROLL...P.C.L.

60.1.....11......26.....118....423.....IAN GAC...MIDWEST LG.

58.6.....11......27.....117.....407.....NELSON CRUZ...P.C.L.

PHR STANDINGS AS OF 04/28/2008

Brett Carroll leads all pro players with a PHR of 68.5. He plays for the Albuquerque Isotopes of the AAA Pacific Coast League. Parent team is Florida.

AS OF APRIL 28, 2008 PHR.....HR.....GP......GL.........PLAYER 68.5.......8.......16.......121.......BRETT CARROLL (PCL) 62.4.....10.......26.......136.......CHASE UTLEY (NL) 61.8.......9.......21.......123.......IAN GAC (MIDWEST LEAGUE) 54.1.......8.......21.......121......BRANDON WOOD (PCL) 52.4.......8.......22.......122......LUKE HUGHES (EASTERN LEAGUE) 51.8.......8.......25.......137......H. RAMIREZ (NL) 51.7.......8.......22.......120......FERNANDO TATIS (PCL) ONLY SEVEN PLAYERS ON TRACK TO HIT 50 OR MORE HOMERS AND FIVE OF THEM ARE FROM THE MINORS

2008 PROJECTED HOME RUN LEADERS.

New leader board and again a new leader. We now have 2 players on track to hit 60 homers, one is a AAA player. ONLY SIX PLAYERS ARE ON TRACK TO HIT 50 OR MORE HOMERS. PHR'S ARE ABOUT 20 BELOW THIS TIME LAST YEAR. PHR.....GP.....GL.....HR.....PGA......PLAYER 63.6......22.....140....10......455.......C. UTLEY--PHI 60.2......19......124.....8.......421.......F. TATIS--NOZ (PCL)AAA 59.0......22......140.....8.......364.......P. BURRELL--PHI 54.0......21......140.....7.......333.......H. RAMIREZ--CWC 54.0......21......141.....7.......333.......M. JACOBS--FLA 51.5......22......140.....7.......318.......D. LEE--CHC

PHR STANDINGS

Here we go again, a new leader board and a new leader. No one is on track to hit 60 homers as of today and only six players are on track to hit 50 or more. This season is starting out as one of the most dismal starts for the long-ball title. PHR...HR...GP...GL......PGA...PLAYER/TEAM 59.7....7......17....145....412.....D. LEE/CHC 54.8....6......14....128....428.....B. WOOD/SLC-(PCL)AAA 54.4....6......16....145....375.....M. JACOBS/FLA 51.2....6......17....145....353.....B. HALL/MIL 51.2....6......17....145....353.....C. JONES/ATL 50.8....6......17....144....333.....C. PENA/TB 38.7....6......27....116....333.....K. PELLOW/SLT-(ML)AAA--LEADS ALL MINOR'S IN HRS

AS OF APRIL 15, 2008 C. PENA LEADS WITH 6 HOMERS, 8 PLAYERS TIED WITH 5 AND 11 ARE TIED WITH 4. THIS IS MY 4TH PUBLISHED LEADER BOARD AND WE HAVE HAD A DIFFERENT LEADER EACH TIME. 31 PLAYERS TIED WITH 3 INCLUDING; RYAN HOWARD, ALIX RODRIGUEZ AND A. PUJOLS. SO AFTER 2 WEEKS OF BALL THERE IS NO BREAKOUT HITTING STAR, YET. AAA MINOR LEAGUE LEADERS: ......International League; JASON LANE AND JEFF LARISH--5 EACH ......Mexican League; KIT PELLOW--7 / R. RIVERA, S. GUTIERREZ/ I. FRANCO--6 EACH ......Pacific Coast League; BRANDON WOOD--6

future book standings.

HR. ODDS TO WIN 2008 HOME RUN TITLE-- ODDS TO HIT 60 OR MORE 3 RYAN HOWARD............. 5-1...................... 15-1 2 ALEX RODRIGUEZ .......6-1....................... 18-1 1 DAVID ORTIZ............... 8-1....................... 20-1 3 ALBERT PUJOLS ........12-1........................ 30-1 6 CARLOS PENA............. 15-1..................... 50-1 1 ANY OF THE 5 ABOVE......30-1 .....................150-1 4 RICK ANKIEL.................... 20-1...................... 50-1 2 VLADIMIR GUERRERO..... 20-1...................... 60-1 2 JIM THOME................................. 20-1 ....................70-1 2 ANDRE ETHIER .....................20-1 ..................80-1 2 PEDRO FELIZ.................. 20-1......................... 90-1 SCR SAMMY SOSA ..................35-1....................... 150-1 4 ANY OTHER AL PLAYER..... 6-1..................... 100-1 5 ANY OTHER NL PLAYER...... 8-1 ....................100-1 7 ANY MINOR L PLAYER....... 75-1..................... 250-1

these were pre season odds before first game was played. The most home runs per group are listed.

Home Run Stats as of April 10, 2008

M. Reynolds leads in home runs and PHR in MLB and J. Larish of Tolido (International) leads in the minors.
PHR-----HR-----GP-----GL-----PGA------PLAYER
89.9......5........9........153.........555.....M. REYNOLDS
80.0......4........7........136.........571.....J. LARISH
72.0......4........8........136.........500.....J. LANE
71.9......4........9........153.........444.....B. HALL
71.9......4........9........153.........444.....M. JACOBS
71.9......4........9........153.........444.....C. YOUNG
71.5......4.......10.......152........400.....T. HUNTER
71.5......4.........9.......152........444.....C. PATTERSON