Harper Makes it to 170 Home Runs; Ties my Favorite in Under Seven Years
Bryce Harper has been in a slump most of June (2018) but finally hit his National League league leading 20th homer tonight in a big 17-7 win over the division rival Phillies. The Phils are tought and have been competitive all season so far. Harper is now at 170 for his career, which ties him with my Hall of Fame all time favorite player Tim Raines, Senior. And a few others.
He has hit better the last week, raising his average over .220. He should continue to pull his average up along with his team. The team overall has not scored a lot lately, getting shut out too much and not winning very well. Luckily the Division leading Braves have not been too hot, so the Nats only trail by 3-4 games.
Again, Raines took 23 years to accrue 170, but he was not a power hitter. He was a jet fast good/great hitter who had some power. Bryce is in another category.
Bryce now has 41 active players who rank ahead of him, including two on his team (Reynolds and Zimmerman). His teammate from the last few years who is still ahead of him, Jayson Werth, just announced his retirement.
| 422. | Joe Cronin+ (20) | 170 | R | HR Log |
| Bob Elliott (15) | 170 | R | HR Log | |
| Jim Ray Hart (12) | 170 | R | HR Log | |
| Kevin Millar (12) | 170 | R | HR Log | |
| Tim Raines+ (23) | 170 | B | HR Log |
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