Harper Jumps to 245th Most Homers All Time; Tied with some Greats (coincidentally at 245 total)
It seems Bryce has hit five more long balls since I recorded his last achievements, moving up the all time list. I had to travel pretty far and I am far from home lately, so this is my chance to catch up. We are a few hours from my mom's birthday. She would have been 81; she passed eight years ago at 73, when Bryce was having some success as a young phenom.
I consider Victor Martinez as an all time great because he was a really good hitting catcher. The others below have some cache to their names, including Cecil Cooper who had a 50 home run season around 1991, the fist of those since the the 1970s. No one did it for the entire 1980s, which is when I first really dug into baseball and certain statistics. I liked stolen bases, hits, runs, and walks and OBP best because of my favorite player of all time Tim Raines, Sr.
Bryce was my fav for a while, but now Juan the Truth Soto is the replacement favorite on the hometown Nationals. But I keep tracking the Stormin' Mormon, who was married in San Diego at the same temple where my niece Lizzie was just sealed for time and all eternity about two weeks ago.
Hack Wilson is a Hall of Famer. Others like Pence, Whitaker, Baker, Bando, and Monday are popular, too. Even Barfield and Drew and Huff were pretty well known in their time.
Bryce is on pace to have a better Phillie year than normal. July and August as hot months portend well for the long drives.
| 245. | Bryce Harper (10, 28) | 246 | L | HR Log |
| Victor Martinez (16) | 246 | B | HR Log | |
| Ken Singleton (15) | 246 | B | HR Log | |
| 248. | Deron Johnson (16) | 245 | R | HR Log |
| Nick Swisher (12) | 245 | B | HR Log | |
| Mickey Tettleton (14) | 245 | B | HR Log | |
| Rank | Player (yrs, age) | Home Runs | Bats | HR Log |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 251. | Hunter Pence (14) | 244 | R | HR Log |
| Lou Whitaker (19) | 244 | L | HR Log | |
| Hack Wilson+ (12) | 244 | R | HR Log | |
| 254. | Dusty Baker (19) | 242 | R | HR Log |
| Sal Bando (16) | 242 | R | HR Log | |
| Wally Berger (11) | 242 | R | HR Log | |
| J.D. Drew (14) | 242 | L | HR Log | |
| Aubrey Huff (13) | 242 | L | HR Log | |
| David Wright (14) | 242 | R | HR Log | |
| 260. | Jesse Barfield (12) | 241 | R | HR Log |
| Cecil Cooper (17) | 241 | L | HR Log | |
| Rick Monday (19) | 241 | L | HR Log |
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