Who did Bryce Harper pass in Home Runs in 2024? Well, at Least the Last Few
114. | Joe Adcock (17) | 336 | 7305 | R | HR Log |
Bryce Harper (13, 31) | 336 | 7085 | L | HR Log | |
116. | Robinson Canó (17) | 335 | 9550 | L | HR Log |
Darryl Strawberry (17) | 335 | 6326 | L | HR Log | |
118. | Moisés Alou (17) | 332 | 7913 | R | HR Log |
Bobby Bonds (14) | 332 | 8090 | R | HR Log | |
120. | Hank Greenberg+ (13) | 331 | 6098 | R | HR Log |
Derrek Lee (15) | 331 | 7963 | R | HR Log | |
J.D. Martinez (14, 36) | 331 | 6865 | R | HR Log | |
123. | Shawn Green (15) | 328 | 7963 | L | HR Log |
Mo Vaughn (12) | 328 | 6410 | L | HR Log | |
125. | Jermaine Dye (14) | 325 | 7214 | R | HR Log |
Willie Horton (18) | 325 | 8052 | R | HR Log | |
Justin Upton (16) | 325 | 7649 | R | HR Log | |
128. | Gary Carter+ (19) | 324 | 9019 | R | HR Log |
Lance Parrish (19) | 324 | 7797 | R | HR Log | |
Carlos Santana (15, 38) | 324 | 8780 | B | HR Log | |
131. | Ron Gant (16) | 321 | 7320 | R | HR Log |
132. | Vinny Castilla (16) | 320 | 7384 | R | HR Log |
Troy Glaus (13) | 320 | 6355 | R | HR Log | |
134. | Jay Bruce (14) | 319 | 6642 | L | HR Log |
Cecil Fielder (13) | 319 | 5939 | R | HR Log | |
Prince Fielder (12) | 319 | 6853 | L | HR Log | |
Andrew McCutchen (16, 37) | 319 | 9156 | R | HR Log |
He tied Joe Adcock at age 31, for 114th all-time with 336 overall homers? Who was Adcock? He played till age 38 from 1950 to 1966. Started with the Reds for three years, then to the Milwaukee Braves, and finishing with the California Angels, with a touch of Minnesota. No, Cleveland. I guess in 1964 they were the LA Angels? Then California for two years. He had 38 homers in 1956, age 28. His second-best year was 35 long balls in 1961, the great year of Roger Maris.
Maris should mean something to a few history buffs of baseball. Overall, not one of the career leaders, but was a bright star that out did the single-season record of the Babe. Was it 61 in '61? For the record, the great Maris hit a total of 275 in 11 years. A flash in the pan, as it were, but quite a flash. His second-best year was 39 in 1960, at age 26. 1961, what a season! He was seeing the ball, and must have peaked in strength. Maybe the pitchers were caught unawares, or the back up behind him were raking...
Robinson Cano and Darryl Strawberry both played 17 years. The Straw man was huge with the Mets, especially 1986, and then the Dodgers. Cocaine may or may not have helped him on the field. Off the diamond, probably not. Oh, yeah, of course Darryl finished with the Yankees in 1999, helping them win two titles. He played in the outfield with my guy Tim Raines. Brief stint in San Fran in 1994 till the strike. That ruined a lot... for me, for everyone. Perhaps it ruined the Giants for a while.
Cano ended his career with the Mets, Padres, and Braves in 2022, and that was it. Pretty good run.
I'll let you look through the other names below. I know most of them as they are mostly in my lifetime. Lessee... Yeah, only Hank Greenberg was an oldie but goodie. He finished his Hall of Fame career in 1947. I saw all of the others play during the course of my half century of watching the game.
Better than football, or soccer, in my opinion.
No comments:
Post a Comment