Monday, November 18, 2024

Who did Bryce Harper pass in Home Runs in 2024? Well, at Least the Last Few

Who did Bryce Harper pass in Home Runs in 2024? Well, at Least the Last Few

114.Joe Adcock (17)3367305RHR Log
 Bryce Harper (13, 31)3367085LHR Log
116.Robinson Canó (17)3359550LHR Log
 Darryl Strawberry (17)3356326LHR Log
118.Moisés Alou (17)3327913RHR Log
 Bobby Bonds (14)3328090RHR Log
120.Hank Greenberg+ (13)3316098RHR Log
 Derrek Lee (15)3317963RHR Log
 J.D. Martinez (14, 36)3316865RHR Log
123.Shawn Green (15)3287963LHR Log
 Mo Vaughn (12)3286410LHR Log
125.Jermaine Dye (14)3257214RHR Log
 Willie Horton (18)3258052RHR Log
 Justin Upton (16)3257649RHR Log
128.Gary Carter+ (19)3249019RHR Log
 Lance Parrish (19)3247797RHR Log
 Carlos Santana (15, 38)3248780BHR Log
131.Ron Gant (16)3217320RHR Log
132.Vinny Castilla (16)3207384RHR Log
 Troy Glaus (13)3206355RHR Log
134.Jay Bruce (14)3196642LHR Log
 Cecil Fielder (13)3195939RHR Log
 Prince Fielder (12)3196853LHR Log
 Andrew McCutchen (16, 37)3199156RHR 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.

    

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