Baseball Musings
Baseball Musings
August 31, 2008
Climbing the Ladder

Jim Thome hit career home run 536 to tie Mickey Mantle for 14th on the all-time list. His first inning shot gave the White Sox a 2-0 lead which they have maintained into the third inning.

Alex Rodriguez hit a solo shot for the Yankees, cutting the Toronto lead to 4-1. That's 547 career for Alex, placing him one behind Mike Schmidt for 12th on the all-time list. There's a 15 home run gap between Schmidt and Reggie Jackson, so Alex would need a very good September to catch Mr. October.


Posted by David Pinto at 02:26 PM | Sluggers | TrackBack (0)
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Wow, Mantle was number three when he retired (I think) and in a short time he won't even be in the top 20.

Posted by: largebill at August 31, 2008 08:44 PM
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