Pittsburgh is now 38-38 and sits at 4th in the NL Central.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\nImportant Stats:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\t| Top Teams in Home Runs during HRC<\/th> | # of HRs during HRC<\/th> | Bottom Five Teams in Home Runs During HRC<\/th> | # of HRs during HRC<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n |
\n\n\t| 1. ATH<\/td> | 35<\/td> | 1. TB<\/td> | 9<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
\n\t| 2. MIN<\/td> | 27<\/td> | 2. ATL<\/td> | 10<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
\n\t| 3. DET\/NYY\/MIL\/COL<\/td> | 24<\/td> | 3. CLE<\/td> | 11<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
\n\t| 4. SF<\/td> | 22<\/td> | 4. ARI<\/td> | 12<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n\n\n\n\n\t| Top Players in Home Runs during HRC<\/th> | # of HRs<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n | \n\n\t| 1. ATH 1B Nick Kurtz <\/td> | 7<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | \n\t| 2. SSTL 1B Alec Burleson, CHC CF Pete Crow-Armstrong, MIL LF Jackson Chourio, COL RF Hunter Goodman, LAA SS Zach Neto<\/td> | 6<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | \n\t| 3. MIN CF Byron Buxton, SF 3B Matt Chapman, LAMIN CF Byron Buxton, SF 3B Matt Chapman, BAL 1B Pete Alonso, LAD DH Shohei Ohtani, WSH 1B Luis Garc\u00eda Jr., ATH LF Tyler Soderstrom, CWS SS Colson Montgomery, ATH 3B Zack Gelof<\/td> | 5<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | \n\t| 4. NYY 1B Paul Goldschmidt, BOS C WilHOU 2B Jose Altuve, NYY 1B Paul Goldschmidt, BOS C Willson Contreras, MIN DH Josh Bell, SF SS Willy Adames, SF 1B Rafael Devers, PIT LF Bryan Reynolds, NYM LF Juan Soto, PHI LF Brandon Marsh, MIN 3B Royce Lewis, NYY 2B Jazz Chisholm Jr., MIL 2B Brice Turang, AZ CF Corbin Carroll, SEA DH Dominic Canzone, DET 1B Spencer Torkelson, DET 3B Colt Keith, WSH RF James Wood, NYY 1B Ben Rice, BOS 3B Caleb Durbin, COL 1B TJ Rumfield, MIN SS Brooks Lee, TEX LF Wyatt Langford, SF DH Bryce Eldridge, KC RF Jac Caglianone<\/td> | 4<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n\n\n\n\n\t| All-Time Leader HRs<\/th> | Player<\/th> | HRs<\/th> | Career Span<\/th> | # of Games<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n | \n\n\t| <\/td> | 1. Barry Bonds<\/td> | 762<\/td> | 22 years<\/td> | 2,986<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | \n\t| <\/td> | 2. Hank Aaron<\/td> | 755<\/td> | 23 years<\/td> | 3,298<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | \n\t| <\/td> | 3. Babe Ruth<\/td> | 714<\/td> | 22 years<\/td> | 2,503<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | \n\t| <\/td> | 4. Albert Pujols<\/td> | 703<\/td> | 22 years<\/td> | 3,080<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | \n\t| <\/td> | 5. Alex Rodriguez<\/td> | 696<\/td> | 22 years<\/td> | 2,784<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | \n\t| <\/td> | 6. Willie Mays<\/td> | 660<\/td> | 22 years<\/td> | 2,992<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | \n\t| <\/td> | 7. Ken Griffey Jr.<\/td> | 630<\/td> | 22 years<\/td> | 2,543<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | \n\t| <\/td> | 8. Jim Thome<\/td> | 612<\/td> | 22 years<\/td> | 2,543<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | \n\t| <\/td> | 9. Sammy Sosa<\/td> | 609<\/td> | 18 years<\/td> | 2,354<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | \n\t| <\/td> | 10. Frank Robinson<\/td> | 586<\/td> | 21 years<\/td> | 2,808<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | \n\t| <\/td> | 11. Mark McGwire<\/td> | 583<\/td> | 16 years<\/td> | 1,874<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | \n\t| <\/td> | 12. Harmon Killebrew<\/td> | 573<\/td> | 22 years<\/td> | 2,435<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | \n\t| <\/td> | 13. Rafael Palmiero<\/td> | 569<\/td> | 18 years<\/td> | 2,831<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | \n\t| <\/td> | 14. Reggie Jackson<\/td> | 563<\/td> | 21 years<\/td> | 2,820<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | \n\t| <\/td> | 15. Manny Ramirez<\/td> | 555<\/td> | 19 years<\/td> | 2,302<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | \n\t| <\/td> | 16. Mike Schmidt<\/td> | 548<\/td> | 18 years<\/td> | 2,404<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | \n\t| <\/td> | 17. David Ortiz<\/td> | 541<\/td> | 20 years<\/td> | 2,408<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | \n\t| <\/td> | 18. Mickey Mantle<\/td> | 536<\/td> | 18 years<\/td> | 2,401<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | \n\t| <\/td> | 19. Jimmie Foxx<\/td> | 534<\/td> | 20 years<\/td> | 2,317<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | \n\t| <\/td> | 20. Willie McCovey<\/td> | 521<\/td> | 22 years<\/td> | 2,588<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | \n\t| <\/td> | 20. Frank Thomas<\/td> | 521<\/td> | 19 years<\/td> | 2,322<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | \n\t| <\/td> | 20. Ted Williams<\/td> | 521<\/td> | 22 years<\/td> | 2,292<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n\n\n\n\n\t| All-Time Leader HRs (Active)<\/th> | Player<\/th> | HRs<\/th> | Career Span<\/th> | # of Games<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n | \n\n\t| <\/td> | 1. Giancarlo Stanton<\/td> | 456<\/td> | 17<\/td> | 1,750<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | \n\t| <\/td> | 2. Mike Trout<\/td> | 418<\/td> | 16<\/td> | 1,711<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | \n\t| <\/td> | 3. Aaron Judge<\/td> | 385<\/td> | 11<\/td> | 1,204<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | \n\t| <\/td> | 4. Manny Machado<\/td> | 380<\/td> | 14<\/td> | 1,954<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | \n\t| <\/td> | 5. Paul Goldschmidt<\/td> | 379<\/td> | 16<\/td> | 2,112<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | \n\t| <\/td> | 6. Freddie Freeman<\/td> | 377<\/td> | 17<\/td> | 2,240<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | \n\t| <\/td> | 7. Bryce Harper<\/td> | 377<\/td> | 15<\/td> | 1,848<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | \n\t| <\/td> | 8. Kyle Schwarber<\/td> | 363<\/td> | 12<\/td> | 1,351<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | \n\t| <\/td> | 9. Nolan Arenado<\/td> | 361<\/td> | 14<\/td> | 1,845<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | \n\t| <\/td> | 10. Carlos Santana<\/td> | 335<\/td> | 17<\/td> | 2,212<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n Other Fun Facts:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n- The 2019 Atlanta Braves hit more home runs in the month of June \u2013 56 \u2013 than any other team in history.<\/li>\n
- In 2017, the Cincinnati Reds Scooter Gennett became one of the unlikeliest players to hit four home runs in a single game; Gennett hit his record-tying home runs in an HRC game.<\/li>\n
- The Atlanta Braves (2023) and Minnesota Twins (2019) hit 307 home runs each in a single season, more than any team in history.<\/li>\n
- Babe Ruth led the American League in home runs 12 times; the first time was in 1918 when he hit 11 home runs (and won 13 games as a pitcher).<\/li>\n
- In 2021, Miguel Cabrera became the last MLB player to top 500 home runs; 34-year old Giancarlo Stanton is the current active leader with 408.<\/li>\n
- Mark McGwire hit more home runs per at bat \u2013 10.61 \u2013 than any player in history. Aaron Judge (11.9) and Pete Alonso (13.27) have the best ratios among current players.<\/li>\n
- Sammy Sosa has 3 of the 6 seasons with the most HRs hit, hitting 66 in 1998, 63 in 1999, and 64 in 2001. However, he never once lead the major leagues in home runs. Despite his prowess as a power hitter, he was surpassed in all 3 seasons, in the 1998-99 seasons by Mark McGwire, and in 2001 by Barry Bonds.<\/li>\n
- Weirdly enough, no one has ever hit 55 HRs in a season.<\/li>\n
- Hitting a grand slam is incredibly impressive enough. Hitting multiple in the same game is nearly unheard of. Even more absurd, multiple grand slams in the same inning? Only one player has accomplished that feat \u2013 and that is Fernando Tatis. On April 23rd, 1999, he hit two grand slams as a member of the St. Louis Cardinals, facing the Los Angeles Dodgers that day. His son, Fernando Tatis Jr, is now a superstar outfielder for the San Diego Padres.<\/li>\n
- The first Home Run was hit by the Chicago White Stockings infielder, Ross Barnes, on May 2, 1876. Despite being nearly 150 years ago, the Chicago White Stockings are still an MLB team \u2013 but not the White Sox. The White Stockings actually became the Chicago Cubs.<\/li>\n
- Andy \u201cPepper\u201d Oyler, known as a small player, had the shortest home run in baseball history \u2013 an [astonishing] 24-inch home run. As the story goes, the weather conditions in Minnesota were poor that day, and the hard-hit ball went directly into the mud in front of the plate. By the time they had found the ball, Oyler had cleared the bases, for an inside the park home run.<\/li>\n
- What\u2019s perhaps more impressive than hitting any Home Run or Grand Slam? Robbing one! How about Mike Cameron, former All-Star and gold glover, known as being one of the only players to amass 250 home runs and 250 steals in their career. On May 2, 2002, not only did he hit 4 Home Runs in the game, with his 5th hit missing the wall by just feet, making it all the way to the warning track, he also robbed a home run.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
PROSTATE CANCER FOUNDATION’S HOME RUN CHALLENGE UPDATE \u2013 As of End of Day, June 19th, 2026 Top Headlines 502 Total Home Runs (42 total on 6\/19\/2026) The Cubs set the tone early by absolutely burying the Blue Jays 16\u20132 at Wrigley Field, with CHC C Carson Kelly going deep for six RBI and three runs scored in a breakout afternoon and CHC RF Seiya Suzuki going 3-for-6 with two RBI as TOR SP Kevin Gausman lasted just two innings and surrendered seven runs before Toronto eventually pressed outfielder Myles Straw into pitching duty in a game that stopped being competitive by the second inning. The Yankees answered Cincinnati’s shutout from the night before by returning the favor, with NYY SP Cam Schlittler striking out 13 in six scoreless innings and NYY 1B Ben Rice going deep for three RBI in a 5\u20130 blanking of the Reds. Kansas City held off a late Cardinals rally to take the series two games to one, KC RF Jac Caglianone going deep for two RBI and KC SP Seth Lugo dealing through six dominant innings before the bullpen nearly gave it away in the ninth before KC RP Alex Lange closed the door on a 6\u20135 nail-biter. Atlanta edged Milwaukee 3\u20132 in the series opener, ATL LF Mike Yastrzemski going deep and ATL SS Mauricio Dub\u00f3n driving in two to hand MIL SP Jacob Misiorowski a tough-luck loss despite seven strikeouts over six innings. The Rays took care of Washington 5\u20132 behind home runs from TB RF Jonny DeLuca and TB 1B Jonathan Aranda, Miami surprised San Francisco 4\u20133 with MIA RF Owen Caissie delivering a home run and three RBI in the decisive performance, and SF 1B Rafael Devers went deep in a losing cause as the Giants fell to 31\u201344 on the season. Schlittler Strikes Out 13, Rice and Chisholm Go Deep as Yankees Blank Cincinnati The New York Yankees answered Thursday’s shutout loss to the Reds in the most emphatic way possible, blanking Cincinnati 5\u20130 behind one of the most dominant individual pitching performances of the entire HRC season. NYY SP Cam Schlittler was simply untouchable, striking out 13 batters across six scoreless innings on just four hits while not issuing a single walk in a performance that had the Reds completely baffled from the first pitch. NYY 1B Ben Rice was the offensive star, going deep for a three-run home run in the second inning that gave New York all the cushion it would ever need, while NYY 2B Jazz Chisholm Jr. added a solo shot in the eighth to put the finishing touches on the scoring. CIN SP Rhett Lowder absorbed the loss after surrendering two home runs and four runs in 5.1 innings, and Cincinnati’s lineup managed just four hits all game in what was a thoroughly one-sided affair from start to finish. New York (Y) is now 46-28 and sits at 1st in the AL East. 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