The Other 41 in Mets History

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32nd HR:



Hundley 1996: Mets Game 111

Beltran 2006: Mets Game 104

Alonso 2019: Mets Game 96



Kingman 1976: Mets Game 92

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43 years ago, today.



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[G-Fafif]

Sigh. Dave will depart our tracking exercise now, as 33rd HR in Game 134 kind of kills the mood.

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33RD HR:



Hundley 1996: Mets Game 112

Beltran 2006: Mets Game 105



Alonso 2019: Mets Game 98

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34TH HR:



Hundley 1996: Mets Game 113

Beltran 2006: Mets Game 120



Alonso 2019: Mets Game 103

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34TH HR:



Hundley 1996: Mets Game 113

Beltran 2006: Mets Game 120



Alonso 2019: Mets Game 103

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35TH HR:



Hundley 1996: Mets Game 117

Beltran 2006: Mets Game 123



Alonso 2019: Mets Game 113

[Edgy MD]

The pack is catching up.

[Edgy MD]

Tack some on.

[Edgy MD]

Well, that was the most overmatched three batters the Mets have sent to the plate this season, with all due respect to early-season Travis d'Arnaud.

[G-Fafif]

36TH HR:



Hundley 1996: 119th Mets Game

Beltran 2006: 124th Mets Game

Alonso 2019: 114th Mets Game

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37TH HR:



Hundley 1996: Mets Game 127

Beltran 2006: Mets Game 127

Alonso 2019: Mets Game 115

[Centerfield]

THE RECORD MIGHT FALL TODAY.



OR FRIDAY.



DEFINITELY THIS WEEKEND.

[G-Fafif]

Alonso surpassed Hundley's pace with his 9th home run. He and Beltran were close until his 14th home run. Only the drought made it a little close recently between Pete and Todd.



I think that's over now, but let's get those home runs hit before repainting the apple a bright shade of Polar Bear ivory.

[G-Fafif]

38TH HR:



Hundley 1996: Mets Game 128

Beltran 2006: Mets Game 128



ALONSO 2019: Mets Game 116

[Methead]

I'm starting to think we may have something here with this Alonso guy

[G-Fafif]

39TH HR:



Hundley 1996: Mets Game 138

Beltran 2006: Mets Game 130

Alonso 2019: Mets Game 121

[HahnSolo]

Refresh my memory...was 2006 the year Beltran hurt himself running into the wall in Houston, right around Labor Day? And his power suffered the rest of the year?

[Benjamin Grimm]

I want to see Alonso break the club record for two reasons:

1. The Mets club record for homers is very low on the list, ahead of only the Royals, based on a list I found from 2017. (See below.)

2. I don't want Todd Hundley and his obviously steroid-enhanced season to continue to be the record holder. I remember how much I wanted Beltran to break that record in 2006.



SFG Barry Bonds 73 2001

STL Mark McGwire 70 1998

CHC Sammy Sosa 66 1998

NYY Roger Maris 61 1961

DET Hank Greenberg 58 1938

OAK Jimmie Foxx 58 1932

PHI Ryan Howard 56 2006

ARI Luis Gonzalez 57 2001

TEX Alex Rodriguez 57 2002

SEA Ken Griffey, Jr. 56 1997

BOS David Ortiz 54 2006

TOR Jose Bautista 54 2010

PIT Ralph Kiner 54 1949

BAL Chris Davis 53 2013

CLE Jim Thome 52 2002

CIN George Foster 52 1977

ATL Andruw Jones 51 2005

MIL Prince Fielder 50 2007

SDP Greg Vaughn 50 1998

CHW Albert Belle 49 1998

MIN Harmon Killebrew 49 1969

COL Todd Helton 49 2001

LAD Shawn Green 49 2001

LAA Troy Glaus 47 2000

HOU Jeff Bagwell 47 2000

TBR Carlos Pena 46 2007

WSN Alfonso Soriano 46 2006

FLA Giancarlo Stanton 44 2017

NYM Todd Hundley 41 1996

KCR Steve Balboni 36 1985

[cal sharpie]

The Royals record is now 38. Mike Moustakas broke Balboni's mark in 2017. Jorge Soler already has 35 for this year's Royals so Moustakas' record is in jeopardy.



Also, Marlins record is now 59. Giancarlo Stanton in 2017.

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Just seven of those team HR records are pre-1990's.

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Just seven of those team HR records are pre-1990's.

[G-Fafif]

Recent article on just this very topic...



https://www.cbssports.com/mlb/news/the-single-season-home-run-leader-for-each-mlb-team-soler-alonso-and-others-on-pace-to-become-new-record-holders/https://www.cbssports.com/mlb/news/the-single-season-home-run-leader-for-each-mlb-team-soler-alonso-and-others-on-pace-to-become-new-record-holders/

[Benjamin Grimm]

Here's the updated list. I knew that the Mets were low on the list but didn't realize until today that they were in 29th place. Hopefully they'll move up a few notches this season.

[TABLE][TR]

[TD]Giants[/TD]

[TD]Barry Bonds

[Guest 41Forever]

I'm surprised by the Royals being so low. Is Kaufmann that much of a pitchers' park, or did the Royals just not develop any sluggers?

[Lefty Specialist]

The first three of those should be asterisked.



Also love that Ralph still has the Pirate record all these years later.

[G-Fafif]

I realize it's a typo, but I really like renaming the St. Louis club the “Cadinals,” for they are truly Cads.

[Benjamin Grimm]

It wasn't a typo. I just briefly developed a New England accent.

[G-Fafif]

As did your keyboard.

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40TH HR:



Hundley 1996: Mets Game 143

Beltran 2006: Mets Game 143



ALONSO 2019: Mets Game 124