2026 Phillies Thread

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Schwarber has 207 home runs in his 5th year as a Philly. He’s 29 away from tying Babe Ruth as the person with the most home runs in his first 5 seasons with a club. McGwire is second at 220. Kiner holds the record for the 1st 5 seasons of a career

Here’s the list:


Sultan of Swat vs. Schwarber​

Most home runs by an MLB player in his first five seasons with a team

PLAYERHOME RUNSTEAM (YEARS)
1. Babe Ruth236Yankees (1920-1924)
2. Mark McGwire220Cardinals (1997-2001)
3. Ralph Kiner215Pirates (1946-1950)
T4. David Ortiz208Red Sox (2003-2007)
T4. Alex Rodriguez208Yankees (2004-2008)
6. Kyle Schwarber207 (and counting)Phillies (2022-2026)

Where Ruth and Kiner were concerned, the same ball was used over and over untill it weighed about 2 pounds. They didn't get a juiced Ball every other pitch.
 

Tom McAndrew

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