Fun with numbers: Where does Hosmer rank all-time among KC rookies?
Eric Hosmer crushed his 16th homer of the year on Tuesday, bringing his RBI total to 66. KC’s first baseman debuted on May 6 and has played in 110 games (including Wednesday). He is currently sixth in franchise history in both home runs and RBI among rookies. Let’s take a look and see that Hos has a chance to move up a few notches in each category before the end of 2011:
Player, Year, Home Runs
Bob Hamelin, 1994 24
Carlos Beltran, 1999 22
Bo Jackson, 1987 22
Mark Quinn, 2000 20
Angel Berroa, 2003 17
Eric Hosmer, 2011 16
Player, Year, RBI
Carlos Beltran, 1999 108
Kevin Seitzer, 1987 83
Mark Quinn, 2000 78
Angel Berroa, 2003 73
Lou Piniella, 1969 68
Eric Hosmer, 2011 66
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