What do Hall of Famer Sam Thompson and Kyle Schwarber have in common?
Both are Phillies outfielders who have led the National League in home runs. Thompson was the first a very, very long time ago. Schwarber led this season. His 46 are the most ever for a Phillies outfielder, surpassing another Hall of Famer, Chuck Klein
Schwarber is the ninth Phillies player to wear the home run crown. (Source: baseball-almanac.com)
Mike Schmidt remains as the most dominant league leader in franchise history, eight times. Right fielder Gavvy Cravath’s six seasons are second. Ed Delahanty joins Schmidt and Cravath as the lone Phillies right-handed hitters among their leaders.
20 in 1889: RF Sam Thompson. First NL player to hit 20.
19 in 1893: OF Ed Delahanty
13 in 1896: Delahanty, tied with Bill Joyce (New York/Washington)
19 in 1913: RF Gavvy Cravath
19 in 1914: Cravath
24 in 1915: Cravath. Major league record until Babe Ruth’s 29 1919.
12 in 1917: Cravath, tied with Dave Robertson (New York Giants)
8 in 1918: Cravath
12 in 1919: Cravath
15 in 1920: CF Cy Williams
41 in 1923: Williams
30 in 1927: Williams, tied with Hack Wilson (Cubs)
43 in 1929: RF Chuck Klein
31 in 1931: Klein
38 in 1932: Klein, tied with Mel Ott (Giants)
28 in1933: Klein
36 in 1974: 3B Mike Schmidt
38 in 1975: Schmidt
38 in 1976: Schmidt
48 in 1980: Schmidt
31 in 1981: Schmidt
40 in 1983: Schmidt
36 in 1984: Schmidt, tied with Dale Murphy (Braves)
37 in 1986: Schmidt
47 in 2003: 1B Jim Thome
58 in 2006: 1B Ryan Howard
48 in 2008: Howard
46 in 2022: LF Schwarber
Swinging Schwarbs
Seven led off a game, the most since Jimmy Rollins set the club record (9) during his 2007 MVP season . . . Eight times he had multiple homers in a game, a new club record previously held by Dick Allen (7 games, 1968), Howard (7, 2006) and Chase Utley (7, 2006).
46 rank sixth in Phillies history for a single season, behind only Howard (58 in 2006), Schmidt (48 in 1980), Howard (48 in 2008), Jim Thome (47 in 2003) and Howard (47 in 2007).
38 HR when batting in the leadoff spot, which topped MLB (LAD’s Mookie Betts was second with 35) and the most in a single season in franchise history (previous: Rollins, 30, in 2007).