Weekend Musings

Is the Friday night game (or should I say the Saturday morning game) between the New York Yankees and Detroit Tigers over yet?

Micah Owings hit his fourth home run of the season last night, tying Clint Hartung for the most HR by a first-year pitcher ever. Hartung also played seven games in left field for the New York Giants during his rookie season.

      Player            HR Year Age+----+-----------------+--+----+---+    1 Micah Owings       4 2007  24     2 Clint Hartung      4 1947  24     3 Don Larsen         3 1953  23     4 Ernie Wingard      3 1924  23     5 Kerry Wood         2 1998  21     6 John Montefusco    2 1974  24     7 Don Durham         2 1972  23     8 Tom Griffin        2 1969  21     9 Ken Tatum          2 1969  25    10 Eddie Watt         2 1966  25    11 Sonny Siebert      2 1964  27    12 Jack Curtis        2 1961  24    13 Gary Blaylock      2 1959  27    14 Babe Birrer        2 1955  25    15 Arnold Carter      2 1944  26    16 Clise Dudley       2 1929  25    17 Chad Kimsey        2 1929  22    18 Jess Doyle         2 1925  27    19 Wayland Dean       2 1924  22    20 Leo Dickerman      2 1923  26    21 Doc Crandall       2 1908  20    22 Tom Fisher         2 1904  23 

Owings, who went yard twice in his last start vs. Atlanta on August 18, has now slugged four homers in the last month. He went 4-for-5 vs. the Braves while driving in six runs, scoring four times, and pitching three-hit ball through seven innings in a 12-6 victory.

The 6-foot-5, 220-pound RHP/RHB was a terrific two-way player for Tulane and Georgia Tech. Arizona drafted him in the third round in 2005. He went a combined 21-for-55 (.382) with a home run and 13 RBI with Tucson (AAA) and Tennessee (AA) in 2006. In his senior season in high school in 2002, Owings hit a single-season Georgia state record 25 home runs.

- Posted by Rich Lederer on 8/25/07 at 10:31 a.m. PT

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[Source: Baseball Analysts]