Official Site of the Red Sox · Aug 30, 2016
Mookie joins elite company with 30th HR
Mookie Betts cranks a long solo home run to left field, his 30th of the season, to give the Red Sox a 1-0 lead in the 2nd inningBOSTON -- The emerging power of Mookie Betts allowed the recently-installed cleanup man to reach a special place in Red Sox history on Monday night.
When Betts clubbed his 30th homer run, a towering shot off of a sign behind the Monster Seats in the bottom of the second inning against the Rays, he became just the third Boston player to reach that number in a season before turning 24 years old.
The others? Hall of Famer Ted Williams, who did it in 1939, and Tony Conigliaro, who achieved the feat in 1965.
