What a phenomenal season for Cruz. Entering today, Stanton is a home run shy of 60, something only five other players have ever accomplished.
Bonds.
McGwire.
Sosa.
Maris.
Ruth.
Stanton.
Baseball's 59-homer club.— Tim Reynolds (@ByTimReynolds) September 29, 2017Stanton is the new single season franchise leader in home runs, fWAR (7.0), slugging percentage (.633), total bases (375), extra base hits (91), and RBI (131). Most of us understand that RBI is a flawed statistic when it comes to singular player evaluation, but there is still something very impressive about a number like that attached to a season resume.