Amidst the excitement of Lucas Giolito's no-hitter last week, I was remiss in highlighting Jose Abreu's steady climb up the White Sox all-time home run leaderboard. On August 22 against the Cubs, Abreu took Rowan Wick deep on a hanging curveball to give the Sox a 5-2 lead.
That home run was career number 188, and good for sole possession of fifth place on the Sox' all-time list. He has, of course, hit a few since then and entering Friday evening's game against the Royals, is 23 behind fourth place. Assuming we all make it to 2021, there's a good chance we see him firmly ensconced in third place all-time by the All-Star break.
Let this Sporcle, then, be a celebration in Abreu's consistent bashing abilities: Abreu is in fifth: who are the other 24 players who share the top-25 career home runs in Sox history? How many can you name? Good luck!
Quiz Parameters
- As the list is just 25, I've allotted only 7 minutes for completion attempts.
- For hints, I've provided the number of home runs, the tenure of the player in question (counting multiple stints), and their defensive position.
Useless information to amaze, annoy, confuse, and/or confound your friends and family:
- The average triple-slash from the players on this list: .267/.341/.461
- Abreu is also closing in on fifth place in the hit by pitch category: he sits at 82; the very next player ahead of him is also the next player ahead of him on the home run list.
- In case you're curious, the active Sox player closest to cracking the White Sox top-25 is Tim Anderson who sits in 40th place with 71 dingers. I'd say it's likely he cracks the list sometime next season.
*Credit to Grant Brisbee for coining (as far as I know) the phrase "beefy dinger lad"
(Image credit: Carl Skanberg)
